Senior Compliance Monitoring Officer - Treasury

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in London seeks a Senior Compliance Monitoring Officer for its Treasury function. This role involves providing regulatory compliance oversight and ensuring that business teams meet their obligations. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of compliance laws and excellent communication skills, contributing to a collaborative environment.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus public holiday allowance

Extra day’s holiday for your birthday

Annual leave increase with length of service

16 hours paid volunteering time a year

Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth

Generous family-friendly policies

Incentives refer a friend scheme

Perkbox membership for discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Electric Vehicle leasing

Qualifications

• Proven ability to write oversight review findings clearly.
• Sound judgement and decision making.
• Detailed knowledge of compliance risks.

Responsibilities

• Conduct oversight reviews on the Treasury function.
• Build strong relationships with the first line of defence.
• Support development of compliance frameworks.

Skills

Excellent communication

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Relationship building

Judgement and decision making

Education

Deep working knowledge of compliance laws

Job description

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Senior Compliance Monitoring Officer - Treasury, London

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Client:

Starling Bank

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Finance

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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3

Posted:

21.05.2025

Expiry Date:

05.07.2025

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Job Description:

Hello, we’re Starling. We built a new kind of bank because we knew technology had the power to help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way. We’re a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company. We’re a bank, but better: fairer, easier to use and designed to demystify money for everyone. We employ more than 3,000 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices.

We are now looking for a Senior Compliance Monitoring Officer - Treasury to join the team.

The purpose of this role is to provide second line of defence (2LoD) regulatory compliance oversight over 1LoD (first line of defence) / business teams, with a focus on the 1LOD Treasury function, so that they meet their regulatory obligations and effectively manage their regulatory compliance and conduct related risks.

Key responsibilities include:

• Conduct Oversight reviews as part of a high performing Conduct & Compliance Oversight team, the majority of which will be reviews on the Treasury function, ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of regulatory compliance and conduct related Oversight reviews and independent challenge is provided to Starling Bank’s first line of defence (1LoD) / business teams.
• Conduct thematic monitoring reviews in line with the Compliance’s Monitoring Plan (CMP).
• Proven ability to write up findings related to oversight reviews clearly and accurately.
• Responsible for ensuring that actions are tracked in the Bank’s risk system and adequately reported (where appropriate) to the relevant committees.
• Build strong relationships with 1LoD to deliver a collaborative working environment between Compliance and the business.
• Support with the production of Compliance’s monthly reporting pack.
• Support with the development / implementation of the requisite conduct risk and compliance frameworks and policies.
• Ability to support team members with the completion and delivery of compliance reviews and findings.

Requirements

• Deep working knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, and industry best practices related to compliance, and financial services, in particular those related to a Treasury function - MiFiD, Reporting (EMIR, SFTR etc..), Market Abuse, Securitisation, CSDR, wholesale conduct etc.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), relationship building and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences, including senior management and committees
• Proven analytical skills and problem solving skills, with the ability to understand and interpret business knowledge.
• Detailed knowledge and experience of identifying key Conduct and Compliance risks.
• Sound judgement and decision making, planning and prioritisation skills, with the ability to see things through to resolution at all times.
• Proactive with regards to ownership and oversight of emerging and existing compliance and conduct issues and risks.
• Have a naturally curious and inquisitive approach to work, proactively questioning the status quo where appropriate.
• Be resilient and not shy away from having difficult conversations.
• Willingness to share knowledge with the team and collaborate across all product lines with all members of the team.
• 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
• Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
• Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
• Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
• Generous family-friendly policies
• Incentives refer a friend scheme
• Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
• Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing

About Us

You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren’t sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway. We’re on a mission to radically reshape banking – and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we’re proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.

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