# Risk & Compliance Associate - Engine by Starling

**Company**: Engine by Starling
**Location**: Cardiff, Wales
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Job type**: Full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

At Engine by Starling, we are on a mission to find and work with leading banks all around the world who have the ambition to build rapid growth businesses, on our technology.

Engine is Starling's software-as-a-service (SaaS) business, the technology that was built to power Starling, and two years ago we split out as a separate business.

As a Risk & Compliance Associate, you will be a key member of the Engine Risk & Compliance Team working to ensure that we operate within the Risk Framework and in line with our Policies and that Engine effectively identifies, assesses and mitigates Risk.

Key responsibilities:

- Work as part of the team to identify potential risks to the organisation

- Support the identification, assessment and monitoring of risks across Engine

- Support in the arranging of Engine Committees and the production and collation of Management Information

- Undertake periodic horizon scanning, identifying potential risks or changes and escalating relevant matters

- Support client due diligence activities, including collecting, reviewing and maintaining client due diligence and KYB documentation

- Perform routine sanctions and initial client screenings, documenting results and monitoring exceptions

- Assist with initial third party risk assessments, including gathering due diligence information and documenting findings

- Monitor mandatory compliance training requirements

- Maintain key compliance registers

- Working closely with other departments and teams across Engine to support risk management and compliance activities

Requirements:

- Ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders

- Focused and committed to ensuring the best outcomes for our Clients

- Able to collaborate effectively and contribute constructively

- A self motivated / self-starter looking to seize the opportunity to work in a highly autonomous environment

- Able to work well in a collaborative team with a flat structure

Skills:

- An understanding of operational risk, compliance, due diligence and internal controls

- Able to take ownership and progress tasks to completion

- Able to communicate at all levels

- Ability to prepare management information and maintain registers

- Sound interpersonal skills and experience in engaging with internal and external stakeholders

Benefits:

- 33 days holiday (including public holidays)

- An extra day's holiday for your birthday

- Annual leave is increased with length of service

- 16 hours paid volunteering time a year

- Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme

- Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection

- Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth

## Skills

### Required
- operational risk
- compliance
- due diligence
- internal controls
- risk management

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