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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Risk & Compliance Manager - Nottingham
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Job Type: Full-time |
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Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum, Benefits: Bonus |
Overview
Risk & Compliance Manager - Nottingham Our client is a national organisation offering a unique collection of specialisms across the commercial, public, health and insurance sectors, with offices UK wide. They currently have an excellent permanent opportunity for a Risk & Compliance Manager. Role - the role will see you identifying and managing the firm's regulatory compliance and professional risks and you will have operational responsibility for the risk and compliance team. The role will also focus on evaluating the firm’s compliance with the SRA Handbook, other relevant rules and legislation. The role will also provide support, education and training to build risk awareness within the organisation. Skills & Experience You will either be a qualified solicitor or have equivalent legal qualification or be able to demonstrate significant experience of working within Risk in a legal practice environment. You will have previous experience of managing risk and compliance processes within a legal environment as well as detailed knowledge and experience of the SRA and the regulatory framework and associated rules and legislation essential for this role. Practical experience of working to external quality standards accreditations such as Lexcel, CQS and ISO 27001 or similar would be desirable. Responsibilities The successful candidate will be responsible for: - Operational matters within the risk and compliance team - Conducting internal investigations of compliance issues - In conjunction with the risk and compliance team, performing an annual risk assessment on the key compliance areas - Analysing the findings of internal audits - Preparing management reports regarding compliance operations and risks - Monitoring and considering the impact of regulatory and legislative changes to identify gaps - Annually reviewing, developing and updating compliance policies, procedures, documentation and processes/systems - Managing the firm’s quality accreditations and liaising with external auditors as required - Working with the Head of department and others to develop and deliver an effective compliance training program - Instituting and maintaining an effective compliance communication program - Providing input into business and strategic decisions from a compliance perspective - Being proactive in providing risk and compliance support to internal projects Technical skills - A detailed understanding of the regulatory framework, including the SRA Code of Conduct, SRA Accounts and other relevant rules and legislation - The technical ability to identify, analyse and evaluate the impact of regulatory and legislative changes on the organisation - The ability to make recommendations to reduce/control any risks identified - Experience of working with and developing regulatory policies, procedures and quality accreditations - The ability to explain and advise succinctly on difficult and complex areas of regulatory compliance - Strong influencing skills - Good IT skills with the ability to work with case management systems Please email your CV to apply for this role