Senior Financial Promotions Consultant

Skipton Building Society; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Financial Promotions Specialist. This role involves ensuring compliance of marketing communications with financial regulations and building strong stakeholder relationships. The ideal candidate has experience in compliance and a strong understanding of financial promotions. Flexible and hybrid working arrangements are available.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Cycle to work initiative

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Understanding of financial promotions and compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with FCA conduct of business requirements.
• Experience in a compliance-focused role.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve financial promotions for compliance.
• Build relationships with stakeholders to expedite approvals.
• Liaise with second line functions regarding regulations.
• Manage any breaches of regulations or legislation.
• Keep knowledge current on relevant regulations.

Skills

Regulatory communication ability

Strong attention to detail

Stakeholder relationship management

Commercial mindset

Presentation skills

Job description

Overview

Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday on a 12 month fixed term contract. Flexible and hybrid working can be considered, with a minimum of once a week Head Office presence — ideally Wednesday.

Salary: £44,315 Per Annum

Closing Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025

We’ve a rare opportunity to join the Marketing Planning & Effectiveness team as a Senior Financial Promotions Specialist. This is a first line compliance role with a commercial angle, ensuring the Society is protected and customer communications are compliant. You’ll be joining an expert team in a high performing function with the opportunity to work with colleagues from across the Society and beyond. You will be joining the Marketing Planning and Effectiveness team which has responsibility for planning, resourcing, performance and effectiveness for the whole CMO function. Your team is responsible for ensuring all Marketing Communications adhere to Financial Promotion rules.

The Financial Promotion team is made up of two Financial Promotion Leads and two Senior Financial Promotion Specialists. We work with teams across the business, from Marcomms, Homes, Money and 2nd line functions.

What’s In It For You? Skipton values work/life balance and we are proud to support hybrid and flexible working, where possible. We have a newly refurbished head office which offers a vibrant and collaborative working space. We have a range of other benefits available to you including: discretionary bonus scheme, 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days, holiday trading scheme, matching employer pension contribution (up to 10%), colleague mortgage (conditions apply), salary sacrifice scheme for hybrid & electric car, commitment to training and development, private medical insurance, 3 paid volunteering days per annum, diverse and inclusive colleague networks, cycle to work initiative and discounted gym membership.

What Will You Be Doing?

• Predominantly working with the Marketing team to review and approve financial promotions, ensuring they are compliant with relevant regulatory and legislative requirements.
• Building strong stakeholder relationships, sharing knowledge to help approve promotions quickly and first time, communicating clearly to proactively manage potential issues.
• Establishing clear approval periods for financial promotions reflecting business risk.
• Liaising with second line functions; consulting on relevant requirements such as the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and Equality Act 2010.
• Raising breaches to any regulations/legislation, ensuring the relevant teams are notified, event logs updated, and remedial action is agreed.
• Keeping knowledge up to date with relevant regulations, ensuring key stakeholders also understand through regular refresher training.
• Getting hands-on with key project work, contributing to change initiatives, driving continuous improvement and optimisation of financial promotions processes.

What Do We Need From You?

• Knowledge
  • Understanding of financial promotions, associated compliance requirements and application to financial products.
  • Understanding of FCA conduct of business requirements.
• Skills
  • Ability to interpret and communicate regulatory requirements in relation to Society Commercial Objectives.
  • Strong communication, presentation and reporting skills.
  • Clear attention to detail.
  • Ability to maintain effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
  • Strong commercial mindset and acumen.
  • Able to make pragmatic decisions and give quality advice.
• Experience
  • Experience in a role that has a compliance lens.
  • Experience in a customer communications/marketing space.