Compliance Analyst (Financial Markets)

Taylor James Resourcing; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a graduate Compliance Analyst to join their small, high-quality team. This role involves a variety of compliance tasks, including customer onboarding, monitoring financial crime risks, and conducting due diligence on third-party service providers. Ideal candidates should have 2-4 years of relevant compliance experience, strong attention to detail, and good writing skills. This position offers a competitive salary between £42,000 - £45,000 per annum and opportunities for growth within the organization.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working within a compliance/legal department is preferred.
• Financial services experience would be advantageous.
• Eagerness to learn and demonstrate initiative.

Responsibilities

• Issuing letters to customers and business partners.
• Conduct financial crime risk monitoring.
• Assist with trade surveillance and due diligence on third-party providers.
• Complete tasks required under the SMCR.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good writing skills

Entrepreneurialism and initiative

Education

Experience within a compliance/legal department (2-4 years)

Job description

Our client is a Futures and Options Traders and Brokers part of a large global corporation. They are looking for a graduate Compliance analyst who is used to working in a small firm and will have had exposure to a range of compliance functions. It is a very hands‑on, high‑quality small team.

Date: 11 Feb 2026
Sector: FINANCIAL MARKETS
Type: Permanent
Location: London
Salary: £42000 - 45000 per annum
Email: [e-mail]
Ref: DB06666

Key responsibilities include:

• Issuing letters to customers and business partners (e.g. finalising, printing out and posting).
• Work relating to anti-money laundering and financial crime controls including customer onboarding, CDD/KYC checks, completing customer risk assessments and customer risk data collection.
• Conduct financial crime risk monitoring, including voice and written communications monitoring and monitoring of incoming and outgoing payments.
• Assisting with trade surveillance e.g. by checking and collecting information relating to alerts.
• Carrying out due diligence on third‑party outsourced service providers.
• Performing the department’s tasks relating to systems and controls e.g. checking new bank account details and completing account amendment forms and other system amendments.
• Reviewing existing compliance policies and procedures and drafting amendments to new procedures, where required.
• Completing tasks required under the SMCR such as preparing and issuing the necessary documents for staff certification.
• Providing staff training on compliance matters.
• Completing and submitting returns and reports to the FCA and other authorities.
• Maintaining and updating databases.
• Preparing management information and reports to internal stakeholders.

Additional tasks include:

• Ad hoc research on FCA rules and laws and regulations affecting the firm.
• Carrying out various other administrative tasks to assist the smooth operation of the department, such as enabling/terminating access to various trading systems.

Qualifications and attributes:

• Previous experience (approx. 2‑4 years) of working within a compliance/legal department is preferred. Financial services (regulated environment) experience would be advantageous.
• Passion for compliance and regulatory work and eagerness to learn from others and independently.
• Ability to demonstrate entrepreneurialism, initiative and common sense, with a very strong attention to detail and good writing skills.