Compliance Officer

Optimise By Recruitment; Swinton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing finance lender in South Yorkshire is seeking a Compliance Officer to strengthen regulatory controls as part of their expansion. In this office-based role, you will lead audits, verify FCA permissions, and produce reports for governance. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in compliance and FCA regulations. This position offers a salary of £30,000 - £35,000 plus bonuses and benefits.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus

Pension

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Experience in risk, audit, or regulatory oversight.
• Knowledge of FCA regulations such as CONC, PRIN, and SYSC.
• Ability to work independently and handle detailed tasks.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk-based reviews and audits of suppliers.
• Verify FCA permissions and training.
• Produce clear reporting for governance forums.

Skills

Background in financial services compliance

Strong working knowledge of FCA regulation

Comfortable analysing financial information

Confident communicator

Proactive and detail-driven

Job description

Compliance Officer

South Yorkshire (office-based)

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000

Our client is a high-growth, award-winning consumer finance lender that's scaling fast, breaking records monthly, and building a reputation for doing things the right way. They partner with a large network of national suppliers and are known for their human approach, strong culture, and serious growth trajectory.

As the business expands, they're creating a brand-new role to strengthen regulatory controls and support their next phase of growth. This is FCA regulatory oversight of introducers and brokers.

The Role

• Lead risk-based reviews and audits of suppliers, introducers and principal brokers
• Verify FCA permissions, training, scripts, policies and customer-facing processes
• Review call recordings and advertising to ensure compliant introductions
• Monitor financial stability via CreditSafe, complaints and conduct data
• Support supplier onboarding with second-line checks
• Produce clear reporting for governance forums and senior stakeholders
• Build strong relationships while confidently challenging when needed

About You

• Background in financial services compliance, risk, audit or oversight
• Strong working knowledge of FCA regulation (e.g. CONC, PRIN, SYSC, SUP 12)
• Comfortable analysing financial information and conduct risks
• Confident communicator who can influence senior stakeholders
• Proactive, detail-driven, and able to work independently

Why Join?

• Be part of a genuinely people-focused, fast-scaling lender
• Join a business that's hitting milestone after milestone and investing heavily in its future
• Shape and own a brand-new oversight function
• Real long-term progression as the supplier network and the oversight team grows
• £30‑35k salary + discretionary bonus, pension, on-site parking

Apply Now

If you want to make your mark in a high-growth, values-driven finance business while owning a critical regulatory role, we'd love to hear from you.