London | Hybrid (4 days in office)
£55,000 – £75,000 + benefits
Permanent
We are partnering with a leading UK financial services firm to hire a Central Compliance Analyst into their growing Compliance function.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their compliance career who wants broad exposure across employee compliance, monitoring/testing, reporting, and new compliance systems. The team is looking for someone who is highly organised, detail-driven, and keen to understand the “why” behind compliance controls.
The Central Compliance Analyst will support day-to-day employee compliance activity and monitoring across the business. The role is hands-on and process-driven, offering strong long-term development for someone who wants to build a solid foundation in regulatory compliance and conduct risk.
Key responsibilities include:
Supporting Personal Account Dealing (PAD) processes and manual checks
Reviewing Gifts & Entertainment disclosures and reconciliations
Supporting Conflicts of Interest / outside activities declarations
Supporting compliance training and attestations
Conducting validation and reconciliation exercises
Supporting monitoring activity to assess whether controls are operating effectively
Escalating and documenting issues and supporting breach reporting
Supporting the rollout and testing of a new e-communications surveillance solution
Conducting initial triage of outputs and escalating appropriately
Producing MI and compliance reporting for senior stakeholders
Supporting wider compliance priorities and continuous improvement initiatives
This role suits someone with 0–3 years’ relevant experience (or strong internships/graduate experience) in compliance, risk, governance, audit, or a regulated environment.
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
Strong attention to detail and a structured mindset
Comfort working in a manual, process-led environment
Sound judgement and confidence escalating issues
Strong written communication and reporting skills
A genuine interest in compliance, conduct, and regulatory standards
Note: This is not a financial crime / KYC / AML monitoring role.
£55,000 – £75,000 depending on experience
Hybrid working: 4 days in the office (London)
Permanent role with strong development potential
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