Senior Compliance Analyst

The role of the Senior Compliance Analyst supports the Regulatory Affairs & Conduct pillar in delivering compliance oversight and regulatory initiatives, with a key focus on regulatory change, Appointed Representatives (ARs) and SMCR regimes, KRI/MI reporting, e-learning and training. 
The successful candidate will act as a key point of contact for first-line queries, help embed good regulatory outcomes, and ensure robust administration and reporting across the pillar’s activities. Cross-functional collaboration across all compliance pillars and the wider Insurance Services division is expected to ensure seamless delivery of shared compliance initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure timesheets are accurately and diligently completed within the required timeframe. Manager’s only – in addition, ensure timesheets are authorised within the required timeframe.
• Support the onboarding, due diligence, and ongoing monitoring of ARs, including preparing FCA notifications and assisting with annual AR reviews and thematic checks.
• 2 Support the submission and ongoing compliance of the Appointed Representative (AR) framework and applications with the FCA for SMCR, maintaining accurate AR and SM registers and documentation.
• Assist the Senior Compliance Manager in delivering other activities in relation to SM&CR, and conflicts of interest management.
• Administer the compliance e-learning programme, including overseeing content updates, deployment, completions tracking (with support), and management information reporting.
• Collate and validate data for key risk indicators (KRIs) and management information (MI) from across the pillars, producing regular dashboards and reports for governance forums.
• Collate information required for submitting regulatory reports.
• Assist with horizon scanning, regulatory change logs, and the implementation of regulatory updates, as delegated by the Senior Compliance Manager.
• Respond to compliance queries from the business, escalating complex matters as needed and assist with policy reviews and updates.
• Act as the designated compliance client-lead for an allocated portfolio of clients: meet regularly with client contacts, manage expectations, escalate issues as appropriate, and provide feedback and insights to the wider compliance team to support continuous improvement and client satisfaction.
• Work collaboratively with other Compliance pillar leads and teams to ensure seamless delivery of cross-functional compliance initiatives and projects, fostering a culture of shared responsibility and mutual support across the Compliance function. Contribute to divisional compliance initiatives and support the development of a shared resource model across the wider Davies Insurance Solutions compliance division.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Experience in compliance within an FCA-regulated environment (insurance/Lloyd’s preferred).
• Working knowledge of SM&CR and AR regimes.
• Progress toward a relevant professional qualification (e.g., ICA, CISI, CII) desirable.
• Working knowledge of territorial licencing requirements a plus.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and adaptable to changing requirements.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across teams.
• Competent user of Microsoft Applications (including Co-Pilot, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), with an aptitude for leveraging technology and AI to improve compliance processes.

Why Asta?

At Asta, you’ll enjoy a market-leading benefits package that puts your wellbeing, career development and financial future first. We combine flexible working, strong family-friendly policies and exceptional rewards to create a supportive, inclusive and high-performing workplace.

Our benefits include:
 
 Work-life balance you can rely on

• 35-hour working week with hybrid and flexible working
• Generous holiday allowance that increases with service

Your health & wellbeing covered

• Private medical insurance with virtual GP access
• Annual health screening, dental cover and eye care
• Subsidised gym or sports club membership

Support for you and your family

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay

Rewarding your contribution

• Highly competitive pension with up to 13% employer contribution
• Life assurance and income protection
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Interest-free season ticket loan and salary sacrifice schemes