Head Of Compliance (Remote)

Head Of Compliance | Latitude Financial Services | NewZealand

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Head Of Compliance | Latitude Financial Services | New Zealand
- Recognition @ Latitude: Education support, better giving programmes with charity partners, Latitude matches dollar for dollar and Community partner days.
- Annual salary reviews and an appealing bonus package to complement your compensation
- Flexibility @ Latitude: Flexible work arrangements – balance work and personal responsibilities, Hybrid set up – work from home & the office, 3 Days paid volunteer leave annually, paid community service leave, paid compassionate / bereavement leave
About the role.
As an integral part of Latitude’s NZ team, you will take the lead and actively contribute to providing Line 2 compliance advice and overseeing activities for the New Zealand business. Your role will involve being an influential and dynamic collaborator with Line 1 stakeholders, assisting them in attaining their strategic objectives in compliance with regulations.
Your expertise will extend to navigating a hybrid work environment, where numerous stakeholders operate either remotely from home in New Zealand or are situated in Australia. Additionally, you will play a pivotal role in fostering a robust risk and compliance culture within the business, serving as a senior leader on-site in New Zealand.
In this role, you’ll:
Leadership
- Represent Compliance as a member of the New Zealand site leadership group and Line 1 risk forums
- Provide day-to-day leadership to support effective compliance and risk management by Line 1 teams and ensure adequate prioritisation and focus on compliance issues
- Appropriately escalate material issues to senior Risk and Line 1 executives
- Hold the position of New Zealand AML/CFT Officer
- Be an active member of Latitude’s Enterprise & Operational Risk and Compliance Leadership Team and support the Tribe’s objectives and team engagement
- Lead the New Zealand Compliance team
- Be an active and visible leader across the New Zealand site
Regulatory Change and Relations
- Advise and provide guidance to Line 1 teams across Australia and New Zealand on the New Zealand regulatory environment and regulatory changes
- Act as Latitude’s primary contact point for New Zealand regulators, including managing any regulatory reviews and investigations in partnership with Line 1
- Oversee maintenance of statutory registers and reporting portals including FSP, DIA and Commerce Commission, ensure regulatory reporting is prepared and submitted in accordance with required timeframes
- Proactively lead engagement/representation of Latitude with the Financial Services Federation and customer advocacy groups
Compliance
- Ensure a commercial, balanced approach to regulatory compliance
- Ensure Australian stakeholders are aware of, understand and appropriately take into consideration New Zealand regulatory requirements
- Determine appropriate responses in relation to compliance breaches and regulatory issues in consultation with relevant Line 1 stakeholders
- Provide BAU compliance advice and guidance to, and review of, Line 1 product, marketing and operations teams to ensure processes and controls achieve desired compliance outcomes
- Ensure appropriate compliance training is in place to support responsible lending outcomes and regulatory change
About you:
- Extensive hands-on experience and practical knowledge of CCCFA, Fair Trading Act, Privacy and other regulatory requirements relevant to a New Zealand financial services entity are a must
- Strong compliance and risk management capabilities are essential
- Legal qualifications and experience strongly desired
- A highly collaborative approach to problem solving is essential” Experience and practical knowledge of credit card and personal loan products, and operational environments are preferred; A highly collaborative approach to problem solving is essential
- Extensive hands-on experience and practical knowledge of CCCFA, Fair Trading, Privacy, AML and other regulatory requirements relevant to a New Zealand financial services entity
- Strong commercial and pragmatic acumen and an ability to influence and motivate others, including senior management, essential
- Experience in regulatory relationship management and internal stakeholder engagement is desirable; Established external relationships with New Zealand government agencies and financial services industry bodies desirable
- Strongly values led and with high integrity are a must
- Experience leading small teams desirable- you will lead a team of 1
Sometimes the best candidates don’t have 100% of what is listed above, but if you have most and are confident, you’d be a good fit, we’d love to hear from you!
Sound like you.
That’s a good sign! In return for your energy and ideas, we offer a flexible working environment and great compensation. We always support a safe, healthy, engaging, and productive working environment for all employees and workers, whether that be in your home and office, or a combination of both.
We’re Latitude, partners in money.
Latitude may seem like the new kid on the block, but it’s taken us almost a hundred years to become an overnight success. Digital payments, cards, and loans is what we offer – but what we really are is a platform that helps people shop and live better.
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Successful applicants will be required to complete a background check (including criminal history and bankruptcy check) prior to commencement of employment. Only open to Australian or New Zealand Permanent Residents or Citizens.
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