Looking for a role that will have a meaningful impact in Financial Crime?
We are looking for an individual to play an active role in sanctions compliance, business wide financial crime risk assessment, and policy and procedure enhancements.
What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs.
Join us and play your part in something special!
The opportunity:
The role is part of the International Division Compliance function, led by the Chief Compliance Officer. The team is well-established providing oversight and compliance support to all of Markel’s insurance activities outside of the U.S.
The ideal candidate will be confident in leading their own work, acting with a collaborative and consultative mindset, and contributing to a growing and maturing function. You will make a meaningful contribution to Markel’s second line compliance oversight. This role provides a great opportunity to develop and grow your career in an exciting and growing business as part of an established Compliance team.
What you’ll be doing:
- Conduct CDD, EDD, Sanctions, and PEP screening
- Monitor activity and exception reports, dealing with sanctions issues arising
- Act as a sanctions adviser to the business, providing clear, accurate, and practical guidance and decisions
- Support the team in analysing key regulatory developments in the Financial Crime space, identifying impacts to the business and providing technical analysis
- Contributing to the annual financial crime and sanctions risk assessment and actions arising
- Helping ensure policies are aligned to prevailing regulatory requirements
- Contribute to data gathering and responses to management, regulators, and auditors.
- Support the production of presentations and papers by gathering the necessary MI, data and supplementary content
Our must-haves:
- Be able to work independently and possess good interpersonal skills
- Pay close attention to detail and work in a logical and thorough manner
- Be keen to improve processes and look for ways to improve Markel’s Compliance framework
- Ensure a high level of integrity and discretion at all times, understanding that they work in an environment where confidentiality and sensitivity must be maintained
Who we are:
Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory, and investment operations around the world.
We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better | We enjoy the everyday | We think further
What’s in it for you?
- A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package…
- 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave
- Fantastic company pension scheme, private medical and dental cover, life assurance, travel insurance cover, income protection, season ticket loan as well as other great benefits on offer
- There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!
Are you ready to play your part?
Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.
Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with all reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful. Please contact us via email at rec@markel.com or call us at 0161 507 5827 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.
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