Compliance Business Analyst

Adecco; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a skilled Compliance Business Analyst for an 8-month contract focused on enhancing compliance functions across the EMEA region. This hybrid role involves detailed process mapping, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory reporting to support a transformative compliance program.

Qualifications

• Solid experience as a Business Analyst in financial services.
• Strong understanding of regulatory obligations management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the documentation of current-state and future-state processes.
• Propose enhancements aligned with regulatory expectations.
• Produce high-quality process maps and business requirements documents.

Skills

Business Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Process Mapping

Regulatory Reporting

Education

Professional qualifications (e.g., BCS, CBAP, Lean Six Sigma)

Tools

Visio

Lucidchart

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Compliance Business Analyst

8 Month Contract (Initial)

London

Hybrid Working

The Adecco group is part of Adecco Workforce Solutions (AWS). We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.

We are happy to be recruiting for one of our high-profile banking clients. They are currently looking for a Compliance Business Analyst to join them for an initial 8 month contract, however there may be scope for extension.

Role Background:
EMEA Compliance Transformation Programme is a strategic initiative to modernise compliance functions across 19 countries. The programme aims to enhance operational efficiency, regulatory responsiveness, and risk management through technology, data, and process optimisation.
The Business Analyst will play a key role in capturing and analysing business processes, identifying improvement opportunities, and supporting the development of a scalable and sustainable compliance operating mode.

Role Overview:

Our client is seeking a skilled and analytical Business Analyst to support the Compliance Transformation Programme through detailed process mapping and capability assessments. The role will focus on documenting and analysing current and target-state processes across the EMEA Compliance function, with a particular emphasis on regulatory reporting. The successful candidate will also support strategic assessments of capacity and capability across the department to inform future-state operating models and resource planning

Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Process Mapping: Lead the documentation of current-state and future-state processes acrossEMEA Compliance, with a focus on regulatory reporting, monitoring, and control activities.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with Compliance SMEs, regional teams, and technology partners to gather process information and validate findings.
  • Process Analysis: Identify inefficiencies, gaps, and control weaknesses in existing processes and propose enhancements aligned with regulatory expectations and best practices.
  • Capability Assessment: Support the evaluation of functional capabilities across Compliance, including skills, tools, and systems.
  • Capacity Assessment: Assist in analysing workload distribution, resource utilisation, and headcount alignment to support strategic workforce planning.
  • Documentation: Produce high-quality process maps, business requirements documents, and analysis reports using standard tools and templates.
  • Change Support: Contribute to the design and implementation of process improvements and operating model changes.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with Project Managers, QA Testers, and Change Managers to ensure alignment across workstreams and successful delivery of transformation objectives

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Solid experience as a Business Analyst in financial services, preferably within Compliance, Risk, or Regulatory Change.
• Strong understanding of regulatory obligations management and compliance operations.
• Demonstrated experience documenting business requirements for third-party or consultancy-delivered solutions (e.g., with Big 4 firms).
• Proficiency in process mapping, workflow design, and documentation tools (e.g., Visio, Lucidchart, JIRA, Confluence).
• Familiarity with UK and EMEA financial services regulations (e.g., FCA, PRA, EU regulatory frameworks).
• Experience supporting testing, training, and go-live readiness in transformation projects.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Professional qualifications (e.g., BCS, CBAP, Lean Six Sigma) are a plus.
• Ability to work to multiple deadlines and under pressure

Location:

This is a hybrid working role, with a requirement to work from the clients London office 2-3 days a week.

Working hours:

Standard working hours with some flex where required.

If you feel that this is a role that would suit you then please apply today.

If you do not hear from us within 48 hours of your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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