Deputy Client Compliance Officer

Apex Group Ltd • Guernsey, WY

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About The Position

The role holder will act as deputy to the MLCO, MLRO, and CO for client entities serviced by the Client Compliance team. This position provides continuity of leadership and oversight in their absence, ensuring effective management of compliance and financial crime risks. The individual will support monitoring, advisory, governance, and training activities, contribute to the implementation of robust compliance frameworks and risk-based controls, and hold the NO role to act in the absence of the MLRO. The Deputy MLRO will act as a key point of support for the MLRO, deputizing as required, and mentoring the wider Financial Crime team. The role is instrumental in ensuring compliance with the GFSC Handbook and Group Financial Crime standards, and in building a proactive, intelligence led FCC culture.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of Guernsey AML/CFT/CPF and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, and compliance risk frameworks.
• Ability to interpret regulatory changes and apply them to client processes.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams.
• High attention to detail, integrity, and ability to manage priorities under pressure.
• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in compliance or financial crime roles within financial services.
• Familiarity with Guernsey regulatory environment and GFSC Handbook.
• Experience supporting compliance monitoring programmes and investigations.

Nice To Haves

• Professional compliance or AML qualification preferred (ICA Certificate/Diploma, ACAMS)

Responsibilities

• Hold the Nominated Officer (NO) role under GFSC requirements to act in the absence of the MLRO.
• Act as deputy to MLCO, MLRO, and CO for client entities, providing cover during absences and ensuring continuity of compliance oversight.
• Support prescribed role holders in maintaining systems and controls that meet GFSC licensing criteria.
• Assist with escalation of breaches, suspicious activity, and compliance issues to prescribed role holders and client Boards. Monitor emerging typologies and trends, recommend updates to detection scenarios and controls.
• Assist with transaction and trigger event monitoring for client entities, including workflow management and alert review.
• Support investigations into suspicious activity and preparation of SARs under MLRO guidance.
• Monitor emerging typologies and trends; recommend updates to detection scenarios and controls.
• Support execution of client compliance monitoring programmes and thematic reviews.
• Assist with periodic reviews, trigger event reviews, and remediation projects for client files.
• Maintain compliance registers and trackers for client entities.
• Contribute to drafting and updating AML/CFT/CPF and compliance policies for client entities.
• Assist with horizon scanning for regulatory changes and recommend updates to client frameworks.
• Ensure global policies are tailored and implemented within the Guernsey regulatory context.
• Prepare MI, dashboards, and compliance reports for prescribed role holders and client Boards.
• Assist with regulatory returns and Board reporting as delegated by prescribed role holders.
• Support liaison with regulators and law enforcement under direction of MLCO/MLRO/CO.
• Deliver or coordinate AML/CFT and compliance training for client Boards and staff.
• Promote awareness of financial crime and regulatory obligations within client entities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed