Business Excellence Awards 2022

Acquisition International - Business Excellence Awards 2022 43 Mar22091 Best Emerging Compliance & Financial Crime Consultancy 2022 espite its short time within the compliance and financial crime services industry, Barley Harbour Limited has shown incredible resilience and determination, building a successful reputation and business all through the storm that was Covid-19 – a risky development that has undoubtedly paid off for those involved with the company. “We are incredibly proud of how far we’ve come and the resilience of all our employees, contractors, and clients. This is an exciting time for our business as we look forward to building on our established momentum. But, of course, none of this would be possible without our clients and those who have worked so hard for us. We thank them all,” says Sarah Carter, Co-Founder and Managing Director. Barley Harbour is a well-established professional services company that primarily focuses on risk, compliance, and financial crime management, operating in the financial services sector and covers Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. Essentially, Barley Harbour aims to provide clients with effective and efficient compliance and financial crime solutions, whether that consists of advice, training, project implementation/management, monitoring or recruitment services. Launched by professionals who have worked in several sectors globally for decades, including banking and financial services, Barley Harbour listens to its clients and works to provide bespoke and customisable solutions that saves everyone time and effort. Founded by Brendan M. Leddy after spending nearly 30 years successfully working within the financial services industry, Brendan used this experience to build a firm that addresses the challenges of keeping up with regulatory developments in an efficient manner, which continue to change and challenge compliance and financial crime departments everywhere. “The team have had a lot of experience dealing with larger consultancy firms who recycle template solutions that often needed extensive reworking, which inevitably led to implementation delays and additional expenses. Barley Harbour wants to offer our clients an alternative solution that is bespoke and not template driven from the offset,” explains Sarah. At Barley Harbour, the biggest priority for the firm is to build long term and trusting relationships with its clients. Essentially, what makes the company unique is working in collaboration with trusted partners and D Launched right before the Covid-19 pandemic, Barley Harbour Limited has worked tirelessly to become the Best Emerging Compliance and Financial Crime Consultancy firm in the industry and of the year. Established a mere three years ago, Barley Harbour has slowly become a reputable name in the world of financial services, proudly showcasing its incredible efforts in such a highly competitive market. growing together. It is important to be surrounded by hard-working and talented individual and Sarah adds to this by stating, “We are relatively small, and therefore we encourage active participation by all in our crucial decisions. This, in turn, provides the agility we need to respond to our customer needs, promptly.” Since its establishment, one of its biggest priorities as a business is how it conducts itself concerning its employees - the internal morale and how the company can better itself by working with its employees in a creative and safe environment where ideas can be expressed – inspiring an innovative culture that is trusted amongst industry professionals. Adding to the company’s internal morale, Sarah explains, “We encourage flexible working. As a result, we have a dedicated and engaged workforce because they feel trusted to meet our collective business goals that works for their lifestyle. It is a testament to them that we grew from 2 people to 12 people in 2021, during a time when all meetings were held via video conferencing. We are very proud of their achievements, and I have no doubt we will continue to strive as long as we have good people on the journey with us”. Looking at the company’s future, Barley Harbour is looking to expand its operations into the Middle East region, exploring the idea of setting up additional bases from which its team can support clients more effectively and has just recruited a Client Director for the MEA region to focus on this strategic priority. Moreover, Barley Harbour is excited to announce several new partnerships with technology solution providers in the upcoming months. Sarah closes the article with her final thoughts about the recent partnerships, stating, “The future of effective risk, compliance and financial crime frameworks will incorporate technology. It is our belief that technology as a solution, working alongside effective people resources, will insulate financial services firms from unnecessary hurdles in an area, which we stated above, is challenging and ever-changing.” Renowned for being the Best Emerging Compliance & Financial Crime Consultancy of the year, Barley Harbour is increasing its success and changing the lives of its clients, one solution at a time. Company: Barley Harbour Limited Name: Sarah CarterCo-Founder/Managing Director Email: sarahjcarter@barleyharbour.com Web Address: www.barleyharbour.com

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