Head of Compliance, NTIFASIL

Full Job Description

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Head of Compliance NTIFASIL
Role/ Department
Northern Trust has an established Ireland Compliance team, with partners based in our Limerick and Dublin offices. The Ireland team is part of the International Compliance team of the Northern Trust Group and works closely with regional and global compliance partners. Clear goals, open communication, promoting collaborative working, empowering team members and an enjoyable working environment are features of how we strive to operate.
The continued growth and scale of our business in Ireland has created the need for a dedicated Head of Compliance (PCF-12) for our fund administration entity.

The successful candidate will manage one direct report and work alongside the PCF-12 for the depository entity as well as the Ireland compliance shared service team. This role reports to the International Chief Compliance Officer in the UK, the Board of Directors and is subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”).
Key Responsibilities

• Execute the day-to-day PCF-12 (Head of Compliance) responsibilities for the regulated fund administration business, Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Ireland) Limited (“NTIFASIL”):
• Manage the relationship with the CBI and serve as the primary point of contact for exams and all other regulator engagement.
• Maintain and embed a comprehensive compliance framework for NTIFASIL, leveraging (where practical) the Northern Trust Group compliance framework. This includes the areas of Compliance Risk Assessment, Monitoring and Testing, Regulatory Change, Compliance Policies and Management Reporting.
• Deliver the annual Compliance Programme of work for the legal entity.
• Have a full understanding of the NTIFASIL strategy, business operations, regulatory landscape and industry trends. Act as subject matter expert on all regulations impacting the legal entity.
• Work closely with the NTIFASIL Board of Directors and Senior Management team, serving as compliance representative at relevant governance forums (Board, Risk Committee, etc.).
• Act as trusted advisor, providing constructive engagement and challenge on core activities and advising on group-wide compliance initiatives impacting the legal entity.

Skills and Experience

• Extensive compliance, regulatory or risk experience, with the ideal candidate having worked within an international financial services firm and having a strong knowledge of how fund service providers operate.
• Experience in managing the relationship with the Central Bank of Ireland or other regulator.
• Successful track record in delivering a compliance program for a regulated entity.
• Strong emotional intelligence, collaboration skills and ability to influence senior stakeholders with impact.
• Able to think strategically, navigate and communicate effectively across a complex organisation.
• Highly motivated and resilient.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Confident in making decisions and addressing conflict.
• Able to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Commitment to developing team members and continuously looking to improving how we work.

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We’d love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world’s most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today.

Reasonable accommodation

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We hope you’re excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.
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