Governance & Compliance Experienced Consultant (m/f) - ASAP - English Speaking

Working place: Company office, client offices, homeworking, satellite offices

Contract type: Permanent Contract

Location: Luxembourg Hamm / Client offices when required

Ready to start your next challenge?

Grant Thornton Luxembourg is currently seeking experienced Governance and Compliance consultants to start ASAP.

Working at Grant Thornton Luxembourg is an efficient opportunity to develop your potential within human-sized team in the heart of a multicultural and international growing group while respecting your work / life balance.

For us, you are a strength, your experience is a real added-value and places you as a key element in the realisation of our Governance and Compliance department ambitions.

Main mission

The experienced Governance and Compliance consultants will assist our clients in complying with Luxembourg regulatory obligations and in implementing various compliance frameworks. The main target clientele is Professionals of the Financial Sector (support PFS, specialised PFS, investments firms, credit Institutions amongst others), Payment Institutions/Electronic Money Institutions and Management Companies.

Main responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert and provide valuable knowledge and expertise as well as adequate solutions to our clients in terms of the applicable regulatory obligations;
• Support clients’ compliance functions on regulatory and legal matters through ongoing compliance follow-up;
• Assist clients in implementing and monitoring the compliance planning;
• Implement and undertake review of policies, procedures, process as defined in the Compliance Planning of respective clients for examples AML/CFT Policy and Procedures, Customer Complaint Policy and Procedures, Outsourcing Policy, Remuneration Policy, Governance Processes, Business Processes, Support Processes amongst others;
• To prepare/review reports such as Internal Control Report, AML Summary Report, Customer Complaint Report amongst others;
• Prepare, review and/or remediate clients’ KYC files as per agreed timeline and undertake compliance verification and screening as per applicable AML/CFT framework requirements;
• Participate in the Steering Committees and prepare respective report;
• Assist clients in the implementation of corrective measures regarding auditors recommendation;
• Prepare CSSF licence application files for all types of regulated entities;
• Assist clients in implementing new regulations as per applicable CSSF authorised statute(s);
• Ensure proper monitoring of regulatory watch missions;
• Monitor new laws and regulations and provide impact assessments of any changes when required;
• Provide training and workshops as per clients’ specificities ;
• Contribute to the development of client services as well as in the creation of business opportunities, assists in the preparation of service proposal and request for proposal.

Further career growth

• Possibility of taking mandates for the role of “Responsable du contrôle du respect des obligations” (RC) and execute the duties and responsibilities within the scope of the law and regulation.

Main requirements

• 2-5 years of professional experience in Governance and Compliance in Luxembourg;
• Master’s degree in law, Finance or recognised industry related qualification;
• Knowledge of the Luxembourg legal and regulatory frameworks;
• Accounting knowledge, including LuxGAAP;
• In depth knowledge of AML/CFT regulatory requirements applicable to PFS;
• Knowledge of internal governance regulatory requirements of various PFS structures;
• Strong knowledge understanding of local and international AML/CFT regulatory requirements and framework as well as local market practice;
• Experience in writing and updating of policies, procedures and processes. Experience in CSSF application file is considered an asset;
• Good written and oral communication in English and French, any other language is considered an asset;
• Proficiency with Microsoft office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint);
• Strong analytical and organisational (management of priorities and deadlines) skills;
• Good project management skills
• Team player, rigorous and autonomous;
• Results-oriented, meticulous with a keen eye for details and a problem-solving attitude.

3, 2, 1… Get ready to go beyond and apply!

Next steps

• HR interview with our Talent team;
• Technical interview with Manager(s) or Partner(s) of the team.

Grant Thornton Information

Grant Thornton is a collaborative, entrepreneurial firm on the move! As part of a dynamic, global organisation of more than 73,000 people serving clients in more than 149 countries, we have the agility and focus it takes to be a leader.

Here in Luxembourg, 330 professional staff and 21 partners are offering high-quality assurance, tax and advisory services to clients that range from private individuals to corporations, banks and public institutions. 

5 reasons to join us

1.    Work life balance (additional holidays, flexibility, satellite offices, parking possibility);

2.    Interesting Benefits (annual discretionary bonus, trainings/certifications, lunch voucher, pension plan, talent referral reward program, internal mobility program);

3.    Proximity management in agreement with our CLEARR values;

4.    Integration follow-up to ensure yours & career development opportunity (on-demand feedback, mid-year and annual performance review);

5.    Company life (events, afterworks, teambuilding, sport events) & engagements (Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Rights, Diversity & Inclusion);

6.    You are the one that we are looking for!

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