Banking Compliance Assistant

Location: London EC2 (Fully Office Based)

Salary: £50,000 + Benefits

Working Hours: Negotiable

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Compliance Assistant to join the London branch of an established international bank. This is a fully office-based role in EC2, working within a collaborative Compliance team of three, supporting a wider branch that includes Investment Banking, Corporate Banking, Financial Institutions, Asset Management, Global Capital Markets, IB Credit and Compliance.

This position offers strong exposure across both compliance and financial crime functions and would suit a proactive individual looking to develop within a broad and varied regulatory environment.

Reporting to the UK Head of Compliance and MLRO, you will support all aspects of compliance and financial crime (AML/CTF) activity within the London branch.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with regulatory reporting to Head Office
• Updating and maintaining compliance policies and procedures
• Summarising regulatory updates and conducting gap analysis
• Supporting compliance and AML monitoring activities
• Conducting CDD onboarding and periodic review documentation
• Monitoring daily STR reports, including sanctions screening and KYC duties
• Supporting sanctions screening processes and maintaining sanctions lists
• Uploading and updating geographical risk ratings within internal systems
• Investigating issues and supporting breach and complaints handling
• Assisting with compliance testing across the branch
• Researching and interpreting regulatory requirements
• Managing compliance-related projects, recording minutes and tracking deadlines
• Coordinating compliance and AML training sessions and maintaining attendance records
• Supporting regulatory conduct rule compliance
• Attending risk and compliance committee meetings and relevant industry briefings

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Previous experience within a compliance or financial crime role in banking
• Strong understanding of AML/CTF regulations
• Experience with CDD, KYC and sanctions screening
• Confidence interpreting regulatory updates and conducting gap analysis
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
• The ability to manage multiple deadlines effectively
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A proactive and solutions-focused approach

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys a varied role and is looking to broaden their exposure across compliance within an international banking environment.

• £50,000 salary
• Pension
• Private medical cover
• Discretionary bonus
• Additional standard employee benefits

If your application is successful, you will be contacted shortly.

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