When we started Kensington we were the first specialist lender to offer mortgages to people the high street turned down. Over 25 years later, we're the UK's leading specialist mortgage lender still blazing a trail offering people the chance to get a mortgage. Where high street lenders see black and white, we've always used our expertise and manual underwriting capability to see the shades in between. In a market where changing lifestyles mean more people are falling outside the traditional mortgage criteria, it's an approach that can make a real difference to people who want to own a property.
It's what we call the Kensington Difference.
Kensington Mortgage Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays Bank UK PLC from 1 March 2023, and the principal activity of the Company is the origination and servicing of mortgage assets. The Company is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority for regulated activities.
**Overall Purpose of Job
To ensure that Kensington complies with all relevant legislation, regulations, policies and codes of conduct through appropriate control systems in order to minimise and mitigate risks to the business.
Assisting the Compliance Monitoring Manager in designing, implementing and delivering the Compliance Monitoring Plan.
Continually identify areas of emerging risk ensuring that these are incorporated into the Compliance Monitoring Plan.
Assess the effectiveness of the internal control framework for compliance with regulatory requirements ensuring appropriate and timely action is taken to address deficiencies.
Key Accountabilities
- To proactively manage own workload ensuring the objectives of the Compliance Monitoring Plan are delivered in a timely manner.
- To keep abreast of emerging risks, both internally and externally, ensuring that appropriate action is taken to accommodate effective management of risk and amendments to the Compliance Monitoring Plan.
- To develop relationships with business owners and provide guidance on the effectiveness of risk management controls and the appropriateness of remedial action.
- To prepare monitoring programmes ensuring that tests verify the effectiveness of internal controls and Kensington's compliance with regulatory requirements.
- To assess the appropriateness of responses from stakeholders to determine if issues have been resolved appropriately and ensuring timely validation work is scheduled.
- To maintain up to date knowledge of regulatory requirements and business.
- To produce high quality reports for the Senior Management Team.
- To assist the Compliance Management Team with any reasonable requests in order to discharge the duties of the department.
- To complete regular quality assurance sampling.
**Experience, Knowledge, Skills
- Understanding of relevant legislation, regulations, policies and codes governing the mortgage and secured loans industry
- Relevant compliance/regulatory experience in the financial services sector preferably including interpretation of regulation within the mortgage industry
- Highest levels of honesty, integrity and embraces the philosophy of treating customers fairly
- Strong sense of accountability reflected in a willingness to take responsibility for tasks and the ability see tasks through to completion.
- Strong team player who has a positive attitude and works collaboratively with others
**Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge, Skills
- A Compliance professional preferably educated to degree standard (desirable)
- Relevant industry qualifications an advantage
Our employees are critical to our success. We work hard to ensure that Kensington Mortgages is a great place to work. We recognise the difference it makes to our business when people challenge themselves and take advantage of the development opportunities available so we try and support everyone however we can.
We also recognise the fact that people seek work life balance and continuously develop our benefits offering to create an inclusive and supportive culture where differences that exist between us all are recognised, understood and valued.
We offer a number of benefits which can be found HERE
If you want to make a Difference, apply now.