Hybrid Pensions Compliance Advisor

Penfold; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Share options

10% pension contribution

Medical insurance

Unlimited holiday

Hybrid working

Office near Borough

Free company lunch

Laptop & WFH gear

Cycle to Work

Learning & Development

Company socials

Job summary

Penfold in London is seeking a Compliance Specialist to join our Risk & Compliance team. This hands-on role covers pensions regulation, Consumer Duty, financial crime, data protection, incidents, and regulatory change.

You’ll own defined compliance processes, provide practical day-to-day advice, and help improve how we work. You’ll work independently with support from senior colleagues, manage incidents and governance reporting, and ensure customer outcomes stay at the heart of our processes.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years’ experience in financial services/pensions compliance or a closely related role.
• Good working knowledge of FCA rules and how regulatory requirements apply in practice.
• Experience providing compliance advice to business teams.
• Experience of compliance monitoring, assurance, incident management, and regulatory change.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver work without close supervision.
• Knowledge of Consumer Duty, AML, data protection and pensions regulation would be beneficial.
• A relevant professional qualification, or willingness to work towards one, would be welcome.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical and proportionate compliance advice to teams across Penfold, including owning and responding to Risk & Compliance queries raised through Jira.
• Research regulatory questions, form a clear initial view and translate requirements into practical options for the business.
• Own the day-to-day logging and management of incidents, making sure they are properly recorded, investigated and progressed through to resolution.
• Carry out compliance monitoring and assurance reviews across areas such as complaints, financial crime, marketing, pension regulations and GDPR.
• Support regulatory change by assessing the impact on Penfold and helping implement changes to policies, processes and controls.
• Review, analyse and compile compliance and risk MI, identifying trends and contributing to Risk Committee and other governance reporting.
• Work collaboratively across the business, providing constructive challenge and helping colleagues find compliant ways to deliver at pace.
• Contribute to improvements across the Risk & Compliance function and share knowledge with more junior colleagues.

Skills

Pensions compliance

Regulatory knowledge

Regulatory change

Compliance monitoring

Incident management

Data protection

Consumer Duty

Communication

Job description

Penfold in London is seeking a Compliance Specialist to join our Risk & Compliance team. This hands-on role covers pensions regulation, Consumer Duty, financial crime, data protection, incidents, and regulatory change.

You’ll own defined compliance processes, provide practical day-to-day advice, and help improve how we work. You’ll work independently with support from senior colleagues, manage incidents and governance reporting, and ensure customer outcomes stay at the heart of our processes.