Apprenticeship - Risk and Compliance

Job description

Are you a logical thinker with a curious nature and meticulous attention to detail? Do you have a passion for investigating, analysing and solving problems?

Skipton Building Society has a brand new and exciting opportunity to join our apprenticeship programme. You will be working within our ‘second line of defence’ teams whose primary function is to protect both our customers and colleagues via our risk management and compliance functions.

What You’ll Be Doing

Throughout the 2-year programme you’ll complete placements in areas such as Financial Crime, Legal, Compliance Monitoring, Data Protection, Compliance Policy and Operational Risk; gaining experience in responding to compliance queries, regulatory and personal data breaches, reviewing legal updates, and investigate issues such as scams and fraudulent transactions.

Alongside working within the Society, you’ll complete your studies to work towards obtaining a Compliance Risk Officer Level 3 Apprenticeship. You’ll acquire a vast knowledge surrounding the Financial Services legal and regulatory framework, policies and procedures and an introduction to the principles of data protection.

More details on the apprenticeship can be found here Compliance Risk Officer Apprenticeship Level 3 Kaplan UK

What You’ll Bring

At Skipton Building Society our customers are at the heart of everything we do, like us, you’ll strive to deliver a fair customer outcome and experience, whilst adhering to the society’s regulatory obligations. We’re looking for someone who represents everything we stand for, as reflected in our core values. Someone with integrity, honesty and above all else a ‘One Team’ mindset.

You’ll need to be resilient and flexible, with the ability to respond to change. Interpersonal skills are a must as you’ll be liaising with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels on a regular basis. You’ll be proactive in identifying opportunities and seeking feedback to further your development for the duration of the programme.

Your skills:
- Clear verbal and written communication
- Teamwork
- Analysis and problem solving
- Computer literate
- Organisation and prioritisation
- Decision making

Qualifications:
- GSCE Maths & English (minimum grade C or level 4)

Benefits

- Flexible working patterns
- Pension contribution & Bonus scheme
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Employee assistance programme

About Us

At Skipton Building Society, we’re not just another Financial Services institution. We’re a mutual organisation, which means we’re owned by our members and believe in placing them at the heart of everything we do. The same goes for our people. We can only be successful as a business if we have great people, and we believe in treating people as individuals. Our values are Trust, Ownership and One Team, which reflect the attitudes and way of working everyone here displays on a daily basis.
If you’re up for the challenge, and you want to have a real say in how things are being done at Skipton, we want to hear from you. Apply today!