Compliance Officer FTC

Overview

We are recruiting for a Compliance Officer to support the firm in maintaining regulatory compliance and managing risk across the business. This role is offered on a 6‑month fixed‑term contract, with the potential for extension, to cover a period of family leave. An immediate start is available.

As the Compliance Officer, you will demonstrate best practice oversight of conduct risks, regulatory and statutory requirements in order to promote a positive compliance culture across the firm.

• Perform internal quality audits (to include firm wide compliance reviews) in line with the Risk Audit schedule
• Maintenance of the annual audit schedule
• Coordination of the firm's risk register
• Supporting the firm’s response to anti‑bribery, modern slavery, and GDPR ensuring processes & policies are reviewed in a timely and proactive manner
• Be a first point of contact for internal queries and questions
• Provide administrative support to the Head of Risk & Compliance and Data Protection Officer
• Management of the firm's business continuity management system
• Management of client and supplier due diligence requests
• Identify and support the implementation of continuous improvement opportunities
• Provide regular Risk and Compliance updates to senior management and key stakeholders
• Implementation of the firm’s incident response process

• Must have strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a pragmatic and hands‑on approach
• Results-driven, output-focused team player with experience of working in a complex environment, delivering to deadlines
• Strong reporting skills with the ability to apply sound business practices and work with business leaders
• Professional qualification in Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit (ICA, IRM, IIA etc) is preferred but not essential
• Able to analyse regulations to assist in the implementation of suitable compliance controls
• Strong experience working in a regulatory environment with good understanding of risk, controls and regulatory obligations
• Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders at all levels within an organisation

• Salary reflective of experience
• Earn up to 10% of your salary with our annual bonus scheme
• Minimum of 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays per year increasing to 31 days with length of service, with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days holiday per year
• Auto enrolled into the workplace pension scheme, and we’ll contribute a minimum of 6% of your salary
• 4x your annual salary in the event of a death in service
• Hybrid and flexible working for most roles with a minimum of 40% of your time spent in the office

• Embrace the fact everyone is different and unique
• You can be serious without wearing a suit
• Never lose sight of the bigger picture
• Two heads are better than one
• Take the bull by the horns
• We win & lose together

Walker Morris is committed to being an inclusive employer. We welcome applications regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, neuro diversity or disability status, family or parental status, race, religion or ethnicity.  to find out more about our diversity and inclusion work.

If you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to ask. We are a Disability Confident employer.

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