Post Title: Corporate Compliance Officer
This role leads on compliance and risk assurance, overseeing statutory returns, corporate registers, securitisation activity, internal audit and risk management
Salary (pro rata): £32,674 - £37,565
Hours and Contract Type: 37 hours, full time, permanent
Responsible to: Head of Governance
Department: Governance
Location: Newtown, Lampeter or Aberystwyth with Hybrid working
Closing date: 11 October 2026 (midday)
(Please note that applications received after this deadline will not be accepted)
Interview Date: 22 October 2026
Job Description
Corporate Compliance Officer
All criteria are Essential unless indicated otherwise
Reports to: Head of Governance
Responsible for: N/a
Overall Job Purpose: Contribute to the effectiveness of the Group’s governance framework by ensuring compliance and supporting the delivery of strategic objectives, with responsibility for coordinating risk management and internal audit processes to uphold strong internal controls and assurance.
Key Responsibilities
Compliance
- Ensure that the Corporate Registers are regularly updated, to include the Assets and Liabilities Register, Seal Register, Data Breaches Register and Compliance Register and prepare reports to the relevant Board or Committee on a quarterly basis
- Co-ordinate and validate data returns, completing and submiting to the Welsh Government and other bodies on a quarterly or annual basis as required
- Submit Accounts and Confirmation Statements for the Group to Companies House and the FCA as and when required
- Support and advise colleagues on any potential or actual data breaches alongside the Head of Governance and report data breaches to the Information Commissioner’s Office
- Co-ordinate risk management and internal audit processes across the Group
- Delegate work to the Governance and Projects Officer as required to ensure consistent service levels are maintained across all work areas
Assets
- Manage securitisation projects, to include liaising with Barcud’s Solicitor and other parties in order to secure properties in a timely manner October 2022 (SH)
- Complete annual stock and rent return and submit to the Welsh Government
- Compile stock valuation data for the lenders on an annual basis and arrange valuations with Valuers
- Liaise with Solicitors and lenders to release properties from charge.
- Complete M&G Trustee quarterly returns
- Complete Priority Disposal Notifications and submit to Welsh Government
Internal Audit and Risk
- Monitor and track the implementation of agreed audit actions, providing regular updates to senior management and relevant boards and committees
- Maintain and update the association’s risk register, ensuring risks are accurately recorded, assessed, and regularly reviewed with risk owners
- Strengthen risk awareness and promote a robust risk management culture across the organisation by collaborating with senior leaders and providing guidance and support to colleagues on risk identification, assessment, and mitigation, ensuring procedures are clearly understood and consistently adhered to.
- Support the preparation of reports to the Board and relevant committees on risk management, internal controls, and assurance activity
- Ensure that assurance mapping is up to date, identifying gaps or overlaps in controls and sources of assurance
- Work with stakeholders to ensure compliance with internal policies, regulatory standards, and audit requirements
Corporate
- Be responsible for providing responsive, customer focussed corporate compliance information to colleagues, Boards and Committees
- Commitment to and promotion of Barcud’s Values and Strategic Objectives
- Carry out any other such duties and responsibilities as may reasonably be requested
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list and in view of changing demands, legislation, and regulations, the duties may be reviewed and revised as deemed reasonable and appropriate.
Personal Specification
Corporate Compliance Officer
This person specification details the experience and skills for the position of Corporate Compliance Officer at Barcud. All skills and experience are essential except where explicitly indicated to be desirable (D).
Qualifications:
- Educated to “A” Level standard or equivalent
- Evidence of continually developing professional knowledge
Experience:
- Experience in delivering a compliance or business support service, preferably in a not for profit environment
- Experience in working collaboratively across an organisation
- Analysing data to identify trends and patterns
- Storing, reporting and record keeping of sensitive and confidential data
- Experience of internal audit and/or risk management processes (Desirable)
- Public Sector or Housing Association experience (Desirable)
Knowledge/Skills:
- Knowledge of Data Protection requirements and compliance
- Ability to use a variety of computer systems to log, monitor and analyse data
- Ability to set up databases and analyse data
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise, work under pressure and meet deadlines
Personal Qualities:
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Ability and confidence to deal with senior staff and to request data to a fixed timescale
- A strong commitment to high quality customer service
- Adopts a flexible approach to the requirements of the job
- Adapts positively to change
