Compliance Officer

Company: Armstrong Knight Ltd
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Location: London
Job Description:

Ready to bring your compliance expertise to an expanding specialist lending business where you can make a tangible impact?

Armstrong Knight is recruiting a Compliance Officer for a growing financial services business operating within the secured lending market.

Working closely with the Head of Compliance, you will take on a varied role spanning compliance monitoring, regulatory guidance, complaints and risk management. You will help strengthen controls, support colleagues and ensure fair outcomes for customers.

This opportunity would suit a financial services compliance professional who enjoys investigating issues, providing practical advice and working collaboratively across a business. Experience in mortgages or secured lending would be particularly valuable.

The role

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Investigating customer complaints and preparing clear, comprehensive responses.
  • Liaising with the Financial Ombudsman Service on referred complaints.
  • Providing regulatory advice and guidance to frontline colleagues.
  • Conducting thematic reviews, customer file audits and call reviews.
  • Supporting reviews of policies, procedures and internal controls.
  • Preparing compliance monitoring reports and maintaining conduct and compliance management information.
  • Helping identify and investigate potential fraud, money laundering and suspicious activity.
  • Supporting regulatory reporting, colleague training and incident and breach management.
  • Contributing to the development of the Risk Management Framework and maintenance of the Risk Register.

What we are looking for

  • Compliance experience within financial services.
  • A sound understanding of the FCA regulatory framework.
  • Strong complaint-handling, investigative and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships at all levels.
  • Strong organisation, attention to detail and a proactive approach.
  • Confidence working independently and as part of a team.
  • Mortgage or secured lending experience is preferred.
  • Exposure to first or second-charge mortgages would be advantageous.

What’s on offer

  • Salary of up to £50,000 per annum.
  • Hybrid working.
  • Annual discretionary bonus, subject to performance.
  • 25 days’ holiday, increasing with length of service.
  • Life assurance of four times salary.
  • Pension scheme.
  • Season ticket loan.
  • Option to join the Bupa private medical insurance scheme after successful completion of probation.
  • A varied position with direct exposure to the Head of Compliance

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Posted: October 7th, 2026