Associate Director, Compliance

THE ROLE

You will be joining our Compliance team at IQ-EQ Fund Management (Ireland) Limited, where you’ll play a key role in supporting the Chief Compliance Officer in maintaining and enhancing our firm’s regulatory framework. This is a permanent position focused on the Fund Administration activities of the business. You will contribute to upholding our strong compliance culture while ensuring IQ-EQ meets its obligations to the Central Bank of Ireland and other regulatory bodies.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

- You support the Chief Compliance Officer in maintaining an effective, risk-based compliance monitoring programme for managing regulatory and AML/CFT risk
- You ensure all regulatory reporting obligations are completed accurately and on time in accordance with Central Bank of Ireland requirements
- You provide advice and guidance to the business on compliance and AML/CFT matters, acting as a trusted partner to key stakeholders
- You deliver compliance and AML training to staff, promoting awareness and accountability across the business
- You work collaboratively with the wider compliance team to implement regulatory change initiatives and enhance compliance oversight of outsourced business activities

WHAT WE OFFER

- Comprehensive remuneration and pension: motivating financial packages based upon market rates for your role and is proportionate to your qualifications, level of experiences and skills profile
- Wellbeing: additional social benefits such as private health and dental cover, life assurance, discounted gym membership, eye test and corporate GP
- Annual leave: our employees are entitled to 25 days paid leave plus all Ireland public holidays
- Enhanced maternity and paternity, including shared parental leave and adoption leave
- Flexible working: we recognise the value of working flexibly and want to ensure all employees enjoy an excellent work-life blend. As such, we are open to conversations with employees related to setting up flexible working arrangements.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

- You hold a relevant third-level degree in Business, Finance, or a related field, along with a recognised Compliance and/or AML qualification
- You bring experience working in a Compliance role within an Irish Fund Administrator
- You have a strong understanding of Irish fund-related laws, regulations, and reporting requirements
- You demonstrate excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and assess compliance and AML risk
- You are proactive, detail-oriented, and committed to maintaining the highest standards of regulatory compliance and ethical conduct

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining long-term relationships with all our stakeholders – including our employees, clients, and local communities – while also reducing our impact on our natural environment.

There is always more we can, and should do, to improve – whether in relation to our people, our clients, our planet, or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee.

Our learning and development programmes and systems (including PowerU and MyCampus) enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers, while our hybrid working approach supports our employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to their colleagues. We want to empower our 5,800+ employees - from 94 nationalities, across 25 countries - to each achieve their potential. Through IQ-EQ Launchpad we support women managers launching their first fund, in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced.

We’re committed to growing relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients’ sustainability and success leads to our sustainability and success. We’re emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.

ABOUT IQ-EQ

We’re a leading Investor Services group offering end-to-end services in administration, accounting, reporting, regulatory and compliance needs of the investment sector worldwide.  We employ a global workforce of 5,800+ people across 25 jurisdictions and have assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$750 billion. We work with 13 of the world’s top-15 private equity firms.

Our services are underpinned by a Group-wide commitment to ESG and best-in-class technology including a global data platform and innovative proprietary tools supported by in-house experts.

Above all, what makes us different is our people. Operating as trusted partners to our clients, we deliver intelligent solutions through a combination of technical expertise and strong relationships based on deep client understanding.