Our client, an international financial services firm, are looking for a Senior Advisory Compliance Officer to join their Compliance department in London. The chosen candidate will have responsibility for Compliance activities relating to the FICC markets businesses focusing on our Fixed Income (Bonds and Derivatives) and FX desks and is therefore expected to be a product specialist. The role has two direct reports who will help with the coverage, get involved in specific initiatives and will also support the rest of the team.

Responsibilities:

Quickly build an understanding of the business lines, including booking models, products, transaction types and nature of business, covering and providing advice to multiple trading and sales desks.Provide guidance to more junior members of the team and act as team lead for the public side business coverage.Build and maintain relationships with the business and supervisors, as well as support and control functions. Be able to manage those relationships in a professional manner to maintain Compliance independence.Assess new business proposals versus pertinent laws and regulatory requirements including coordinating with global Advisory Compliance teams where required.Advise the business and other internal stakeholders regarding interpretation and implementation of new regulatory developments/requirements.Provide real–time advice to the business regarding proposed transactions in a timely manner. Requirements:

Demonstrated relevant experience in the industry. Knowledgeable of regulations and industry best practices.Solid understanding of FICC markets, products and business practices, ideally with in depth knowledge of one or more areas of FX, Bonds or FI Derivatives.To be a self–starter who is able to identify potential areas of risk and be comfortable approaching the business to discuss as required.Knowledge of major industry regulations such as MiFID II, EMIR, MAR.Be familiar with relevant industry standards and statements of good practice, particularly the FX Global Code and relevant FMSB publications. Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates