CareerFinders, on behalf of our client, a rapidly expanding Investment Firm with offices across Cyprus, we are seeking to recruit a Head of Compliance to join their growing team based in Limassol. The successful applicant will play a key role ensuring the Company remains up-to-date with regulatory requirements and guidelines, as well as updating company procedures and policies where necessary to ensure continued compliance. You will ideally be educated to degree level in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or another relevant field and possess approximately 3+ years of proven experience in a relevant managerial role within the Forex industry. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Greek & English are essential as well as the CySEC Advanced and/or AML Certifications.

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

• Remain up-to-date with regulatory requirements and guidelines and assisting with updating company procedures and policies where necessary to ensure continued compliance.
• Setting up internal monitoring and ensuring to provide any remedies where weaknesses are found.
• Perform desk-based reviews to the company’s functions, systems and procedures as per the Company’s Compliance Monitoring Program.
• Develop an internal framework for maintaining compliance across all departments.
• Responsible for submission of compliance reports to Management and identify potential compliance breaches and risks.
• Implement, monitor, and report against financial, operating and productivity objectives/KPI’s ensuring both departmental and team targets are met.
• Lead product development activities to upgrade the payments products, improve fraud prevention tools and mechanisms as well as product improvements based on data, client feedback, regulations, technologies and innovations, data analysis and financial limitations.
• As budget owner, contribute and manage department budget, implement cost controls and optimisation of resources.
• Report on department activities and performance to the Operations Manager.
• Key liaison for internal and external providers, for compliance related topics.

Key Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Business Administration or another relevant field.
• 3+ years of experience in a managerial role in Compliance.
• Previous experience within the Forex industry is a must.
• CySEC Advanced certification and/or CySEC AML certification.
• Ability to use independent judgement.
• Detailed knowledge of laws and regulations affecting business operations.
• Ability to interpret and advice on the application of various laws and regulations.
• Excellent spoken and written Greek and English language skills.

Key Benefits:

• Attractive remuneration package.
• Quarterly bonuses based on personal performance.
• Corporate fund scheme.
• Discretionary yearly bonus based on company's and personal performance.
• Discount benefit card.
• Yearly training budget.
• Up to 25 days annual leave per year.

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