Eightcap

Compliance Associate

Eightcap

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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About the role

  • Maintain and update compliance policies, manage regulatory change (horizon scanning), and lead specialized projects.
  • Oversight of trade surveillance and transaction monitoring to detect market abuse and identify suspicious activity.
  • Investigate SARs/STORs and conduct Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) for high-risk clients and professional opt-up applications.
  • Manage FCA Directory updates, certifications, and the timely submission of regulatory returns via RegData.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert by advising the business, reviewing financial promotions, and delivering firm-wide compliance and AML training.
  • Prepare monthly MI and Board reports, handle FOS complaints, and oversee the maintenance of all compliance registers.

Requirements

  • 2-3 years minimum generalist experience, ideally gained from a CFD background.
  • Proven experience managing both Regulatory Compliance (Advisory, Monitoring, Policy) and Financial Crime (AML, KYC, EDD, Transaction Monitoring) workflows.
  • Hands-on experience preparing and submitting regulatory returns via the FCA RegData platform and maintaining the FCA Directory/Connect systems.
  • Ability to monitor transactions and trades to spot Market Abuse or money laundering, and experience drafting reports (STORs/SARs) for regulators.
  • Professional qualifications such as CISI Investment Compliance Diploma would be highly advantageous!
Benefits
  • 26 days’ holiday
  • Aviva workplace pension
  • Vitality private health insurance
  • Ongoing investment in your career development
  • Parental leave
  • Staff referral bonus program
  • Collaborative team culture
  • Ongoing investment in your career development, including technical and professional training
  • Being part of an exciting new project for the company
  • Regular social activities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
regulatory compliancefinancial crimeAMLKYCEDDtransaction monitoringtrade surveillancereport draftinghorizon scanningcompliance policy management
Soft Skills
leadershipadvisorycommunicationinvestigationtraining deliveryorganizational skillsproblem-solvingattention to detailanalytical skillsstakeholder management
Certifications
CISI Investment Compliance Diploma