BACKGROUND

All our consultants are former Compliance Officers and since 1996 we have developed a reputation with our clients as the most professional recruitment consultancy in service as well as technical knowledge, whilst at the same time candidates learnt that more than any other competitor we put their career planning and interests first (having all been Compliance candidates ourselves at some time) as well as being able to bring our experience of working in the role to bear [ Please see the UK Page for full biographical details of our team]

Over the years we have acquired the business & databases of several competitors, in 2005 we opened our first representative office in Dubai to service the increasing number of opportunities in the Middle East and in 2007 similar in Sydney. We cover Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering/Financial Crime, Corporate Governance/Internal Audit and Risk across all regulated financial services sectors, so if you are an experienced Compliance professional looking for the next move, or a company looking to recruit additional Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering or Corporate Governance staff across any sector or location, please feel free to contact us.

WHY USE US – CLIENTS

As CRS Consultants are all former Compliance Officers & Managers from a variety of backgrounds covering most regulated sectors;

• We understand the demands and needs of the role and hence what makes a successful Compliance Officer in character & personality as well as technical skills and likely background & experience

• Our formal database goes back to 1996 and compliance contacts to 1988 so can move much quicker than our competitors (and are frequently appointed to fill senior roles instead of generalist headhunters, as we already know most of the sector without the need for further research)

• Having seen the job market develop over the past 20 years can advise on long term trends as well as immediate salary levels for specific areas or criteria required

• We consider ourselves ethical professionals first and salesmen last, and believe in delivering a professional service to our clients (e.g. we would rather send fewer CVs than waste our client’s time with unsuitable CVs as to experience or personality)

• If requested can advise on department structures & responsibilities, as well as write individual job specifications

• Having identified the candidates by verifying their level of experience, qualifications, salary expectations etc are appropriate, we thoroughly interview them, to ensure that

- their technical understanding is satisfactory for the level required (and have also assisted in technical interviewing of internal candidates)

- their personality is suited to the culture and size of the firm and role

- the CV contains accurate content & dates and neither overstates nor omits their relevant experience, product knowledge etc.

See the Client page for further details

WHY USE US – CANDIDATES

As you can see from our detailed biographies all of us have been around for a long time and worked in Compliance ourselves. Thus we

• understand the job market and have seen the supply and demand trends over the past 20 years since FSA Compliance first came in;

• understand the detail and differences between different types of role, and how easy or not it is to move between types of role, specialism or sector;

• can directly relate to and understand the pressures & difficulties of the job.

See the Candidate page for further details