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Risk and Compliance Officer

Sewell Wallis Ltd
York
1 month ago
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Sewell Wallis is working with a well-established, professional services business based in York, North Yorkshire, which is currently looking for an experienced Risk and Compliance Officer to join the business and make a significant impact in a crucial area of the business.

In this Risk and Compliance Officer role, you will be required to work closely across all departments of the business and will be pivotal in ensuring the company maintains its compliance and regulatory standards. You will act as a central resource for compliance matters and play an instrumental role in managing risk across the organisation.

What will you be doing?

Handling all aspects of compliance across the business.
Carrying out compliance risk assessment training workshops.
Lead internal reviews and audits as required.
Drafting and updating company policies in line with government and regulatory guidelines.
Managing GDPR compliance and all data protection matters.
The Risk and Compliance Officer will also oversee the onboarding process.What skills are we looking for?

A minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar risk and compliance role.
Experience working within the professional services industry.
Proficiency with different software.What's on offer?

Subsidised parking.
Modern office located near good transport links.
Bonus scheme.Send us your CV below or contact Becky Gibson for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions

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