Compliance Assistant

Willis Towers Watson is a leading global professional services company that helps organizations improve performance through effective people, financial and risk management. We are looking for a motivated compliance assistant to strengthen our employee benefits consulting team in Belgium.

Join our team to grow in a flexible and international work environment. We offer an attractive employment package, flexible work conditions, trainings tailored to your level and work in a team of colleagues with different areas of expertise.

The Role

Our office in Zaventem provides a specialist range of consulting services in employee benefits, pension administration, human resources, data services, insurance, investment and communications. This very focused, specialist approach is a characteristic which differentiates us in the Belgian market.

The Retirement team focuses on company pensions. To strengthen the legal support of the Retirement team, we are looking for a flexible and motivated Compliance Assistant.

As a Compliance Assistant, you will work closely with our legal expert and your main responsibilities will be:

• Interact with clients and consultants to coordinate the pension fund management and reporting.
• Attend client meetings, prepare handouts and prepare minutes of meetings.
• Manage the reporting related to Pension Funds (coordination and completion of annual reports in an automated system);
• Assist the compliance officer in the preparation of the compliance reports;
• Be the administrative support to pension fund managers:
  • Drafting minutes of the different pension fund management meetings
  • Publishing formal documents
• Be responsible of eCorporate (online reporting tool of the Belgian control authority - FSMA);
• Liaise with control authorities;
• Participate in trainings and give trainings;
• Follow-up legislation and contribute to distribution to team and clients;
• Support pension administrators when needed;
• Support the pension funds management with governance aspects (eg: implementation of legal requirements, ensure a proper follow-up on regulatory requirements);
• Work with consultants and support legal expert with compliance matters.

At Willis Towers Watson, you can expect:

• A competitive remuneration package and possibility to grow in the company
• An informal and multi-cultural work environment, collegiality and a young and dynamic team that pays attention to personal development and own initiatives;
• A permanent contract;

The Requirements

• You have a bachelor degree (or higher level) and interest in pension fund management, organization and compliance matters;
• A prior experience within Pensions, Insurance, Benefits & Compensations or other Financial Services is an asset but not required;
• You like to work in an dynamic, multi-cultural environment;
• You are an eager learner, accurate and flexible;
• You are deadline-oriented with good organizational skills;
• You are fluent in Dutch and/or French, and have a good knowledge of English and the other Belgian language French or Dutch;
• You are stress-resistant with a good sense of humor;
• You are an open communicator and a team player with good social skills;

Interested?
Please apply online with your CV.

Equal Opportunity Employer