Job Title:  COM-Central Compliance

The Senior Manage and Certification Regime (SMCR) Function team is responsible for managing the Senior Manager & Certification Regime requirements across Nomura’s UK entities. The SMCR Function is part of a broader team including Corporate Compliance and Compliance Training.

The responsibilities of this role include:

• Running the end to end processes for the Certification regime, liaising with front office staff and staff in other corporate functions, including HR to enable the smooth running of the regime.
• Manage the Annual Re-certification process to ensure that all staff remain fit and proper
• Manage the process of undertaking updates to background screening on an ongoing basis
• Liaising directly with the business on a day-to-day basis to support the rapid Certification of new staff and the ongoing management of background screening.
• Providing regulatory advice to the business on the Certification Regime
• Deliver Face to Face training all new staff that will be subject to Certification on SMCR
• Perform quality assurance (QA) activity on offshore activities to ensure consistent quality and timeliness of tasks completed
• Review and enhance onshore and offshore processes, policies and systems to ensure they are fully aligned and to highlight and support the implementation of control and process enhancements and efficiency gains. 
• Collating, contributing and reviewing monthly management information
• Suggesting and helping with the implementation of enhancements and process remediation where required
• Undertaking weekly, monthly and quarterly reconciliations
• Working collaboratively with other areas of Compliance both within EMEA and Globally to ensure clarity and understanding of roles and responsibilities and consistency of approach
• Experience and ability to work with in house built systems, or vendor systems to support the above areas.
• Providing cover for the management oof the Senior Manager Regime, where required. This includes the process for keeping the Management Responsibility Maps up to date at all times.

Key objectives critical to success:

• Ability to balance multiple conflicting demands
• Ability to develop and maintain strong and mutually supportive working relationships both within Compliance and with other functions
• Ability to analyse processes, procedures and policies, identifying, proposing and implementing enhancements
• Ability to escalate effectively and appropriately
• Ability to adapt quickly to internal and external change
• Strong analytical, written and communication skills

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

Essential

• Proven knowledge of the Senior Manager and Certification Regime;
• Demonstrable project management skills;
• Strong inter-personal and organisational skills;
• Strong time management skills;
• Experience with using Word, Excel, PowerPoint;
• Excellent attention to detail;
• Willingness to be flexible and adapt quickly to changing demands of the role.

Desirable

• Experience within a Compliance, Operational Risk, Internal Audit or HR environment and with experience of SM&CR gained at an investment bank, other large PRA/FCA authorised firm or regulatory consultancy;
• Experience of using vendor or in house built systems for managing the Certification Regime
• Good practical knowledge and understanding of the FCA and PRA senior management and certification regimes; and
• Varied background within compliance or other functions including control testing and / or experience or audit methodologies applied to ensuring data completeness and integrity.

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*Applying for this role does not amount to a job offer or create an obligation on Nomura to provide a job offer. The expression "Nomura" refers to Nomura Services India Private Limited together with its affiliates.

*The benefits are subject to change and will be in accordance with Company’s policies as may be applicable from time to time).