Senior Compliance Specialist

Title: Senior Compliance Adviser – Financial Crime, Pension Administration, Investments & Insurance

Salary: £90,000 + bonus & benefits

Hybrid: 2 days per week in the office

Location: Crawley

We’re working with a leading Financial Services organisation to appoint Senior Compliance Adviser – Financial Crime, Pension Administration, Investments and Insurance into their expanding compliance function, reporting to the Head of Compliance.

To lead and manage compliance oversight across pension administration, financial crime prevention, investment governance, and insurance activities. This role ensures adherence to UK regulatory requirements (FCA, PRA and TPR), including anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorist financing (CTF), and sector-specific conduct rules, while promoting a culture of integrity and risk awareness.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with financial crime regulations, including AML, CTF, anti-bribery, and fraud prevention.
• Oversee transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and suspicious activity reporting processes.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance financial crime policies and procedures.
• Ensure adherence to relevant UK regulations and guidance, including FCA, PRA, and TPR requirements.
• Lead compliance monitoring and assurance activities, including thematic reviews and control testing.
• Provide effective oversight and challenge to first-line compliance activities.
• Prepare and present compliance reports to senior management, risk committees, and the Board.
• Offer strategic compliance advice on new initiatives, business opportunities, and major programmes.
• Support mergers and acquisitions by assessing compliance risks and advising on integration and enhancements.
• Ensure compliance with the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD), FCA conduct rules, and product governance standards.
• Monitor investment activities to ensure alignment with FCA regulatory expectations.

Experience Required:

• Extensive experience in financial crime, investment, and insurance compliance within UK financial services.
• Strong knowledge of AML regulations, MiFID II, IDD, and FCA Handbook.
• Experience managing compliance monitoring, reporting, and regulatory engagement.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.