Apex Group

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.

Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.

That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.

Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

For our business, for clients, and for you

As a Compliance Intern in the Compliance Team you will report to the Senior

Manager/Associate Director, Compliance and be responsible for a number of

important administrative tasks which will ultimately enable the Senior Manager,

Associate Director and Compliance Officer/Money Laundering Compliance Officer to provide robust management information to the boards of the Apex regulated entities.

3-6 month Internship

Key responsibilities

Administrative Responsibilities

• Assist with monitoring the Compliance email inbox to ensure tasks are allocated and dealt with in a timely manner;
• Assist with the Jersey Financial Services Commission (“JFSC”) regulatory annual fees process;
• Assist with the screening process;
• Assist with the completion of AML Questionnaires and Letters;
• Assist with requests regarding reliance visits and queries;
• Assist with maintaining the Apex Compliance team meeting documentation, taking minutes and updating the actions arising log;
• Assist with maintaining the Apex Compliance team Procedures;
• Assist with the collation of supporting statistical information when required from time to time; and
• Assist with the maintenance of the following registers:
• Breaches/Errors
• Complaints
• Conflicts of Interest/Gifts & Business Benefit
• Regulatory Correspondence
• Horizon Scanning/Regulatory Updates
• Joiners/Leavers/CPD

Key responsibilities

Other Responsibilities

• Assist with other duties to support the Senior Members of the Apex Compliance Function from time to time;
• Be willing to undertake or assist in any project work that is identified and be willing to get involved with Apex Group initiatives in relation to regulatory issues, liaising with Senior Members of the team as and when required;
• Be able to assist other team members where required;
• Liaise with Apex employees on day to day regulatory matters and assist with queries regarding relevant laws, orders or codes of practice; and
• Assist with the implementation and maintain the Internal Compliance Induction Training Programme.
• You may be required to assist with aspects of the Apex Compliance monitoring as and when required.
• Assist with the monitoring and testing of compliance with systems and controls (including policies and procedures) in place to prevent and detect money laundering and financing of terrorism.

Experience

• It is preferable that you have an understanding of Jersey’s financial regulations and AML/CFT Framework and have at least 1 to 3 years’ experience with performing Compliance / AML/CFT roles within a regulated financial services business though training will be undertaken for those individuals who do not have experience and have not worked in Compliance / AML/CFT roles.
• Will either hold or be willing to work towards a relevant compliance qualification (as determined by Apex).

Skills

Followings skills would be desirable for this role:

• knowledge of the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998, any orders issued under the Law;
• knowledge of the Code of Practice for Trust Company Business;
• knowledge of the Code of Practice for Fund Services Business;
• knowledge of the Jersey Anti-Money Laundering legislation and any orders issued under those laws;
• knowledge of the Handbook for the Prevention and Detection of Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism;
• awareness of personal obligations and those of the relevant persons under the laws mentioned above as well as the Terrorism Law, the Directions Law, Terrorist Sanctions Measures;
• excellent communication skills;
• be well organised;
• have the flexibility and adaptability to undertake a variety of tasks at short
• notice if required;
• self-motivated and capable of prioritising workloads as required;
• be proactive in your approach; and.
• have a good working knowledge of Microsoft products, in particular Outlook, Word and Excel as well as having the capability to quickly assimilate working with Apex’s key databases some of which are bespoke

Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.