Compliance M&a Manager

From day one, our mission has been to create an independent business with a unique culture - one that is controlled by the people who work for it. Finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people has always been key to our success.

People come to Howden for lots of different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. That’s what sets us apart, and why we nurture and retain the best talent in the market. Whatever your priorities - work/life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering - you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.

SUMMARY:
The Compliance M&A Manager focusses on the delivery of compliance due diligence prior to the completion of acquisitions, as well as the delivery of compliance integration plans post-completion.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Leading the due diligence review of target businesses prior to acquisition by Howden UK&I, focussing specifically on review of the compliance culture and robustness of compliance policies, procedures and frameworks
- Liaising directly with stakeholders to discuss and investigate questions arising from due diligence
- Drafting compliance reports on target businesses, seeking input from compliance team management and colleagues, ensuring that any clarification questions or required pre / post completion remedial actions are flagged with an appropriate level of clarity and prominence
- Driving forward the completion of agreed compliance integration actions, through direct activity or through stakeholder management, helping to ensure that all businesses meet common standards
- Reviewing compliance policies and procedures, making an assessment of their appropriateness, benchmarking where required against regulatory expectation and Howden Group standards
- Assessing and proposing amendments to contracts between acquired entities and insurers / third parties, including ToBAs, delegated authority agreements, introducer agreements, NDAs etc

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE

Essential:

- Experience managing compliance projects
- Practical knowledge of all compliance policies / procedures / frameworks expected of a CBI regulated insurance intermediary
- Ability to assess ToBAs and other agreements, addressing any key issues therein

Advantageous but not essential:

- Awareness of wider financial services regulatory considerations (i.e. mortgages) would be an advantage
- Involvement in compliance focussed M&A / integration activity would be advantageous
- Experience with quality assurance of insurance broking files

SKILLS/BEHAVIOURS
- Able to project manage effectively ensuring that workstream scope and timelines are clearly understood, and all deliverables met to agreed standards.
- Ability to write concise and impactful reports.
- Methodical and able to work on own initiative, managing own time effectively and delivering against deadlines.
- Comfortable gathering, analysing and evaluating facts, as well as preparing and presenting concise oral and written reports.
- Ability to work in a fair, objective and impartial manner with absolute integrity.
- Excellent investigative skills, with an ability to accurately analyse information.
- Able to demonstrate sound judgement and the ability to balance fault-finding with pragmatism.
- Must be a strong communicator at levels, both verbal and written.
- Familiar with major commercial and personal lines insurance products.

QUALIFICATIONS
- LCI (or equivalent) would be an advantage
- Industry recognised compliance qualifications beneficial but not essential
- Support will be provided for ongoing professional education
- 5 years relevant experience

Our Culture: People First

We’ve travelled far since opening our first office in 1994. Back then we were local experts - based in London, with direct access to the world’s biggest insurance market. We’re still locals, and we still deliver the right advice and the right insurance to our clients. But now, we’re local all over the world. With 15,000 global colleagues and a partner network spanning more than 100 territories, we are the largest independent insurance broker in the world. But our values haven’t changed since day one, when we set out to create a company grounded in:

- An employee-ownership model
- Aligned external investors
- The trust and integrity born of friendship
- Expertise
- Independence

Our focus on being a people-first business has always been at the very heart of Howden. Our vision was to create an independent business with a unique culture; one that would survive and thrive as a business controlled by the people working for it. Our employee ownership model sets us apart in the market. It’s created a culture of collaboration and innovation, where we’re driven to think bigger and empowered to challenge convention.

Our flat structure and entrepreneurial spirit help us attract the best people and empower them to be the best version of themselves. And when we bring in and nurture great talent, more follows. That makes