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St Peter Port, Guernsey, Guernsey
Onsite
About Us
Rothschild & Co is a leading global financial services group with seven generations of family control and a history of over 200 years at the centre of the world's financial markets.
Our expertise, intellectual capital and global network enable us to provide a distinct perspective that makes a meaningful difference to our clients, communities and planet.
We have 4,600 talented specialists on the ground in over 40 countries around the world, enabling us to deliver a unique global perspective across four market-leading business divisions – Global Advisory, Wealth Management, Asset Management and Five Arrows.
As a family-controlled business built on relationships, we place a huge emphasis on our people and finding the right colleagues to take our business forward.
Rothschild & Co is committed to an inclusive and supportive environment where different perspectives are valued. We are focused on the attraction and recruitment, development and retention and progression of high calibre talent to ensure we and our clients benefit from the value of difference.
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management
Within Wealth Management we offer an objective long-term perspective on investing, structuring and safeguarding assets, to preserve and grow our clients’ wealth.
We provide a comprehensive range of Wealth Management services to some of the world’s wealthiest and most successful families, entrepreneurs, foundations and charities. In an environment where short-term thinking often dominates, our long-term perspective sets us apart. We believe preservation-first is the right approach to managing wealth.
Rothschild & Co Bank International
Rothschild & Co Bank International Limited (“R&CoBI”) is the Group’s bank in Guernsey. It was established in 1967 and will be celebrating a presence of 60 years in Guernsey in 2027. The 2025 financial statements of R&CoBI indicate balance sheet footings of approximately £3bn and profits before tax of c.£20m. It has approximately 60 staff.
The Onboarding and Periodic Review Team
The Onboarding and Periodic Review team is responsible for the timely and compliant take-on of all new clients and the ongoing periodic review of existing clients. These include accounts for individuals and legal entities, such as companies and trusts.
The team is responsible for the timely and compliant review of all existing accounts in line with AML/CFT regulatory and international tax compliance requirements. This includes the review and approval of all low and medium risk clients and a review of high risk and PEP clients before escalating these to Compliance for approval, in line with the risk-based periodic review cycle. In addition, the team also complete trigger reviews as and when required.
The team is also responsible for creation and ongoing review of all client’s static data held in the system and updating the data where necessary.
Overview of Role
We are looking for a suitable candidate for the role of Periodic Review Executive. The role involves daily contact with Front Office teams and Compliance to facilitate the ongoing review of all clients, as well as contact with colleagues in the wider group, concerning mutual relationships. From time to time, the successful candidate will also assist with the Onboarding workflow.
The candidate should be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of the regulatory framework relevant to the role, whilst grasping the importance of a smooth and efficient service for the Front Office teams and end clients. The candidate should possess strong organisational skills, a high level of attention to detail, along with an ability to manage several tasks at the same time and deliver to challenging deadlines when required.
The candidate is expected to demonstrate good communication skills as they will need to clearly explain remediation requirements to Front Office client teams. The candidate will also need to show an ability to be pragmatic and proactive when presented with a problem which requires “out of the box” thinking. The candidate should also be able and confident to generate ideas to help improve current procedures and controls to prevent future errors, improve quality and to make processes more effective and efficient.
Elements of the review process
Teamwork
Key Competencies
Our goal is to have a balanced, inclusive and flexible environment which enables all colleagues to achieve their personal and professional aspirations, and to ensure that Rothschild & Co provides longer term opportunities for talent.
