Junior Business Manager (temp)

Compliance Professionals; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Compliance Professionals in the UK is seeking a Junior Business Manager to help deliver the Compliance organisation plan on time and within budget. The role involves supporting planning, budgeting, MI, governance artefacts, and cross-functional collaboration within Finance, HR, IT, and Risk.

You will assist with project scoping, planning and delivery addressing regulatory and business change, maintaining project plans and stakeholder communications, and ensuring delivery aligns with scope,

Qualifications

• PMO type experience in wealth management or private banking.
• Knowledge of financial crime or compliance initiatives.
• Strong report writing skills.
• Ability to assess and analyse changes in laws and regulations.
• High attention to detail and focus.
• Good written and communication skills.
• Team spirit and collaboration.
• High level of competence in Microsoft Office, notably Excel.

Responsibilities

• Planning, Budgeting & MI: Support annual planning and quarterly refresh of the Compliance organisation plan; Maintain roadmaps and milestones; Assist with budget maintenance: forecast tracking, headcount plans, vendor spend, accruals, purchase orders, and variance analysis; Prepare and maintain MI dashboards and packs.

Skills

PMO experience

Financial crime knowledge

Report writing

Regulatory change analysis

Attention to detail

Written and verbal communication

Teamwork

Excel proficiency

Tools

MS Office (Excel)

Job description

A prestigious private bank with a significant and growing presence in the UK is seeking a Junior Business Manager, to assist in delivering the Compliance organisation plan on time and within budget including management of key projects and initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

Planning, Budgeting & MI:

• Support annual planning and quarterly refresh of the Compliance organisation plan;
• Maintain roadmaps and milestones
• Assist with budget maintenance: forecast tracking, headcount plans, vendor spend, accruals, purchase orders, and variance analysis.
• Prepare and maintain MI dashboards and packs

Operational Excellence & Governance:

• Coordinate Compliance department routines: meeting cadences, agendas, minutes, action logs, and follow-ups.
• Maintain governance artefacts: policy calendars, committee trackers, risk/action registers, decision logs
• Support resource planning, onboarding coordination, skills/training trackers, and capacity planning for Compliance teams.

Project & Change Management:

• Assist in scoping, planning, and delivering projects addressing regulatory, organisational, and business change
• Maintain project plans, and stakeholder communications.
• Track delivery to scope, timeline, and budget; escalated risks

Process & Productivity Improvement:

• Map and document end-to-end Compliance processes;
• Identify pain points and opportunities to streamline and automate.
• Coordinate continuous improvement initiatives
• Maintain standard operating procedures, templates

Stakeholder & Vendor Coordination:

• Liaise with Finance, HR, IT/Change, Procurement, and Risk on cross-functional deliverables and approvals.
• Support vendor onboarding
• Prepare concise updates for senior stakeholders

Risk, Controls & Assurance Support:

• Maintain registers for departmental risks, controls, issues, and actions;
• Ensure timely updates and evidence-based closure.
• Support readiness for Internal Audit, Regulatory inspections, and independent reviews (e.g., collation of evidence, action plans).
• Help ensure compliance with internal governance standards, policy lifecycles, and records management.

About You

• PMO type experience in a wealth management or private banking firm
• Ideally a knowledge of financial crime or compliance initiatives
• Factual analysis and report writing skills
• Ability to assess and analyse changes in laws and regulations
• Attention to detail and focus
• Good written and communication skills
• Team Spirit and Collaboration
• High level of competence in Microsoft Office packages, notably Excel.

For further information please contact Natalie Eshelby