Compliance Assistant

Job Description
AgriBank PLC is a licensed Maltese credit institution committed to offering a flexible service to corporate clients both locally and in other reputable jurisdictions. In view of growing business needs, they are currently looking to recruit a professional individual to join their Regulatory Compliance team as a Junior Compliance Executive (Regulatory). The ideal candidate will be reporting to the Head of Compliance.

Areas of responsibility:

• Assisting to monitor and oversee organization-wide that staff compliment is adhering to the Bank’s policies and procedures, meeting deadlines, etc;
• Assist in the planning and effective execution of a regulatory compliance programme;
• Assist in creating, upgrading, and implementing policies and procedures to promote compliance with legal and regulatory requirements in the banking industry. This includes but is not limited to the EBA Guidelines, Banking Act, MFSA Banking Rules, CBM Directives (including PSD2), AML-CFT (4th, 5th & 6th AMLD), lending and factoring, GDPR, and other regulatory requirements;
• Assist in the compilation of reports to the Board;
• Assist in internal and external audits and investigations and preparation of documents;
• Assist in the submissions and correspondence with regulators related to compliance matters;
• Assist in the preparation of training material in relation to regulatory Compliance;
• Take ownership of regulatory calendar and other registers by maintaining and updating them instantly;
• Take ownership of filing of documentation relating to regulatory correspondence, amongst others;

Education and experience required:

• Degree in Banking, Financial Services, or legal areas is considered an asset;
• 1-year experience in a similar role within the Financial Services Industry;
• Knowledge of the regulatory framework governing a Credit Institution would be considered an asset.

Potential candidates must:

• Have a ‘can-do attitude and proactive approach;
• Must be multi-tasking whilst highly organised and responsible;
• Willing to keep learning and ability to work on one’s own initiative, able to work with minimal supervision, in a fast-paced environment;
• Have a curiosity for regulation;
• Sound knowledge in the MS Suite especially in MS Excel;
• Fluency in written and oral English is a must.
• Having worked in a licensed institution in the financial industry is considered an asset.

*The chosen candidate will benefit from an attractive remuneration package commensurate with experience together with free parking, private health insurance, life insurance as well as forming part of an energetic, enthusiastic and dynamic team within a well-structured growing organization.