Compliance Assistant Manager

The Role

The Compliance Assistant Manager is a generalist role supporting the Compliance function across policy development, regulatory change, AML/KYC oversight, and compliance monitoring. This position plays a key role in ensuring that Fasanara maintains robust compliance frameworks as the business continues to grow in scale, complexity, and regulatory exposure across multiple jurisdictions.

The role requires a hands‑on, detail‑oriented professional with experience in regulated financial services environments, capable of translating regulatory requirements into practical internal processes while supporting day‑to‑day compliance activities and longer‑term strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

Policy & Procedure Framework

• Own and manage the compliance policies and procedure library, including review cycles, version control, and approvals.
• Draft, review, and enhance compliance policies, procedures, and guidance to ensure alignment with applicable regulations.
• Translate regulatory requirements into clear, practical internal procedures accessible across the business.
• Maintain a structured and up‑to‑date compliance knowledge library.

Regulatory Change Management

• Monitor and track regulatory developments (FCA, SEC, NFA, JMLSG, FATF, and broader legislative changes).
• Assess the impact of regulatory changes on business operations, policies, and procedures.
• Produce clear and concise impact assessments for senior stakeholders.
• Support regulatory horizon scanning and reporting for senior management and the board.
• Coordinate implementation of regulatory changes across the business.

AML / KYC Oversight

• Support end‑to‑end AML/KYC onboarding and periodic reviews for counterparties and service providers.
• Review and quality assure KYC documentation across SDD, CDD, and EDD levels.
• Maintain AML/KYC trackers, logs, and risk registers ensuring audit readiness.
• Assist with KYC questionnaires and coordinate responses with internal stakeholders.
• Identify and elevate potential financial crime risks and red flags.

Compliance Monitoring & Reporting

• Support the compliance monitoring programme, including testing and tracking of actions across the business.
• Assist in preparing periodic compliance reports for the CCO, board, and management committees.
• Provide MI on policy reviews, KYC pipeline, regulatory change, and training completion.

General Compliance Support

• Support the CCO and senior compliance leadership on ad‑hoc projects and regulatory engagements.
• Contribute to business‑wide risk assessments and compliance initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and scalability of compliance processes.
• Support implementation of new systems (e.g. KYC tools) and remediation projects.

Requirements

Essential

• 4+ years of compliance experience within an FCA, SEC, or NFA‑regulated financial services firm.
• Strong understanding of financial services regulation (FCA rules including SYSC and COBS, MLRs 2017, JMLSG guidance).
• Demonstrable experience drafting and reviewing compliance policies and procedures.
• Experience with AML/KYC processes, including onboarding, due diligence, and periodic reviews.
• Experience tracking and assessing regulatory change and its business impact.
• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear and structured documentation.
• High attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Generalist compliance experience across multiple areas (not purely operational).
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Desirable

• Professional compliance qualification (e.g. ICA, ACAMS, or equivalent).
• Experience supporting regulatory interactions or audits.
• Exposure to multiple regulatory regimes (UK, US, or international).
• Experience with KYC system implementation or remediation projects.

Benefits

• Competitive bonus scheme
• Bupa health & dental, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced pension, and generous annual leave
• Enhanced parental leave, special leave allowances, and charity giving options
• Regular team events, legendary summer & Christmas parties, knowledge sharing sessions, and quarterly town halls
• Team lunches, dinners, Friday drinks, team sport activities

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