At OakNorth, we're on a mission to empower ambitious businesses and the communities they serve. Since 2015, we've lent over $21 billion across the UK and US, helped create more than 58,000 new homes and 36,000 new jobs, and supported hundreds of thousands of personal savers — all while driving economic growth in the markets we serve.
Responsibilities
Junior member of the Bank's second line Risk and Compliance Teams supporting the day-to-day tasks of the Deputy Head of Compliance and the wider Risk team, including:
- Maintaining the Bank's registers on conflicts of interest and outside business interests, insider lists, and breaches, and carrying out periodic reviews of the same;
- Assisting with risk event reviews and breach management
- Helping to maintain the Compliance & Risk Function's policies and procedures, including the overall, Policy Framework
- Keeping on top of the Compliance Calendar and supporting in the timely completion of Compliance tasks
- Supporting the compilation of management information and other information gathering, in issuing monthly and quarterly governance reports for the Bank's governance committees;
- Logging and filing all requests that come into the Compliance Advisory mailbox and
- Providing further administrative assistance, as required.
Required Experience:
- Recently qualified Chartered Accountant (CA Fresher) with strong academic credentials.
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- A self-starter who takes ownership of tasks and sees them through to completion without needing close direction.
- Comfortable working with data, registers, and trackers; able to spot patterns, anomalies, and gaps.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills — able to engage clearly with stakeholders at all levels.
- Curious and tech-savvy, with an interest in using digital tools and AI to improve how compliance work gets done.
- Adaptable and open to taking on new and varied responsibilities as the team's needs evolve.
