Management 2023-11-15 11:34:36
Permanent
£80000/annum
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Agria Pet Insurance has a fantastic opportunity for a Head of UK Risk and Compliance to join our team. This is a Hybrid role and will consist of working from home and our Aylesbury office. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary.
Agria Pet Insurance is one of the UK's leading specialist pet insurance providers. We only provide insurance for animals, so truly understand and care about our customers and their beloved pets – especially as most of our team are pet parents, and we're all animal-lovers. Our passion for pets means that we are trusted by the Kennel Club and many other significant affinity partners to provide lifetime pet insurance in their names.
Working closely with animal welfare organisations, vets and breeders, gives us deep insight on what's best for pets. And we give back too – including supporting hundreds of animal rescues, protecting for over 80,000 rescued animals, and through donations of over £1m to animal charities.
We are a strong, growing business with a supportive ethos and family feel. We became one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work™ in 2023, were awarded Most Trusted Pet Insurer in 2021 and are proud to be the only carbon positive pet insurer in the UK.
About the role:
Our Head of UK Risk and Compliance will hold SMF-3 Executive Director (API Ltd) approval with the FCA, and work closely with the SMF16 (AF)- Compliance Oversight function holder, based in Sweden. The role has responsibility for providing Risk & Compliance strategy, direction, oversight and support for both AF and API. The role will have a solid reporting line into the Agria UK Branch Manager (who is also the API Managing Director) and a dotted reporting line into the Agria Group Risk and Compliance department in Sweden.
Responsibilities as our Head of UK Risk and Compliance will include:
Promote and embed a healthy ‘risk culture’ across the business by ensuring appropriate risk strategy, frameworks, plans, policy, procedure, registers, training and reporting are in place, maintained and communicated as required to all staff
Act as ‘Risk Lead’ providing advice on all risk matters, including all business and regulatory projects
Chair the UK Risk & Controls committee where, along with key stakeholders, current and emerging business and operational risks can be reviewed and discussed and in line with current Agria policy and processes, appropriate mitigating controls and actions can be agreed and documented
Promote and embed a compliant culture across the business by ensuring appropriate compliance strategy, frameworks, plans, policy, procedure, registers, training and reporting are in place, maintained and communicated as required to all staff. This includes input to Group Policy and procedure to reflect UK regulation and appropriate communication to all employees
Oversight of Compliance input and support on all business and regulatory projects, providing advice on compliance matters including conflicts of interest and risk control where relevant
Ensure ongoing monitoring (horizon scan), review and provision of strategic advice on all relevant regulations from the PRA, FCA & JFSC, ensuring relevant regulatory change is updated in the Regulatory change register. Accountable for ensuring regulatory change is delivered as appropriate
Qualifications, Skills & Attributes of our Head of UK Risk and Compliance:
Broad risk and compliance knowledge, gained through experience operating at a senior management level within the financial services sector (general insurance experience would be preferable but is not essential).
Experience of managing PRA and FCA relationships, including regulatory reporting.
Thorough understanding of the rules in relation to general insurance from the FCA & PRA handbooks, JFSC AML/CFT Handbook and JFSC Codes of Practice.
Excellent attention to detail.
Strong written, verbal and presentation skills & to be able to effectively communicate at all levels within the business and liaise with key stakeholders to resolve issues.
Versatile, with the ability to adapt quickly to the changing needs of a rapidly developing business.
Ability to demonstrate flexibility regarding working hours to meet business needs.
Strong leadership and stakeholder management expertise.
Ability to prioritise workloads.
Ability to work to agreed performance target.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join the Agria team – please click ‘apply’ now to become our Head of UK Risk and Compliance- we'd like to hear from you!
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