Compliance Officer Resume Sample

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Gareth Ellison

Compliance Officer

Keeping the business on the right side of the rules

+44 161 555 0607
linkedin.com/in/gareth-ellison-compliance

Compliance officer with eleven years in financial-services compliance in Manchester, the last six owning the compliance function for a mid-sized firm. Keeps the business compliant with FCA regulation, AML and conduct rules — monitoring, advising the business, managing the compliance framework, and handling the regulator. Built a risk-based monitoring programme that strengthened oversight and stood up well to an FCA review. Manages policies, training, financial-crime controls, and the suspicious-activity and reporting process, and advises management on regulatory risk and change. Strong on the detail of the rules and on translating them into something the business can actually follow. Firm but pragmatic, and trusted to give straight advice. Looking for a compliance-officer or compliance-manager role with a regulated firm that takes its obligations seriously.

Work Experience

Manchester Financial Services - Manchester, UK

Compliance Officer April 2016 to Present 10 years & 3 months

Own the compliance function, keeping the firm compliant with the FCA, AML and conduct rules.
Built a risk-based monitoring programme that strengthened oversight and stood up to an FCA review.
Advise both the business and the senior management on regulatory risk, on change and on conduct.
Manage all the policies, the compliance training and the financial-crime controls right across the firm.
Handle all of the suspicious-activity, the reporting and all the regulator-liaison work across the firm.
Translate the complex regulation into clear, practical guidance that the whole business can actually follow.

North West Investment Group - Manchester, UK

Compliance Analyst / Advisor August 2011 to March 2016 4 years & 8 months

Carried out compliance monitoring, testing and reporting for the firm each cycle.
Supported the AML checks, policy updates and staff training across the business.
Learned the regulation, the financial crime and compliance frameworks on the job.
Gained the CISI diploma and then moved into a compliance-officer role.

North West Investment Group - Manchester, UK

Compliance Assistant June 2009 to July 2011 2 years & 2 months

Supported the compliance team with the monitoring, the records and reporting tasks daily.
Helped run the AML checks and maintain the policy and training records.
Learned the basics of financial regulation and the compliance frameworks on the job.
Then earned the move into a full compliance-analyst role from there.
Education

University of Manchester

LLB (Hons) Law (September 2008 to June 2011)

Law degree covering financial and regulatory law, the legal grounding behind compliance work. It built understanding of rules and obligations. Led directly into financial-services compliance.

Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment

Diploma in Investment Compliance (CISI) (January 2014 to June 2015)

CISI diploma in investment compliance covering regulation, AML and conduct rules. It is a benchmark qualification for the role. Applied directly to monitoring, advice and the compliance framework.
Highlights

Held up to FCA review

Built a risk-based monitoring programme that strengthened oversight and stood up well to an FCA review. Passing regulator scrutiny cleanly is the clearest proof a compliance function works.

Straight, practical advice

Turns dense regulation into clear guidance and gives management honest advice on risk. Compliance only protects the firm when the business actually understands and follows it.
Key Initiatives

AML Systems Upgrade

Compliance Officer (January 2019 to October 2019)

Led an upgrade of the firm's AML screening and case-management systems, cutting false positives and giving the team a clear, auditable trail for every suspicious-activity decision.

Conduct & Training Programme

Compliance Officer (February 2020 to July 2020)

Designed a firm-wide conduct and compliance-training programme, turning dense regulation into practical sessions that staff understood and that evidenced compliance for the regulator.
Certifications

Diploma in Investment Compliance (CISI)

CISI (June 2015 to Present)

CISI diploma in investment compliance covering regulation, AML and conduct rules. It is a benchmark qualification for the role. Applied directly to monitoring, advice and the compliance framework.

Financial Crime & AML (ICA)

International Compliance Association (April 2019 to Present)

Certification in financial-crime prevention and anti-money-laundering covering typologies, screening and reporting. It supports the AML monitoring and suspicious-activity work run across the firm.
Technical Skills
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • FCA Regulation
  • AML & Financial Crime
  • Compliance Monitoring
  • Conduct Rules
  • Policy & Framework
  • Risk Assessment
  • Regulator Liaison
  • Compliance Training
  • Reporting
Langauges

English (UK)

Native or Bilingual Proficiency

French

Limited Working Proficiency
Personal Info

Location

Manchester, UK

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Notice Period

3 months

Date of Birth

1989-05-12
Personal Skills

Integrity

Attention to Detail

Judgement

Communication

Pragmatism

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