Risk and Compliance Analyst

Molo is an award-winning fintech disrupting the mortgage industry. Since launching in 2018, we’ve led change in the UK mortgage market and have provided over £2 billion in mortgage applications submitted through our platform. Our goal is to overhaul the mortgage experience and bring it firmly in line with other modern, customer-centric financial services. With a tech-first approach, we deliver simpler, faster mortgage lending that replaces cumbersome processes with near real-time decisions. We’ve won several awards for ‘Best Digital Mortgage Lender’ at the Fintech Awards and ‘Best Online Mortgage Lender’ at the Lending Awards. Molo is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ColCap and is regulated by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority. For more information about Molo Finance, visit www.molofinance.com . About the role: **Can be located in Birmingham or London** This is an opportunity for an initiative-taking, curious individual who has the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively. You will be supporting the Head of Compliance / MLRO with the effective implementation of a robust risk and compliance framework, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and internal policies. This role offers a chance to contribute significantly to promoting a compliance and risk culture within the organisation. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include a variety of tasks from providing administrative support, maintaining company documents, conducting assessments, overseeing complaints, supporting strategic initiatives, liaising with new starters and delivering risk and compliance inductions, to identifying opportunities for process improvements. Key responsibilities: Risk Management: Support the risk and control and assessment processes by collecting and organising data, performing risk assessments, root cause analysis, and helping to identify potential risks and vulnerabilities across the various business units. Maintain and update the risk register. Collaborate with all business areas to develop strategies and tactics for mitigating identified risks and enhancing the firm’s overall risk management framework. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the risk and compliance framework and policies, and recommend improvements as needed. Compliance: Assist in the preparation, review and maintenance of company policies, compliance documentation and manuals, reports, and records. Horizon monitoring – keep abreast of changes in relevant regulations, industry standards and best practices. Provide review and approval of financial promotions ensuring compliance with Consumer Duty regulations and MCOB. Contribute to the development and delivery of compliance and risk training programs. Oversee the implementation and effectiveness of the annual training programme. Manage any Compliance queries that are generated by the organisation in a timely and accurate fashion. To provide SME compliance input into developments, including product launches, distribution and systems development. Contribute to the delivery of the Annual Compliance Monitoring Plan. Reporting to management on levels of Compliance Assurance and/or any risks and issues arising from specific monitoring activity. Your skills and experience At least 3 years’ experience in a risk and compliance capacity including some form of monitoring, checking or quality assurance, in the financial services sector. Sound knowledge of FCA, MCOB and financial crime regulation, including financial promotion approval. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Able to identify poor customer outcomes and make appropriate recommendations to drive change. Ability to work independently/self-supervised and as part of a small team. Desirable Experience in Data Protection and knowledge of GDPR. Relevant professional qualifications.