Compliance Analyst Trainee in Edinburgh

You will join as part of the Investment20/20 programme. This is an outstanding chance for a school leaver to gain an introduction to the Asset Management Industry by joining our Compliance team.

In this role you will gain first hand insight into the industry while making a real contribution to the success of the business. The position sits within the Aegon AM UK Compliance function and will report to the Aegon AM Head of Risk and Compliance UK. This position will support delivery of the Aegon AM UK Annual Compliance Program. You will shadow a Lead Compliance Officer to understand the role of Compliance and support with additional ad‐hoc tasks as they arise.

Key Responsibilities for the role include:

• Compliance Programme: Overseeing and administering the Code of Ethics System, including quarterly certifications. Managing employee queries on internal policies. Monitoring alerts in the Investment Management System (Aladdin) dashboard.
• Senior Manager and Certification Regime (SMCR): Maintaining the FCA register on behalf of Aegon AM UK. Administering the internal SMCR system.
• Regulatory Reporting: Filing regulatory reports – Conduct report, Complaints reporting, FCA firm details, US regulatory filings. Ensuring the rest of the business completes their regulatory filings, administer internal logs, and engage with business owners.
• Policy management: Checking that external policies remain up-to-date.
• Projects: Providing effective support to the UK Compliance team in the implementation of new processes, by contributing to the planning and coordination of key activities, ensuring timely completion of assigned tasks and maintaining clear, consistent communication with all relevant stakeholders throughout the process.

We'd love to hear from you if you:

• Are about to leave school and interested in the finance/asset management industry.
• Have strong written communication skills.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a keen ability to learn.
• Enjoy teamwork and have the ability to work as part of a team.
• Are calm, confident and engaging in style.
• Are confident checking things when unsure and asking questions to learn and improve.
• Are responsive to change and motivated to succeed.

Please note: The first step in our process is designed to find out more about you, your skills, and behaviours. You'll initially be invited via email to undertake a short series of games/tasks to help us learn a bit more about you. These are designed and officiated by our partner Arctic Shores.

What's in it for you?

• A competitive salary, depending on the experience you can bring.
• A non‐contributory pension between 9%-13%.
• A discretionary bonus, depending on personal and company performance.
• 27 days leave per year (plus bank holidays, pro‐rated for part‐time).
• We also offer private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave and a variety of lifestyle benefits to help our staff live their best lives, including retail discount vouchers, cycle2work scheme, subsidised restaurant and online GP appointments.

At Aegon Asset Management, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We value diversity in the full range of human uniqueness without limitation including race, gender, ability, language, culture, beliefs, age, origin, background, perspectives and experiences.

We are open to considering flexible working practices. Please talk to us about what this means for you.

The legal bits: We'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactory references.