Compliance Specialist

Global Networks is assisting a leading professional services business to recruit a Business Integrity Assistant. Based in London with a hybrid working pattern, this role supports corporate governance, compliance, company secretarial and risk management activities across a group of international entities. This is initially a 15-month fixed-term contract, with strong potential to become a permanent position for the right candidate, so it will particularly suit someone seeking long-term employment. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, helping to keep governance processes robust, records accurate, and regulatory obligations on track.

Required Skills

• Experience in governance, compliance, legal administration, company secretarial or corporate administration
• Strong organisational and record-management skills with excellent attention to detail
• Confidence handling sensitive and confidential information
• Experience coordinating meetings, preparing minutes and maintaining action trackers
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 (Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Ability to manage competing deadlines and multiple priorities

Responsibilities

• Organise ESG Committee meetings, prepare minutes, maintain action trackers and follow up on outstanding actions
• Support compliance and risk administration, including maintaining compliance calendars and notification records
• Maintain compliance policy registers covering areas such as AML, anti-bribery and corruption, sanctions and codes of conduct
• Support annual policy review cycles, updates and communications
• Prepare standard responses to sanctions-related banking queries and third-party KYC/AML requests
• Organise quarterly compliance meetings, maintain materials, and prepare minutes
• Maintain statutory company records, registers and corporate databases across group entities
• File statutory updates and documents with Companies House and support annual entity/member reviews
• Assist with corporate insurance administration and renewals, liaising with Finance on premiums and renewals
• Maintain contract databases and key commercial terms such as fees, liability provisions and notice periods
• Maintain director KYC documentation and support corporate compliance activities including ICO renewals
• Support ongoing projects, reporting needs and continuous improvement initiatives, including ISO audit and certification preparation

Additional Skills

• Knowledge of AML, anti-bribery and corruption, sanctions compliance or broader risk frameworks
• Experience with insurance administration and contract management processes
• Familiarity with working in a multi-entity, international environment
• Comfort using shared mailboxes, Teams channels and document repositories to manage governance documentation

Preferred Education and Experience

• Law degree (or equivalent), ideally suited to a candidate with a legal academic background
• Background in corporate governance, compliance, legal or company secretarial administration within professional services or similar environments
• Practical experience with Companies House filings and statutory record maintenance
• Demonstrable experience supporting committees or executive leadership teams

If you’re looking for a role where you can build long-term stability while developing deep experience across governance, compliance and corporate administration, apply now to be considered.