Risk & Compliance Officer

at  LRI Invest

Description
Risk & Compliance Officer
Role Location: Budapest, Hungary
Department: Corporate Solutions
Employment Type: Permanent
Summary of role:
We are currently looking for a Risk & Compliance Officer where the successful applicant will be responsible for supporting our growing operations in risk, compliance, and other internal Apex matters for Hungary and Switzerland.

The Role & Key Responsibilities:

• Act as main contact point for Apex Risk/Compliance, across CS and GSC
• Act as MLRO and DPO of Apex Hungary
• Prepare annual Compliance Monitoring Plan of Apex Hungary and Apex Switzerland
• Review (and amend to local regulations), and implementation of Apex policies & monitoring across CS and GSC, including regular gap analysis
• Maintain compliance with local regulators in Hungary (as required), and onshore for GSC as required (including maintain contact and complete Regulator questionnaires for GSC)
• Monthly KRI (risk & compliance) preparation (both CS and GSC) for Apex Hungary and Apex Switzerland
• Oversight of Apex Hungary and Apex Switzerland regular Apex filings (Client Happiness, Audit/Tax Trackers, etc)
• Maintain up to date Horizon Tracker
• Run local Business Review Committee (BRC), prepare CRA Onboarding, and maintain records
• Managing AML/KYC matters (liaise with Mauritius) & follow up to ensure up to date post annual Risk Reviews/Quality Audits
• Prepare meeting materials and facilitate Apex Hungary MD meetings, including Board Intelligence upload and minutes preparation
• Liaise with Group Internal Audit (working closely with Country Head) for both Apex Hungary and Apex Switzerland
• Participation in implementation of special projects
• Maintain oversight over events/incidents/breaches and complaints locally and coordinate local risk assessments for both Apex Hungary and Apex Switzerland

• Be in charge of the various logs and registers, including but not limited to the event management log, High Risk and PEP log, conflicts of interest register;

  Skills Required:

• An individual with a relevant compliance qualification;

• At least 3-5 years of proven experience in a similar position preferably in a fiduciary/financial services company;
• Native Hungarian, and business proficiency in English;
• Proficient with MS office tools;
• Flexible with a “can do” attitude;
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, logical and committed to meeting deadlines with limited supervision;
• Provide excellent customer service to internal and external stakeholders;
• Communicate professionally with all levels of staff (internal and external);
• Possess excellent communication skills, both verbally and in written form;
• High level reasoning and an ability to make decisions in a time sensitive environment;
• Be willing and interested to take up ad-hoc tasks as they arise; and
• Possess team spirit and enthusiasm with the capacity to build strong client relationships.

What you will get in return:

• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business;
• Opportunities for personal and professional development;
• A multinational work environment with challenging tasks;
• A competitive remuneration package.

Additional information:
We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.
We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.
For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) please visit https://theapexgroup.com/csr-policy/
If you are looking to take that next step in your career and are ready to work for a high performing organisation, alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, please submit your application (with your CV, cover letter and salary’s expectations) to our dedicated email address: beata.csamango@apexgroup.co

• Act as main contact point for Apex Risk/Compliance, across CS and GSC
• Act as MLRO and DPO of Apex Hungary
• Prepare annual Compliance Monitoring Plan of Apex Hungary and Apex Switzerland
• Review (and amend to local regulations), and implementation of Apex policies & monitoring across CS and GSC, including regular gap analysis
• Maintain compliance with local regulators in Hungary (as required), and onshore for GSC as required (including maintain contact and complete Regulator questionnaires for GSC)
• Monthly KRI (risk & compliance) preparation (both CS and GSC) for Apex Hungary and Apex Switzerland
• Oversight of Apex Hungary and Apex Switzerland regular Apex filings (Client Happiness, Audit/Tax Trackers, etc)
• Maintain up to date Horizon Tracker
• Run local Business Review Committee (BRC), prepare CRA Onboarding, and maintain records
• Managing AML/KYC matters (liaise with Mauritius) & follow up to ensure up to date post annual Risk Reviews/Quality Audits
• Prepare meeting materials and facilitate Apex Hungary MD meetings, including Board Intelligence upload and minutes preparation
• Liaise with Group Internal Audit (working closely with Country Head) for both Apex Hungary and Apex Switzerland
• Participation in implementation of special projects
• Maintain oversight over events/incidents/breaches and complaints locally and coordinate local risk assessments for both Apex Hungary and Apex Switzerland
• Be in charge of the various logs and registers, including but not limited to the event management log, High Risk and PEP log, conflicts of interest register