Nyree Ceesay FPFS IRMCert

Director at Compliance Genie Ltd
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Iain Messenger

Nyree is direct and certainly there is no box ticking when it comes to highlighting risks and providing guidance and advice. I have worked with Nyree over the past 15 years in various guises, more recently engaging her help in establishing risks and compliance issues with the business which we were looking to develop and grow. Not only is she efficient and leaves no stone unturned, her ability to guide us on the highest risks enables us to develop clear action plans to address these within our business. She also has an uncanny knowing of where issues are and put systems and processes in place to enable us to effectively manage these as a business. She just gets things done so we can focus on growing our business. She certainly is my go to Genie for all things Risk & Compliance.

Lizzy Parsons

I knew enough about data and compliance to know that I didn't know enough to sort it out myself. And then in stepped Nyree, not only does she know her stuff but she was able to explain to me step by step what approach she was going to take and why. She even helped me consider some of the things that I'd need to do to future proof my data compliance if I expanded my business. As a fellow risk manager, her approach (full belt and braces) let me feel that I was not only covered but I had all the right things in place to manage and care for my clients data in the best way possible. Not having this sorted out was a big stumbling block for me and was preventing me from moving forward with taking potential clients off borrowed land (social media) and into my business via my mailing list. I got to hand the problem to Nyree and she handed it back to me handled - which was the time saver that I didn't know I needed. As I went through the documents it was clear how much care Nyree had taken with this task and it made me appreciate asking her for help, even more. If you are struggling with your data and compliance, or like me you didn't even know where to start with it all, I would highly recommend working with Nyree as she will help you to protect yourself and your business which is critical.

Regina Martin

Nyree and I met when I approached her to help with making my client websites compliant for GDPR. I had some knowledge but in all honestly wasn't too enamoured about having to do all the things required myself. Nyree has become my safe hands. She just got stuff done. There was so much that I didnt realise I needed to have in place such as registering with the ICO and making sure my privacy and cookie policies covered all client touch points. To be honest there is so much she does in the background that I would never have thought about it's just wonderful knpowing my business and reputation are safe in her hands. Love her!

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Credentials

  • Associate Member
    Gibraltar Association of Compliance Officers
    Nov, 2022
    - Sep, 2024
  • Accredited to Fellowship Level
    Pension Management Institute
  • Auto Enrolment Certificate
    Pension Management Institute
  • Certificate in Compliance
    International Compliance Association
  • Digital Risk Management
    Institute of Risk Management
  • Fellow
    Personal Finance Society
  • International Certificate in Financial Services Risk Management
    Institute of Risk Management
  • Operational Risk Management
    Institute of Risk Management

Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director
      • Aug 2020 - Present

      The Compliance Genie was created to support conscious business owners and give them back their time to scale their business to the next level without the worry, overwhelm or fear of getting the compliance requirements wrong. Having a Compliance Genie removes the pressure and gives you the peace of mind knowing that your business is protected and you can focus on the evolution of your business and bringing your unique magic to your clients. The Genie will not only help you manage any risks in relation to data, with her unique skill set and knowledge your compliance, and where appropriate the management of your risks, will be tailored to your business whilst ensuring your compliance requirements are met.

    • United Kingdom
    • Financial Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Compliance Director
      • Aug 2019 - Present

      Overall responsibilities - ensuring the Business has effective Governance, Risk and Compliance structure to effectively manage Regulatory and other risks associated with a directly authorised financial services firm and to achieve the firm's strategic objective. Current Duties and Responsibilities: I am involved in the design and approval of business strategy in line with risk appetite, ethical standards and taking into account of necessary legislation. Compliance and AML Oversight incorporating accountability for: - Data Protection - Cyber Crime and Technical Resilience - Training and Competency - Regulatory Reporting - Complaints - Effective Systems and Controls - Health & Safety - Operation Resilience - Managing ongoing Centralised Investment Process - Auto Enrolment Compliance

    • Head of Operational Compliance
      • Aug 2015 - Aug 2019

      Key achievements: - Co-lead responsible for developing the company's response to GDPR. I was actively involved in the design, implementation and ongoing monitoring of GDPR, becoming one of the firm's SME in the matter. - Review and implementation of the firm’s risk management process, including strategic risks, operational and IT risks. - Establishing and recruiting the firm’s internal Quality Assurance (QA) Team, implementing robust systems and controls for an effective first line of defence. - Evolving the QA process to focus on excellent customer outcomes, requiring effective change management and communication skills with both the Sales and QA teams. - Designing and implementing a vulnerable customer process and policy, focusing on training front line staff to ensure good outcomes for vulnerable customers. - Redesigning the Training & Competency scheme to ensure appropriate monitoring of all staff to enable evidence of the competency employee requirement. This will be further enhanced for SMCR requirements. - Designing and implementing a Breach Management Policy and Procedure with the ability to obtain relevant management information (MI) to ensure the Board have effective oversight of the business. Root cause analysis for process improvement is completed on a monthly basis. - Designing and implementing the firm’s response to evidence compliance to key regulations. - Implementing the firm's formal response to OFCOM compliance producing appropriate management information and reports to the relevant Committees. - Financial Promotions - Training of marketing team to develop their understanding of the regulatory environment and consent requirements.

Education

  • Keele University
    Bachelor of Science, Biology & Geography

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