Compliance Officer – Brussels recruitment

A Compliance Officer is sought by my client, a Fortune 500 business based in Brussels.

This is a broad and varied compliance role, reporting directly to the Head of Compliance for EMEA. The candidate will operate in an autonomous manner and will be involved in all day-to-day compliance matters in a hands-on and proactive manner.

The compliance officer will:
- Proactively identify operational and financial Risks and propose adequate and efficient controls to mitigate practices;
- Maintain the local compliance strategy and promote within the team;
- Optimise the business processes and operations through continuous Improvement,
- Ensure full alignment with management create strong business partnerships between all stakeholders
- Act as the Single Point of Contact for compliance and audit matters
- Keep abreast of key regulatory and legislative changes which may impact the business and determine with the legal department the necessary course of action

The successful compliance officer will have:
- Minimum 3 years post graduate experience, of which 2 years in a 'Big 4' company
- Experience of leading Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts
- Experience of accessing internal controls and communicating findings to a range of stakeholders;
- Excellent communication and coordination skills
- Be proactive and demonstrate the ability to look and perform outside the box;
- Travel within the EMEA region up to 25%
- Fluency in English and either French or Dutch is required.

This is an excellent role to gain exposure to multi-national environment. You will gain a helicopter of the business and people typically progress to other opportunities within company after approx 3 years within the business.

If you have the above qualities, and wish to further your career as a compliance officer, then please apply today.
mwa international encourages applications from individuals of all ages backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone. mwa international acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.