Associate Director - Compliance, Control, and Accounting (CCA)

DescriptionAFME has offices located in London, Frankfurt and Brussels. This position can be based in either our London or Frankfurt office, therefore we welcome applications for either location.

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) is seeking an Associate Director to work in the Compliance Control and Accounting (CCA) division.

The position offers the candidate an opportunity to work closely with senior individuals at leading investment banks, helping to shape the debate on key regulatory reforms to promote efficient and effective European capital markets.

You will establish and run working groups (WGs) comprised of subject matter experts appointed by our member firms and drive cross-industry collaboration to support our members and achieve member objectives in CCA areas such as Financial Crime: Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Terrorist Financing (CTF) and in Compliance matters relating to EU and UK Conduct regulation including expectations of European and National Competent Authorities.
Key Responsibilities

• Within CCA, you will be responsible for supporting the overall objectives of the AFME Compliance Committee and WGs.
• You will focus on initiatives and advocacy objectives relating to Financial Crime, CTF and AML. The initiatives will include supporting members implementation of the EU AML package, developing responses to UK and other EU (including national) public consultations and executing advocacy plans with a wide range of regulatory officials and industry stakeholders. You will also lead on the content delivery of AFME’s annual AML conference.
• Additionally, the role will also include the development and delivery of key projects within CCA, based on the Compliance Committee’s priorities and business plan deliverables and support planning for the annual Compliance and Legal conference and other member events and webinars as necessary.
• You will also be working closely with and oversee/mentor the work of an Associate in the team

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Essential:

• Expertise in regulatory conduct matters via an EU agency and/or within a National Competent Authority or regulated EU firm
• Knowledge and experience of financial markets
• Judgement to establish and monitor priorities, escalate issues and solicit feedback when required
• Good time management and organisational ability to manage multiple work streams
• Intellectually curious, able to identify new themes relevant to members
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Excellent written and spoken English

Desirable:

• Experience in EU and UK financial crime and AML/CTF topics
• Relevant professional qualification
• Experience in wider regulatory policy

Benefits The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) provides an excellent benefits package for employees and their eligible dependents. The benefits package includes:27 days Annual Holiday Allowance

• Additional 1 day Birthday Holiday
• Additional 3 days Christmas Holiday
• Pension Scheme – AFME contributes 10% of an employee’s basic salary
• Life Assurance of 4x base salary
• Worldwide Business Travel Insurance
• Employer Contributions to Gym Membership
• Employer contributions to Deutschlandticket
• 4pm Friday Finish
• Hybrid working and flexi-start/finish times

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) is the voice of the leading banks in Europe’s financial markets, providing expertise across a broad range of regulatory and capital markets issues. We represent over 150 leading global and European banks and other significant market players. Our members play a vital role in Europe’s financial ecosystem, underwriting around 90% of European corporate and sovereign debt, and 85% of European listed equity capital issuances. Our purpose is to advocate for deep and competitive, integrated capital markets globally, which support companies and investors, facilitating economic growth.

AFME is the European member of the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA), a global alliance with the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) in the US, and the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) in Asia.

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Standort

AFME, Frankfurt am Main