Senior Compliance Consultant

About This Role

Trifecta Advisory Group is a consultancy firm proudly based in the Abu Dhabi Global Market. Rooted in excellence and collaboration, Trifecta provides meticulous guidance and effective solutions, empowering entities to navigate ADGM, DIFC, VARA, and Onshore regulatory frameworks seamlessly. As architects of success, we blend expertise and innovative strategies, ensuring our clients thrive in the dynamic business landscape while complying with regulations.​ 

Reporting to the Director of Compliance, the Senior Manager will be an integral part of the team’s success. 

Duties & Responsibilities  

• Undertake the regulatory functions of Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer for a range of regulated financial services firms.
• Provide consultancy services and advice to Trifecta clients.
• Manage a number of frameworks across a portfolio of clients, including compliance, financial crime and risk frameworks. Such work includes, but is not limited to:
• Ensuring and maintaining compliance with all federal legislation and applicable regulations of a client’s jurisdiction;
• Identifying, managing, and mitigating regulatory risk by conducting periodic review and monitoring programmes;
• Provision of training on regulatory compliance, financial crime, and other topics;
• Presenting management information and reports to senior management and governing bodies of clients;
• Review and approval of clients, ensuring KYC and CDD is conducted in accordance with the relevant framework(s);
• Regulatory reporting to the regulator, and completion of any federal level reports.
• Providing regulatory compliance and financial crime training to other employees of Trifecta.
• Undertake regulatory horizon scanning and analyses, identifying the impact of regulatory changes across a portfolio of clients and Trifecta.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and support to other employees of Trifecta.
• Completion of weekly and monthly timesheets to ensure accurate and efficient charging to Trifecta clients.

Key Competencies  

• Strong ethical and moral individual, who is able to build relationships with clients, regulators, and the wider Trifecta group.
• Ability to communicate effectively and confidently with external and internal stakeholders in both written and verbal communications.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Able to multitask and handle a book of clients, with a wide range of business needs.
• Good commercial awareness, with the ability to determine good outcomes for all parties involved.

Education  

• An internationally recognised professional qualification.
• A strong academic background, including a degree in a relevant field, including but not limited to Law/Economics/Finance, or equivalent thereof.

Experience  

• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in financial services in a compliance or financial crime role, or at a financial services regulator.
• The individual should have a strong understanding of compliance and risk management, and be able to work independently and confidently to develop policy and culture across the Trifecta group.