Compliance Analyst- Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund (London)
Permanent Full-Time role
Salary: £60-70k (dependent on experience) + bonus + excellent benefits
Our client, a multibillion Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund, part of a $75bn group, is currently seeking a dynamic Compliance Analyst to join its growing Compliance Team in London.
This individual will be the third member of the UK Compliance Team and will provide general support in a variety of areas. They will report directly to the UK Chief Compliance Officer.
As a business, our Client prioritise providing long term career roadmaps for all of their employees. Meaning the successful candidate will have a clear view of how they can develop in their role and have access to key training and certifications.
Responsibilities & Goals
* Provide generalist compliance support to the UK and broader global Compliance team.
* Compliance onboarding/offboarding of UK staff, including employees and consultants.
* Administration of key individual compliance matters, including periodic certifications,
* compliance training, and personal account dealing requests and reporting.
* Maintenance of conflicts of interest logs, including the processing of gifts/entertainment
* requests and disclosures.
* Supporting the UK Compliance team with daily short position disclosures and MIFIR
* transaction reporting.
* Due diligence of service providers, including management company vendors, executing
* brokers, research and data providers, and AI tools.
* Monitoring of electronic communications, and chaperoning expert network calls.
* Supporting the global compliance team on various matters, such as processing Reg M
* review requests.
* Liaising with and advising front-office and other staff on ad hoc compliance matters.
Education & Experience
* 1-3 years’+ experience of compliance or financial regulatory matters at an asset manager, bank, law firm, regulator, consultant, or other relevant institution.
* Bachelor’s degree, 2:1 or higher. Law, economics or a finance-based subject is preferable, but not essential.
Required Skills/Characteristics
* Self-starter, with an emphasis on achieving goals and completing tasks to a very high standard.
* Excellent attention to detail.
* Ability to work independently and to take ownership of tasks within a collaborative team structure, including strong interpersonal skills.
* Strong written and verbal communications skills.
* Excellent organisational skills.