Compliance Manager

Soldo is the proactive spend management solution that frees progressive businesses to accomplish more. Over 25,000 organisations across 31 countries use Soldo to end slow, messy, and inefficient spending, bringing financial agility and control over every expense.
Soldo frees finance with a uniquely proactive approach to managing decentralised spending. By combining a powerful spend management platform, user-friendly app, and versatile payment methods, Soldo automates expense admin to eliminates the inefficiency in managing business spending.
By proactively managing decentralised spend, organisations empower employees to spend when and where it's needed, keeping productivity high while avoiding month-end surprises.
Founded in 2015 by Italian digital innovator Carlo Gualandri, Soldo is headquartered in London, with offices in Dublin, Milan, and Rome.
We’re looking for people with big ambitions, cool heads, sharp minds, and warm hearts. Come and join us, as we grow together.
What's in it for you
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Private healthcare – for you and your family
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Pension scheme
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Genuine career development opportunities (we love to see you succeed) - including your own annual £500 career development budget
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Access to training and development - including a mentoring programme, workshops and the opportunity to progress onto our leadership programme
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Hybrid working model
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60 days’ work anywhere – even outside the UK if you want
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25 days’ off a year, plus public holidays. Plus extra days off on Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and on your Birthday
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Up to 2 volunteering days per year
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Your own personal company Soldo card
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Employee Assistance Programme
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Tax efficient bike to work scheme
The role
The position of the Compliance Manager, based in London, will report to the Head of Risk & Compliance, who has overall responsibility for the Risk and Compliance function. This role will lead, coordinate and deliver the Compliance roadmap, working across the Financial Services division
As Compliance Manager, the role has responsibility for fostering and maintaining a strong culture of compliance across Soldo. This includes: ensuring that our risk management and regulatory compliance programs are in line with regulatory requirements and supervisory expectations; that plans to meet new regulatory requirements are in place and managed for a timely delivery program across the organization; that adequate training programs are developed and deployed across the business; and, Being responsible for horizon scanning of regulations in the UK but potentially also beyond the UK depending on future company expansion plans.
The successful candidate will ensure that daily compliance risk management and regulatory reporting, including metrics, trend analysis, and progress made against action plans are in place. In carrying out this role, the person will engage with external stakeholders, including Regulators (as necessary), and will work collaboratively and act as a point of contact for advice with many internal teams across the business, including AML/CFT, Legal, Operations, customer interaction and technology & IT platform teams. The person will also ensure consistent approach to compliance standards across SFS Ltd, and SFS Dac while maintaining full compliance with all applicable jurisdictional requirements.
We're looking for someone who must have:
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A good understanding of the regulatory compliance issues that a Financial Conduct Authority Regulated Electronic Money Institution like SFS Ltd faces.
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Experience, skills and ability to develop and manage the execution of a comprehensive compliance programme across an organization for an e-money institution
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Strong leadership skills and ability to create a culture of compliance by design across the organization.
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Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively convey a clear and compelling vision for compliance and risk. Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team and to take on leadership responsibilities when required. Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to convert incomplete, conflicting, or ambiguous inputs into well-defined action plans.
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Experience and understanding of payments, e-money or wallet products / services and banking functions.
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A strong motivation to progress, learn and participate in helping grow the soldo business.