Compliance Assurance Manager

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Compliance Assurance Manager leading quality monitoring, regulatory controls, and compliance training. Supporting Sumer’s Hubs and teams in maintaining high standards across its compliance programme.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the quality assurance monitoring programme across the Group
  • Deliver periodic control assessments, walkthroughs, and sample testing across compliance areas including ISQM testing, non-audit service lines, onboarding, internal cold file reviews, and internal functions
  • Identify reporting inconsistencies, control weaknesses, and compliance gaps
  • Agree practical remediation plans with stakeholders and track actions through completion
  • Produce reports on findings, emerging risks, trends, and recommendations for management and governance boards
  • Drive continuous improvement across ethics, regulatory compliance, professional standards, and quality assurance
  • Use monitoring results, regulatory developments, stakeholder feedback, and management information to improve compliance controls and processes
  • Strengthen controls, streamline processes, improve documentation standards, and promote best practice across the Group
  • Design, coordinate, and deliver compliance and quality assurance training programmes
  • Develop and deliver new-starter compliance training, technical regulatory training, and refresher programmes
  • Promote a culture of compliance, quality, and continuous learning
  • Provide oversight, guidance, and support to Hubs on annual and ongoing compliance requirements
  • Partner with Hub colleagues and support teams across Practice Assurance, Client Money, Designated Professional Body (Investment Business), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and ATOL
  • Provide practical advice and support when risks or compliance gaps are identified

Requirements:

  • 3–5 years’ experience in a compliance, risk, assurance, audit, or regulatory role
  • Hands-on experience managing people, maintaining structured processes and delivering quality assurance programmes
  • Proven ability to work with senior leaders and cross-functional teams
  • Exposure to multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction environments
  • Accountancy qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) preferred but not mandatory
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Analytical rigor and investigative ability to analyze large volumes of complex data and identify anomalies and deficiencies
  • Commitment to accuracy, consistency, and documentation excellence
  • Ability to write clearly and concisely for senior audiences
  • Organized, dependable, and comfortable managing multiple priorities
  • Professional judgment, discretion, and integrity
  • Ability to be self-motivated
  • Practical and solutions-focused approach
  • Comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment
  • Ability to maintain composure around deadlines and issue escalations
  • Takes ownership and follows things through

Benefits:

  • Support during the hiring process
  • Inclusive workplace where everyone belongs and differences are valued and celebrated