Finance / Accounting / Compliance Risk Specialist

Reporting to the Head of Insurance, the Technical Specialist is responsible for providing technical input to risk assessments and regulatory requirements relating to Gibraltar legislation.

This is an exciting and diverse opportunity that would suit candidates with an Insurance Finance, Accounting and/or Regulatory background and offers excellent career development potential.

The main Responsibilities will include:
• Carrying out risk assessments with the aim of understanding key risks faced. This may include the following in order to identify risks and courses of action to mitigate them:
o Reviews of financial and non-financial returns
o Documenting assessment of risks
o Pre-agreed Thematic reviews
• Leading on and providing technical expertise on technical topics particularly on the regulatory requirements for insurers, ensuring that regulatory outcomes are to the required standard.
• Leading on insurance authorisations as required, ensuring a consistent approach.
• Compiling accurate and meaningful reports by summarising issues and risks.
• Proactively building strong relationships with key stakeholders in order to improve understanding of key risks and providing clear and concise feedback when required.
• Intervening, where necessary, whenever a breach in the regulatory requirements has occurred and take appropriate corrective action.
• Participating and contributing to the work of other teams within the company.
• Identifying, reporting, escalating and managing risks, risk events, controls and management actions in a timely manner.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
• Confidence to manage relationships with external and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to draw conclusions and decide on a course of action.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Proven ability to make good decisions based upon sound judgements and analysis.
• Effective communicator, both written and oral.
• Regulatory experience or experience working in audit, insurance or a related industry.

Academic Requirement:
• A degree in either a business, finance, mathematical, statistical field or a relevant professional qualification such as accounting or law is desirable

The company is offering a relocation package and they are also open to candidates looking for a remote position, although there would be a need to attend the company’s offices in Gibraltar for 3 – 5 days every 4 – 6 weeks.

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