Compliance Advisory Manager

Morson Edge (Financial Services); United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Edge (Financial Services) is recruiting an experienced Compliance Advisory Manager to join its second line Compliance function in the UK. This role focuses on providing regulatory advice across products, customer journeys and business activities with constructive challenge.

The successful candidate will interpret complex regulation, support governance, and build strong relationships with senior stakeholders while driving customer outcomes and compliance excellence.

Qualifications

• Significant Compliance experience within a UK regulated financial services environment.
• Strong second line Compliance Advisory experience.
• Good knowledge of FCA regulation, Consumer Duty and conduct risk.
• Experience across MCOB, CONC, BCOBS, DISP, PRIN, PROD and financial promotions.
• Experience supporting Product Governance, product development and customer outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide second line Compliance advice and constructive challenge across mortgages, consumer credit and savings products.
• Advise on FCA regulation, Consumer Duty, conduct risk, product governance and financial promotions.
• Interpret regulatory requirements and translate into practical, commercially focused guidance.
• Review and challenge policies, procedures, customer journeys, controls and operations.
• Review and approve financial promotions and customer communications.
• Support product development, business change and customer outcome assessments.
• Identify emerging regulatory and conduct risks and support mitigation.
• Prepare regulatory analysis, impact assessments and governance papers.
• Support regulatory interactions, thematic reviews and remediation activity.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders and provide effective challenge.
• Contribute to Compliance training and ongoing function development.

Skills

Second line compliance

FCA regulation knowledge

Stakeholder management

Communication

Regulatory analysis

Education

ICA

CISI

Job description

I’m currently working with a UK specialist financial services business that is looking to appoint an experienced Compliance Advisory Manager to join its growing Compliance function.

This is a highly visible, business-facing second line role, providing regulatory advice, constructive challenge and practical guidance across products, customer journeys and wider business activities.

Hybrid – 3 days office / 2 days home

The role

You’ll act as a trusted Compliance adviser to the business, helping ensure regulatory requirements, conduct expectations and good customer outcomes are embedded into decision‑making.

Key areas will include:

• Providing second line Compliance advice and constructive challenge across mortgages, consumer credit and savings/deposit products
• Advising on FCA regulation, Consumer Duty, conduct risk, product governance, complaints, vulnerable customers and financial promotions
• Interpreting regulatory requirements and translating them into practical, commercially focused advice
• Reviewing and challenging policies, procedures, customer journeys, controls and operational processes
• Reviewing and approving financial promotions and customer communications
• Supporting product development, business change and customer outcome assessments
• Identifying emerging regulatory and conduct risks and supporting proportionate mitigation
• Preparing regulatory analysis, impact assessments, Compliance opinions and governance papers
• Supporting regulatory interactions, thematic reviews and remediation activity
• Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders and providing effective challenge where required
• Contributing to Compliance training, awareness and the continued development of the Compliance function

You’ll ideally have:

• Significant Compliance experience within a UK regulated financial services environment
• Strong second line Compliance Advisory experience
• Good knowledge of FCA regulation, Consumer Duty and conduct risk
• Experience across areas such as MCOB, CONC, BCOBS, DISP, PRIN, PROD and financial promotions
• Experience supporting Product Governance, product development and customer outcomes
• Strong experience reviewing and approving financial promotions
• The ability to interpret complex regulation and provide pragmatic, commercially aware advice
• Confidence providing challenge while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships
• Excellent communication, organisation and stakeholder management skills

Experience within a retail bank, specialist lender or consumer finance business would be particularly relevant.

Professional Compliance qualifications such as ICA, CISI or equivalent would also be beneficial.