Senior Consultant
CurrentI consult in the financial services sector predominantly to insurance broking and financial adviser businesses.The nature of my work entails:1. Applying for Australian Financial Services licences as well as Australian Credit licences for clients and any relevant variations to the licences, including changes to responsible managers and additional business activities for companies.2. Compliance reviews to assist Australian Financial Services' companies protect and maintain their licences.3. Implementing compliance frameworks in accordance with the requirements of AFS licences.4. Reviewing broking and compliance systems and analysing the relevant reports to ensure processes, controls and procedures are being maintained and monitored to protect the businesses and their licences.5. Setting up audit frameworks and programs to audit companies in accordance with ASIC's annual requirements for Australian Financial Services Licencees.6. Preparation of audit and compliance reports, from highly-automated systems, for clients, including corrective action planners and satisfactory assessment certificates.7. Arranging review / audit visits with business owners and meetings with senior management and staff on results from the compliance and audit activities.8. Servicing current clients, embracing business development opportunities and undertaking client retention situations.