Job Description

Description

As a Compliance Analyst at Benchmark, you'll play a vital part in our ongoing commitment to regulatory excellence and client protection. You'll work closely with colleagues across the business to monitor, analyse, and improve our compliance processes helping us remain at the forefront of industry standards.

What you'll do

Monitor and Analyse: Run regular exception control reports, ensuring we meet both regulatory and internal standards. Proactively escalate potential issues to the Compliance Manager for timely resolution. Enhance Our Oversight: Conduct detailed due diligence and risk assessments, and contribute to ongoing compliance monitoring processes. Support Smooth Operations: Manage day-to-day compliance administration, including updating procedures and maintaining accurate records. Spot Trends & Drive Improvement: Use daily tasks to identify trends, issues, and opportunities for continual process enhancement. First-Line Support: Act as the initial escalation point for compliance queries, providing guidance to colleagues. Collaborate on Projects: Assist with compliance projects and handle varied ad-hoc tasks, adapting to business needs. Represent Compliance: Attend meetings as the compliance representative and prepare concise meeting minutes as required. Champion Enhancement: Identify and communicate ideas for improving our systems and procedures. Engage with Stakeholders: Work closely with senior management, advisers, and external stakeholders, ensuring effective liaison. Develop Your Skills: Maintain up-to-date CPD records, showing your commitment to ongoing professional development. Monitor and Report: Support the Compliance Monitoring Officer with the annual compliance plan and contribute to financial crime and AML monitoring. Assess & Escalate Risk: Identify risk in Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and escalate findings to the Group Financial Crime Manager. Facilitate Learning: Assist with the production of Management Information (MI) and help with breach administration where necessary. Stay Current: Keep up with the latest regulatory and business developments to support a compliant, proactive culture. Be a Team Player: Support the Compliance Manager and wider business as needed to help us deliver outstanding compliance standards.

The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need

Background working within the Financial Services industry. Hands-on experience in a Compliance function, ideally with a focus on analytical work. Strong planning and analytical abilities, with great attention to detail. Solid understanding of the UK regulatory environment, especially FCA requirements. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of building strong relationships with stakeholders across the business. Advanced analytical, observational, verbal, and written communication skills. Confident in using Microsoft Office applications. A genuine interest in keeping current with industry developments, regulatory changes, and business trends.

It's a bonus if you also have:

Strong knowledge of investment products and investment platforms. Familiarity with the wealth management sector. Understanding of financial crime matters, such as AML, PEPs, and fraud prevention. Awareness of data protection and GDPR requirements.

The base

You'll be based at the Benchmark Head Office, within our Broadlands Business Campus near Horsham in West Sussex but will need to be present across our other offices, including the main Schroders headquarters in London. It has high standards and international reputation, without being in the city: a big, countryside campus means life will feel a little different.



We support our offices by using cutting edge software and hardware and our spacious campus facilities mean there's a great working environment for the team. With an on-site restaurant, coffee shop and gym, our campus has much to offer. And commuters can relax on our dedicated regular shuttle bus to and from Horsham's main line train station.

About Benchmark Capital

Benchmark is one of the UK's leading financial planning businesses, aiming to help our clients realise aspirations and achieve peace of mind. We do this through our unique business model which provides supports to over 1000 financial planners through our technology led platform across our employed, self-employed and independent segments. The solutions are award-winning, enabled by proprietary technology covering regulatory, platform and investment services, all of which are designed to support advisers at every step of their journey - from starting their career, improving how they run productively and effectively, to accelerating its growth and ultimately thinking about succession planning.



We operate offices across the UK, and have rapid expansion plans, and are highly acquisitive having made over 50 acquisitions over the last few years. We also provide integrated solutions incorporating our own investment, pension, platform, technology and compliance services.



As a financial planning business, we help people realise their aspirations and achieve peace of mind, and therefore ensuring good client outcomes is central to decision making. Our regulatory requirement to achieve positive consumer outcomes and to treat client fairly are embedded within our organisation, and we take responsibility for embracing and promoting our duty of care to all clients, including those who may be more vulnerable than others.



As part of the

Schroders Plc Group

, and the Schroders Wealth Division, Benchmark sits within the UK largest listed asset manager with over 750bn of assets. Benchmark has the benefit of having a focussed business model with clear accountability with the benefits of being part of one of the UK's largest financial services businesses.

We're looking for the best, whoever they are

We know that diverse perspectives and an inclusive culture where all can succeed lead to better decisions and stronger outcomes for the company its clients and its employees. That's why inclusion and diversity are strategic priorities for us. We're proud to be an equal opportunities employer. You're welcome at Benchmark regardless of your age, disability, gender identity or expression, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or socio-economic background. We're building a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to thrive.