Senior Compliance Policy Consultant in Skipton

Hours: Permanent, full time role (35 hours per week) with hybrid and flexible working. You'll spend 3 days per week collaborating with colleagues at our Head Office in Skipton.

Salary: £48,000 per annum (salary dependent on experience)

Closing Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2026

About the Role

We're looking for a Senior Compliance Policy Consultant to play a key role in providing expert oversight, constructive challenge, and guidance focusing on our Money (Commercial) business. In this role, you'll use your financial advice expertise to influence key decisions, shape regulatory change, and ensure we continue to meet evolving regulatory expectations. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who combines strong technical knowledge with the confidence to collaborate, influence, and work strategically across a complex organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, interpret and communicate regulatory developments, particularly those impacting financial advice, and support the implementation of regulatory change.
• Provide expert second‐line oversight, advice and constructive challenge on compliance with FCA Conduct of Business rules, Consumer Duty and other relevant regulation.
• Act as a key referral point for complex regulatory queries, especially in financial advice.
• Lead compliance input into business and transformation initiatives, working collaboratively with stakeholders.
• Support and influence the development of effective systems and controls to manage conduct risk.
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of regulatory notifications and applications.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across the business and external bodies.
• Support knowledge sharing and contribute to continuous improvement within the Compliance team.

Qualifications & Experience

• Strong experience in financial advice regulation, including interpreting and applying FCA Conduct of Business rules and Consumer Duty in practice.
• Experience providing compliance oversight, advice and constructive challenge to stakeholders in financial advice or closely related areas.
• Ability to apply regulatory knowledge pragmatically with a strong customer‐outcome focus.
• Strong analytical and report‐writing skills, with the ability to produce clear, concise and high‐quality outputs.
• Confidence to influence, provide constructive challenge, and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to think independently, make well‐reasoned decisions and take accountability for them.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong relationship‐building capability, with the ability to work collaboratively across a wide stakeholder group.
• Knowledge of data protection requirements is desirable.
• Relevant qualifications such as a Diploma in regulated financial planning (CII), or equivalent financial advice qualifications are highly desirable.
• Professional compliance qualifications (e.g. ICA Diploma in Compliance) are beneficial.

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (rising to 30 with service)
• Holiday trading scheme
• Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10%)
• Colleague mortgage (conditions apply)
• Electric & hybrid car scheme
• Private medical insurance
• 3 paid volunteering days per year
• Strong commitment to training and development
• Inclusive colleague networks including Carers and Pride Alliance groups
• Health and wellbeing benefits including cycle to work and discounted gym membership

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