Compliance Officer
Galway (Hybrid Role – 3 Days in Office)
I am working with a financial services client based in Galway who is seeking to recruit an experienced Compliance Officer to join their compliance team. This is a full-time, permanent position reporting directly to the Head of Compliance.
The successful candidate will play a key role in providing a compliance oversight function across the business, including outsourced portfolios, ensuring adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and regulatory guidance across asset management activities.
This role offers the opportunity to grow and develop within a supportive compliance team. The successful candidate will bring prior experience in formal complaints handling, Data Subject Access Requests, and monthly compliance reporting. The position provides strong exposure across a broad range of regulatory compliance activities within a dynamic financial services environment.
Key compliance areas include:
- AML / CFT
- Complaint Management
- Data Subject Access Requests
- Consumer Protection and SME Regulations
- Regulatory guidance and interaction with the Central Bank of Ireland
What You’ll Do
- Prepare and manage responses to formal complaints in collaboration with the Head of Compliance
- Complete and review Data Subject Access Requests
- Review customer due diligence documentation relating to ML/TF and provide guidance to operational teams
- Produce monthly compliance reporting and management information
- Respond to compliance-related queries from operational staff
- Assist in reviewing and enhancing the compliance and regulatory framework underpinning the business
- Conduct periodic audits of policies and procedures to ensure alignment with new legislation, codes of practice, and regulatory guidance
- Prepare compliance reports and presentations for senior management and board meetings
- Manage routine compliance filing, administration, and document archiving in a structured and organised manner
What You’ll Bring
- 2-3 years’ post-qualification experience in banking or financial services
- Professional Certificate or Diploma in Compliance (desirable)
- Experience across a broad range of financial services regulatory matters
- Strong experience in formal complaints handling, DSARs, and compliance reporting
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage at all levels of the organisation
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage large workloads to meet regulatory deadlines
- Ability to quickly understand and work with new systems
