Compliance Analyst - Hedge Fund

Compliance Analyst- Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund (London)

Permanent Full-Time role

Salary: £60-70k (dependent on experience) + bonus + excellent benefits

Our client, a multibillion Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund, part of a $75bn group, is currently seeking a dynamic Compliance Analyst to join its growing Compliance Team in London.

This individual will be the third member of the UK Compliance Team and will provide general support in a variety of areas. They will report directly to the UK Chief Compliance Officer.

As a business, our Client prioritise providing long term career roadmaps for all of their employees. Meaning the successful candidate will have a clear view of how they can develop in their role and have access to key training and certifications.

Responsibilities & Goals

• Provide generalist compliance support to the UK and broader global Compliance team.
• Compliance onboarding/offboarding of UK staff, including employees and consultants.
• Administration of key individual compliance matters, including periodic certifications,
• compliance training, and personal account dealing requests and reporting.
• Maintenance of conflicts of interest logs, including the processing of gifts/entertainment
• requests and disclosures.
• Supporting the UK Compliance team with daily short position disclosures and MIFIR
• transaction reporting.
• Due diligence of service providers, including management company vendors, executing
• brokers, research and data providers, and AI tools.
• Monitoring of electronic communications, and chaperoning expert network calls.
• Supporting the global compliance team on various matters, such as processing Reg M
• review requests.
• Liaising with and advising front-office and other staff on ad hoc compliance matters.

Education & Experience

• 1-3 years’+ experience of compliance or financial regulatory matters at an asset manager, bank, law firm, regulator, consultant, or other relevant institution.
• Bachelor’s degree, 2:1 or higher. Law, economics or a finance-based subject is preferable, but not essential.

Required Skills/Characteristics

• Self-starter, with an emphasis on achieving goals and completing tasks to a very high standard.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and to take ownership of tasks within a collaborative team structure, including strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.