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, dependent on experience. Closing Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2026.
Who Are We?
We’re the fourth biggest building society in the UK and, as a mutual organisation, we don’t have shareholders; we are owned by our members. Skipton is a great place to work, where you can bring fresh ideas and help put customers at the heart of everything we do.
The Team You Will Be Joining
You will join our Compliance team of 22 colleagues within the wider Group Risk function. You’ll work closely with the Compliance Policy Lead and Data Protection Manager, alongside colleagues across monitoring and the wider risk function. You’ll be a key senior consultant, sharing knowledge, supporting others, and shaping the team’s overall output.
What Will You Be Doing?
- Identify, interpret and communicate regulatory developments impacting financial advice and support 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.
What Do We Need From You?
- Strong experience in financial advice regulation, including applying FCA Conduct of Business rules and Consumer Duty.
- Experience providing compliance oversight, advice and constructive challenge to stakeholders in financial advice or related areas.
- Ability to apply regulatory knowledge pragmatically with a strong customer‑outcome focus.
- Strong analytical and report‑writing skills, producing 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, working 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.
- Professional compliance qualifications (e.g. ICA Diploma in Compliance) considered beneficial.
What’s In It For You?
- 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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