Compliance Analyst, Finance & Banking

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.

• 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.

• 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
.

• Hybrid working: 4 days in the office (London)
• Permanent role with strong development potential