Senior Compliance Manager / Compliance Advisory Contractor

Job description

Senior Compliance Manager / Compliance Advisory Contractor

Financial Services | Regulatory Change, Governance & Frameworks

ASAP Start Date

Inside IR35

Initial 3-Month Contract

I am currently looking for an experienced compliance contractor to join a regulated financial services business and immediately take ownership of key compliance activities.

This is not a role for someone who has spent the last few years solely focused on AML, financial crime, transaction reporting, compliance monitoring, auditing, testing or large-scale transformation programmes. I am looking for someone who can confidently step into a busy environment, operate with minimal supervision, and take ownership of compliance frameworks, governance, regulatory change and advisory responsibilities from day one.

Responsibilities

• Own and enhance the compliance framework.
• Lead regulatory horizon scanning and impact assessments.
• Translate regulatory developments into practical business actions.
• Draft, update and maintain policies, standards and procedures.
• Provide day-to-day compliance advisory support to stakeholders.
• Support governance forums and committee reporting.
• Identify framework and control gaps and drive remediation activity.
• Partner with Risk, Legal and business teams to ensure regulatory requirements are embedded appropriately.
• Support implementation of regulatory change initiatives across the business.

Essential Experience

You must be able to demonstrate experience of:

• Compliance advisory within a regulated financial services environment.
• Regulatory change and horizon scanning.
• Drafting and maintaining compliance policies and procedures.
• Compliance framework ownership or enhancement.
• Conducting impact assessments and translating regulations into practical controls.
• Senior stakeholder engagement and governance reporting.
• Operating independently within a second-line compliance function.

Highly Desirable

• MiFID.
• SMCR.
• MAR.
• Consumer Duty.
• Governance framework enhancement.
• Markets, trading, fintech, challenger bank or investment services experience.

Not Suitable For

This role is unlikely to be suitable if your background is primarily:

• AML / Financial Crime.
• KYC / CDD.
• Transaction Reporting.
• Regulatory Reporting.
• Compliance Monitoring only.
• Internal Audit.
• Testing & Assurance.
• Programme Management.
• Regulatory Change Project Management without hands-on compliance ownership.

If you're a hands-on compliance professional who enjoys ownership, problem-solving and making things better, I would be very interested in speaking with you.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

03-09-2026

Profession type

Accountancy

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English