Company Description

Welcome to HIGHVERN. We are an award-winning provider of private wealth, fund and corporate administration services


Role Purpose:

As Highvern Guernsey is regulated under both Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Business and Company Directors, etc (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 and Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020, the role holder will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing the risk and compliance framework for the fund administration business and providing support to the Compliance Officer for the private capital business. The position includes holding the role of CO, MLCO and MLRO for HFAGL and acting as Nominated Officer for the private capital business. In addition to providing compliance expertise to HFAGL, the role will also include providing compliance services to regulated fund clients (including holding CO/MLCO/MLRO roles as required).  The individual holding these roles will be required to manage the regulatory requirements, while balancing commercial practicalities and client demands. The role holder will work closely with client teams, boards, and the wider Risk & Compliance function to ensure that regulatory obligations are met, and risks are managed proportionately for the Guernsey business as a whole. This will include line management responsibilities for the local Risk & Compliance Team. A key component of the role will include working with Highvern’s other fund administration businesses to collaborate and enhance the group’s client compliance service offering.


Key Accountabilities:

  • Hold prescribed roles (CO/MLCO/MLRO) for HFAGL and regulated fund clients, providing strong leadership on governance, AML/CFT compliance, and effective engagement at board level.
  • Act as Nominated Officer and provide cover for the MLRO/Compliance Officer for private capital business, as required.
  • Maintain and enhance Highvern’s and clients’ risk & compliance frameworks, ensuring policies, procedures and regulatory updates are implemented in a timely and effective manner.
  • Provide expert compliance guidance to client-facing teams, including onboarding, trigger events, complex structures, high‑risk jurisdictions and day‑to‑day regulatory queries.
  • Review client CDD/ECDD, including SOW/SOF assessments and enhanced measures (as appropriate), ensuring robust AML/CFT risk management.
  • As a senior member of compliance, provide oversight of the investor onboarding framework, identifying thematic issues, and escalation of sensitive or complex cases.
  • Monitor and manage screening outputs, including overnight screening and sanctions notices, escalating matches where required.
  • Lead or contribute to periodic reviews, compliance monitoring testing, and risk assessments, ensuring issues are recorded, tracked and remediated.
  • Prepare and support regulatory reporting, and board-level and group compliance updates, including breaches, significant complaints, and other notifiable events.
  • Ensure timely and accurate completion of regulatory returns for both Highvern and regulated client entities.
  • Support training, knowledge sharing, and development within the Risk & Compliance team, contributing to a strong compliance culture across the business.
  • Contribute to Highvern’s Group Risk & Compliance Team by timely escalation of matters and proactive input into group approaches and policies.

 

Skills, Knowledge & Experience Required:

  • 10+ years’ experience involved in risk and regulation
  • Strong understanding of local regulatory and AML/CFT requirements, particularly as they relate to Customer Due Diligence, fund structures and fund investor CDD
  • Demonstrable experience in fund compliance, fund investor onboarding, AML/KYC evaluation, and fund compliance workflows
  • Commercial yet compliant approach to decision making
  • Proven initiative and capability in supporting senior leaders
  • High quality communication skills - verbal, presentational and written
  • Highly effective and adaptive interpersonal skills
  • Collaborative team player
  • Excellent problem solving and decision-making abilities


Preferred Minimum Qualification:

  • STEP / ICSA/CISI Diploma or equivalent
  • Legal
  • Compliance related Diploma or equivalent


Other Requirements:

  • Effective contribution to Group Risk & Compliance Team success
  • Positive collaboration with Client Teams & wider stakeholders
  • Effective contribution to, and use of, governance fora as member / invitee
  • Ongoing compliance with all internal policies and procedures
  • Ongoing compliance with all relevant regulatory/legal requirements
  • Effective contribution to group projects, as necessary
  • Maintenance of CPD and up to date technical awareness / industry developments
  • Role modelling all appropriate behaviours to staff at all times
  • Effective mentoring of and knowledge sharing