Compliance Business Partner Iberia

The objective of the compliance team is to deliver, coordinate and continuously develop an effective compliance management framework that provides the tools to enable FNZ to identify, assess, control and monitor conduct and regulatory risk and through that framework manage compliance & regulatory risk within the appetite of the business, our clients and regulators.

The Compliance Business Partner
- Iberia works in the second line of defence and brings both experience and knowledge of regulatory requirements in respect of MiFID, Banking Regulations, EMIR, SFDR, AML and GDPR, as well as specific jurisdictional expertise for the Iberia region.

Their practical experience and achievements in similar roles will demonstrate their ability to provide oversight of the regulatory risk environment in the Iberia region and their ability to challenge the business across the core elements of the compliance management framework. While FNZ is technology business, the role requires wider FS industry and Iberia regional experience, ideally within a fast-paced regulated environment with exposure to multiple regulations.

The duties and responsibilities of this role will include the following:
General-
- Partner with the Iberia business including Head of Iberia and Sales team to provide a commercial, focussed approach to Compliance - supporting controlled, compliant growth.- Partner with the wider FNZ (Europe) DAC Compliance team in implementing any regulatory change initiatives or projects that affect business lines.- Assist with wider FNZ compliance initiatives and training requirements.- Support the development and execution of the FNZ (Europe) DAC - Compliance Monitoring programme in Europe.- Investigate ad hoc issues assigned by the FNZ (Europe) DAC Chief Compliance Officer or raised by the business or global team.- Maintain current knowledge of relevant global and local government regulatory and corporate governance standards.- Execute directives from the FNZ (Europe) DAC Chief Compliance Officer.- Play a critical role in the successful execution of the Company's compliance mission.

Regulatory Developments (Iberia Region):
- Liaise with FNZ (Europe) DAC Chief Compliance Officer / Regulatory Developments Manager - EEA to track European level regulatory developments that may impact the Iberia region / client- Monitor the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV)/ Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM) websites, ESMA, EBA and other relevant regulatory and tax websites across the Iberia region in which FNZ Group / our clients operate, etc.- Engage external Regulatory Consultants to identify regulatory changes in the Iberia region.- Review and define whether a regulatory change have an impact on FNZ platforms / services.- Provide regulatory expertise to FNZ Project teams as they prepare an impact assessment.- Internal review and sign-off of the Impact assessment documented by FNZ Project teams and FNZ Investment Operations team.- Attend regular meetings with our Iberia clients’ Regulatory Change teams for an exchange of information on potential regulatory changes that may impact the client’s platform

Compliance Oversight (Iberia Region):
Under the direction of and support from the Chief Compliance Office FNZ (Europe) DAC:
- Attend regular Iberia clients’ Joint Risk & Compliance Committee (JRCC) meetings to represent FNZ Compliance team.- Ensure there are appropriate regulatory controls in place within FNZ DAC Iberia region to establish and maintain FNZ’s compliance with regulatory requirements including conduct obligations.- Ensure regulatory reporting to regulatory authorities on behalf of FNZ is timely and accurate for the Iberia region.- Execute Compliance monitoring reviews in the Iberia region, as required.- Ensure compliance training is provided to FNZ Iberia employees.- Ensure that conflicts of interest have been identified and where possible mitigated and ensure that there is a regular review of conflicts of interest.- Report to FNZ (Europe) DAC Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Iberia on compliance with FNZ (Europe) DAC’s regulatory requirements.

AML / Financial Crime (Iberia Region):
- Investigate any reports of suspicious transactions made to FNZ (Europe) DAC MLRO specific to the Iberia region and ensure any necessary reports in connection with FNZ (Europe) DAC’s own AML obligations are made to the relevant agencies.

Data Protection (Iberia Region):
- Review personal data breaches in the Iberia region, assessing reportability of controller breaches by FNZ (Europe) DAC, advising on actions to be taken and assisting in identifying trends.- Meet with Iberia clients and prospective clients in relation to data privacy compliance.-
- Protect and maintain FNZ’s reputation with clients and regulatory bodies across the EU- Manage an EU team to successfully deliver Risk and Compliance Services across FNZ (EU)- Provide clear strategic direction to the department with clearly defined delive