Compliance Business Partner

at  Lowell Group

Summary
Job Description
Compliance Business Partner
Location: Leeds, Thorpe Park, Hybrid working.
Are you seeking a genuine partnership role? Join Lowell as a Compliance Business Partner and experience just that. You’ll collaborate with the business to provide accurate and impactful compliance advice while also having opportunities to innovate. Contribute to significant changes that align with our commitment to delivering excellent customer outcomes and play a crucial role in enhancing process efficiencies.
At Lowell, we make credit work better for all! Our mission is to help customers on the path to becoming debt free; with a real focus on helping our customers pay off their debts in practical and affordable ways. We do this honestly, ethically and by treating our customers with dignity and respect.
We buy debts from lots of different companies in all kinds of sectors as well as provide collection services for other businesses. Our focus on sustainability, hybrid working, leadership development and career progression makes working at Lowell a rewarding experience.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

• To work closely in partnership with business functions to identify and mitigate regulatory and conduct risk and escalate issues as appropriate’
• Provide a professional and pragmatic advisory service to business areas on regulatory and compliance matters, whilst mindful of the firm’s regulatory obligations.
• Generate recommendations which improve business processes and are approved by operational management and other areas of the business.
• Collate relevant information for the timely and accurate submissions to the regulator, highlighting any anomalies with relevant key stakeholders whilst ensuring approval and record keeping requirements.
• Conduct horizon scanning to ensure that the business is kept fully briefed on developments associated with regulatory, industry and consumer developments.
• Perform summary and in-depth gap analysis to identify any gaps and work with key stakeholders to progress implementation in a timely manner, providing reporting as and when necessary.
• Act as SME on all regulatory/industry changes and act as contact point for the business and team.
• Meeting all individual COCON conduct rules and lead the promotion of a positive compliance culture.
• Work collaboratively across all three lines of defence.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Significant experience in compliance related roles.
• Compliance advisory experience
• Significant knowledge of FCA related rules and obligations and ability to demonstrate application.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.

A mission that gives back:
You’ll also have lots of opportunities to make an impact on your personal development. At Lowell we have a big focus on helping our colleagues develop their careers and grow with us, together.
So, whatever your culture, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, or disability status, if you’re ready to help us make credit work better for all, we think you’ll fit right in. Our people are our strength, so we build strong teams thriving with diverse voices, and offer benefits that can keep our people strong.

That means…

• A competitive salary.
• A discretionary annual bonus for a job well done.
• 3% flexible benefits; pick additional benefits or take as cash each month. Whether this is extra holiday or dental cover there will be something for you.
• We are committed to a hybrid working environment, where we will ask you to work in our Leeds office, which will be based in Thorpe Park. Our new purpose-built office to support collaborative working and those meaningful moments you’ll only get from being in the office.
• Free parking when you are in the office and when working from home, you’ll be fully equipped with everything you’ll need to be successful.
• 28 days holiday plus public holidays with the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days.
• Life assurance.
• A fantastic culture with more little perks along the way including, self-development opportunities, recognition awards and on-site facilities to support the varying needs of our colleagues.
• Job security

Ready to share in that mission?
Our people are our greatest asset. That means part of our mission is building a workplace where you can grow with us, and help us go on to make a difference, together. So, if you’re interested in adding your voice to our fantastic team of people, take the first step and apply today

• To work closely in partnership with business functions to identify and mitigate regulatory and conduct risk and escalate issues as appropriate’
• Provide a professional and pragmatic advisory service to business areas on regulatory and compliance matters, whilst mindful of the firm’s regulatory obligations.
• Generate recommendations which improve business processes and are approved by operational management and other areas of the business.
• Collate relevant information for the timely and accurate submissions to the regulator, highlighting any anomalies with relevant key stakeholders whilst ensuring approval and record keeping requirements.
• Conduct horizon scanning to ensure that the business is kept fully briefed on developments associated with regulatory, industry and consumer developments.
• Perform summary and in-depth gap analysis to identify any gaps and work with key stakeholders to progress implementation in a timely manner, providing reporting as and when necessary.
• Act as SME on all regulatory/industry changes and act as contact point for the business and team.
• Meeting all individual COCON conduct rules and lead the promotion of a positive compliance culture.
• Work collaboratively across all three lines of defence