Compliance Associate - Hedge Fund

Upward Trend; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Compliance Associate to join their growing Compliance Team in London. This exciting role involves providing essential support in various compliance areas, including employee onboarding, compliance certifications, and transaction reporting. The ideal candidate will have over three years of experience in compliance or financial regulatory matters, along with a Bachelor's degree. This position offers an excellent opportunity to grow within a multibillion-dollar Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund, contributing to the firm's compliance framework and engaging in global compliance projects. Join a collaborative team where your skills can make a significant impact!

Qualifications

• 3+ years of compliance or financial regulatory experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree in law, economics, or finance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the compliance team with employee onboarding and compliance matters.
• Assist with daily compliance processes and maintain training logs.
• Monitor regulatory developments and assist with compliance projects.

Skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Organisational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

This range is provided by Upward Trend. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Compliance Associate - Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund (London)

Permanent Full-Time role

Salary: £80-100k (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 Associate 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.

Responsibilities & Goals

• Provide general support to the compliance team in a broad range of areas, growing as the Firm develops.
• Responsibility for employee onboarding and compliance matters including the management of compliance certifications, personal account dealing requests and holdings disclosures, and gifts/entertainment requests and disclosures.
• Assisting with numerous daily compliance processes – including providing redundancy on certain key tasks such as short/long position disclosures and transaction reporting.
• Administration of the Firm’s training program, including the maintenance of relevant training logs.
• Supporting the Firm’s compliance framework for research consumption.
• Processing KYC requests from brokers and other service providers.
• Assisting the Firm with its general recordkeeping obligations.
• Monitoring of domestic and international policy and regulatory developments.
• Involvement in firm's compliance projects globally, including implementation of regulatory changes and ongoing improvement of compliance systems.

Education & Experience

• 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.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Finance, Legal, and Accounting/Auditing

Industries

Investment Management, Financial Services, and Capital Markets