Compliance Officer

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The Compliance Officer will work in an evolving regulatory environment and will assist the Compliance Department, in particular the EMEA Compliance team in developing, implementing and administering the Company's compliance program.

The individual will act as a Compliance Officer in a generalist capacity, primarily supporting Local Compliance Officers based in France, Germany and UK.

The role will involve :

• Provision of day-to-day business advisory services in the region in coordination with the global and EMEA Compliance team
• Supporting responses to regulatory requests, including preparing materials for internal preparation of staff for regulatory interactions, drafting regulatory responses, interacting with internal stakeholders to gather documents that are responsive to regulatory requests, advising the business and participating in business remediation efforts
• Supporting Compliance regulatory engagement (preparation, review, submission of the regulatory reports to the relevant regulatory authorities)
• Leading or participating in Compliance projects and initiatives, as well as providing guidance on business initiatives
• Preparing Compliance presentations to staff and supporting team management and board reporting
• Participating in other core Compliance responsibilities as necessary, including investigations, policies review and drafting and training.

The successful candidate will have the following skills :

• 6+ years of experience within a financial industry regulator, law firm and / or Compliance department of a regulated financial services firm
• Fluent oral and written English, another European language is a plus
• Ability to exercise judgment and critical thinking
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently as part of an EMEA and global team
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact with stakeholders at different levels in the organisation
• Professional, pro-active, flexible, diligent and dependable
• Highly organized and efficient, with administrative skills and the ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines.
• Computer competence in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.