Compliance Officer

Home based UK wide | Full-time, 12 month fixed term contract

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Risk & Compliance professional to join a well-established, regulated financial services firm operating in the UK FCA sector. This role offers a unique chance to play a critical part in shaping and maintaining a proportionate risk management framework, driving compliance standards, and supporting organisational resilience.

You’ll support the Head of Risk & Compliance with a wide-ranging brief that includes:

• Maintaining and enhancing the organisation’s Risk Management Framework

• Managing risk registers, control effectiveness reviews, and risk event reporting

• Overseeing compliance monitoring, regulatory horizon scanning, and root cause analysis

• Leading efforts on operational resilience, business continuity, and wind-down planning

• Supporting data protection and financial crime processes

• Liaising with external service providers to manage IT and cyber risk

• Coordinating responses to regulatory queries and managing returns

We’re seeking someone with:

• Strong experience in a second line assurance role within an FCA-regulated business

• Working knowledge of MCOB, CONC, GDPR, and AML regulations

• Excellent communication, organisational, and analytical skills

• Attention to detail and a collaborative approach to stakeholder engagement

• Experience in regulated mortgage environments

• Exposure to compliance assurance reviews

• Familiarity with financial crime systems and wind-down planning

You’ll join a small but highly capable Risk & Compliance function at a firm where you can make a real impact. You’ll have broad exposure to regulatory risk, compliance, and resilience frameworks, and the opportunity to develop professionally in a supportive and values-led environment.