An international growing Fintech is currently looking for a Compliance Officer to join its Brussels office.

A challenging position as Compliance Officer has just been created in Brussels due to the growth of the company. Reporting to the Head of Compliance, you will play a central role in the daily compliance follow-up.

Your main responsibilities as the new Compliance Officer will include:

• Verify compliance with rules relating to the company’s activities complies with the regulatory rules of integrity and conduct applicable to it
• Integrate the principles of compliance into the company's culture and establish guidelines for compliance with regulations
• Monitoring new legislation and regulations and their interpretation in compliance. Keep informed of latest regulatory evolutions in the countries where the company operates
• Ensuring that the rules defined by the operational departments comply with the legal and/or regulatory rules of integrity and conduct that apply to the institution
• Advising management, operational departments, and business partners on the practical application of the laws, regulations, standards and codes that fall within its remit, including communicating developments in this area
• Advising on the development of compliance policies and its ongoing updating, as well as measures to control compliance risks
• Participating in deliberations on change request for products, services, and market, focusing on the identification, documentation and assessment of the applicable compliance risks
• Evaluating the company’s compliance procedures, controls, and directives, identifying any shortcomings, and proposing changes where necessary
• Develop quality improvement initiatives and initiate organizational changes to ensure compliance with internal rules and business expectations in terms of good governance
• Participating in the drawing up the compliance action plan describing in sufficient detail the nature and frequency of the assignments that the compliance function will carry out over a specified period. The plan is based on a methodical risk analysis, the principles of which are set out in writing and assessed at regular intervals
• Monitor the compliance risk levels, develop, deploy, and operate controls necessary for the effective management of risk mitigation measures
• Regularly maintain the company’s Compliance Risk Register, clearly identify each risk together with its rating
• Assist in producing and filing all regulatory compliance reports

About you:

• You have a legal background or equivalent experience in Compliance
• You are fluent in French or in Dutch. You have a good level of English
• You have at least 5 years' experience in Compliance
• You have a Compliance Officer certification, which is a plus, but the company will support the candidate in obtaining Belgian certification if necessary
• You have knowledge of payments and/or the financial sector and regulations, which is an advantage
• You have strong interpersonal skills, assertiveness
• You have strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively convey information
• You can work at pace with accuracy when under pressure and pay excellent attention to detail

About the company:

• Development opportunities
• Working from home flexible policy
• Public transport reimbursed (100%)
• Meal vouchers (8 EUR/day)
• Eco-cheques
• Laptop
• Phone

If you are motivated and eager to integrate a growing and challenging company, this is the perfect role for you. If the idea of joining a flat structure in an international environment speaks to you, then apply for this Compliance Officer position.

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