Senior Compliance Officer

Overview

Founded in 2007, Gatehouse Bank is a UK challenger bank built on Shariah principles. With offices in London, Milton Keynes, Birmingham and Wilmslow, we provide ethical savings products and residential property finance, as well as expertise in UK real estate investment.

We’re proud to combine strong values with a modern, customer‑first approach.

You’ll be providing independent 2nd Line of Defence regulatory risk advisory services, oversight, and assurance across the Bank, and ensuring that effective compliance oversight is maintained and that the Bank and its colleagues continue to meet all regulatory obligations. You’ll sit as part of our Compliance team, but also work closely with our Risk teams to form our 2

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• Supporting the development and ongoing maintenance of the Bank’s compliance framework, monitoring activities, and regulatory approach, helping to ensure key risks are identified, managed, and reported effectively.
• Providing Compliance SME support across projects and regulatory matters, including Conduct and Prudential topics, while contributing to policy updates, regulatory change initiatives, and horizon scanning activities.
• Helping to promote a strong culture of compliance and regulatory awareness across the Bank, including supporting the Bank’s responsibilities under the Senior Managers & Certification Regime.
• Carrying out and supporting compliance monitoring reviews, thematic assessments, and sample testing to assess adherence to regulatory requirements and good customer outcomes.
• Identifying and escalating potential compliance or conduct risks, tracking remediation actions, and supporting the production of MI and reporting for senior management, committees, and regulators.

• Advanced understanding of home purchase plan products (inc. Secured financing), and unregulated home finance business.
• A strong regulatory risk awareness with ability to identify issues requiring escalation and propose practical resolutions.
• Sound knowledge of regulatory standards and frameworks.
• Experience providing 2nd Line of Defence compliance oversight, including advisory support and challenge to 1
  
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• CeMAP would be desirable, but not essential.

Please note - the position is office based with a Hybrid Working policy with flexibility to work from home up to 3 days a week. This role can be based from either Wilmslow or Milton Keynes.

We offer a competitive and well‑rounded benefits package, including:

• 25 days holiday entitlement increasing with service.
• Pension plan.
• Private medical insurance.
• Income protection.
• Life assurance.
• Employee referral bonus.

Gatehouse Bank is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.