Compliance Officer

Eden Resourcing; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Eden Resourcing is seeking a skilled Compliance Officer for a leading accountancy firm in Greater London. You will support the Partners to ensure regulatory adherence, ethical conduct, client confidentiality and reporting standards across engagements.

Reporting to the Management Board, you will manage regulatory changes, implement risk mitigation, and oversee due diligence and KYC processes to minimize compliance risk. Excellent opportunity for progression.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and managing compliance risk frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of AML, KYC, and relevant regulation.
• Ability to assess regulatory changes and adapt policies.

Responsibilities

• Ensure firm compliance with ICAEW codes of conduct and regulatory requirements.
• Appraise risk, implement mitigation strategies and monitor controls.
• Oversee Client Due Diligence and KYC risk assessments across engagements.
• Develop, review and communicate compliance policies and procedures.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

KYC

AML compliance

Risk assessment

Policy design

Education

ICAEW membership

Job description

As part of their growth and development plan, this leading Accountancy firm is seeking to appoint a skilled and experienced Compliance Officer to support the Partners in ensure that the firm adheres to legal, regulatory, and internal standards, while also identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks. If you have experience and expertise in designing, reviewing, managing and adapting a comprehensive approach to compliance risk, we would like to hear from you

Reporting to the Management Board, you will be responsible for ensuring that the firm complies with all necessary technical requirements of registrations and associated codes of conduct of the ICAEW. You will appraise requirements and company practices to ensure risk management and reduction, regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.

Your role will cover Regulatory Compliance incorporating Audit Regulations and Guidance, DPB Handbook, Probate Regulations and Practice Assurance Regulations. In addition ensure compliance with AML, Proceeds of Crime, Bribery and Criminal Finance legislation as well as managing regulatory changes and assesses their impact on the firm. You will implement and manage policies that meet regulatory requirements for ethical conduct, client confidentiality, and reporting standards and ensure the terms of engagement, schedules of services, standard terms and conditions and other formal external and internal terms are reflective of practical behaviours and suitably accurate so as to mitigate against risk of claim against the firm.

You will also manage and assess potential financial, operational, reputational, and compliance risks across client engagements and internal operations and identifying how practical processes should change in response and deliver guidance on identified risks and recommend and implement practical mitigation strategies. Furthermore you will have oversight of Client Due Diligence, incorporating KYC requirements and risk assessment, supporting commercial operations.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a progressive and ambitious firm where your endeavours are recognised and rewarded.

Compliance, Monitoring, Accountancy, Professional Practice, KYC, AML