Senior Associate, Technical Advisory in Newcastle upon Tyne

We’re a leading Investor Services group offering end-to-end services in administration, accounting, reporting, regulatory and compliance needs of the investment sector worldwide. We employ a global workforce of 5,800+ people across 25 jurisdictions and have assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$750 billion. We work with 13 of the world’s top-15 private equity firms. Our services are underpinned by a Group-wide commitment to ESG and best-in-class technology including a global data platform and innovative proprietary tools supported by in-house experts. Above all, what makes us different is our people. Operating as trusted partners to our clients, we deliver intelligent solutions through a combination of technical expertise and strong relationships based on deep client understanding.

You will support the Technical Team in providing regulatory and compliance expertise across the Principal Firms. You will help monitor regulatory developments, maintain internal policies and frameworks, and provide technical guidance to internal teams. The role involves supporting key technical initiatives, mentoring colleagues, and ensuring regulatory changes are effectively embedded into internal processes.

What you’ll do:

• You will support the delivery of the Technical Team’s business plan by managing assigned technical tasks, following up on compliance recommendations, and assisting with policy and compliance manual updates.
• You will monitor regulatory developments and lead horizon scanning activities, ensuring new regulatory requirements are identified and communicated to relevant teams.
• You will provide technical guidance to colleagues, mentor members of the investment management monitoring team, and support training initiatives across the business.
• You will prepare management information and support committee activities, including contributing to oversight committees and maintaining appropriate documentation.
• You will support regulatory frameworks by assisting with issues and breaches management, complaints handling, and the development of policies and procedures related to conduct risk, consumer duty, and governance.

What we offer:

• Comprehensive remuneration: Motivating financial packages based upon market rates for your role and is proportionate to your qualifications, level of experiences and skills profile.
• Pension Scheme: Generous employer contribution with the ability to allow and increase employee contributions.
• Wellbeing: Additional social benefits such as private health and dental cover, life assurance, discounted gym membership, eye test and corporate GP.
• Annual leave: All our employees are entitled to 25 days paid leave, plus all UK public holidays. Enhanced maternity and paternity, including shared parental leave and adoption leave.
• Flexible working: We recognise the value of working flexibly and are keen to ensure all employees enjoy an excellent work-life blend. As such, we are open to conversations with employees related to setting up flexible working arrangements.
• Support and development: We will ensure you have the right training, tools and development plan to grow and improve your skills every day.

Qualifications:

• You will hold a university degree in a related field.
• You will have relevant experience within regulatory compliance, technical advisory, or financial services.
• You will have a good understanding of financial services regulations and regulatory frameworks.
• You will possess strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• You will demonstrate strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to support and mentor colleagues across teams.

Additional Information:

Sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining long-term relationships with all our stakeholders – including our employees, clients, and local communities – while also reducing our impact on our natural environment. There is always more we can, and should do, to improve – whether in relation to our people, our clients, our planet, or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee. Our learning and development programmes and systems enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers, while our hybrid working approach supports our employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to their colleagues. We want to empower our 5,800+ employees - from 94 nationalities, across 25 countries - to each achieve their potential. Through IQ-EQ Launchpad we support women managers launching their first fund, in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced. We’re committed to growing relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients’ sustainability and success leads to our sustainability and success. We’re emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.