Job Description

The Junior Compliance Analyst will be part of the Central Compliance Team, supporting all of Trade Nation’s regulated entities. This role is responsible for assisting with the day-to-day execution of the Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP), Compliance Surveillance activities, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) controls, and transaction monitoring processes. The successful candidate will work closely with various stakeholders to help ensure regulatory compliance, identify potential risks, and support the effectiveness of the firm's compliance framework.

This position offers broad exposure to multiple regulatory environments, jurisdictions, and financial crime disciplines, making it an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to build a strong foundation in compliance within a collaborative and high-performing team.

Who we are

Trade Nation is a global CFD and spread betting broker. We help traders make better decisions through clear market insights, transparent pricing and fairer approach to trading.

Since 2014, we’ve grown into a market-leading, low-cost broker with our headquarters in London and offices across Europe, South Africa, Asia-Pacific, and key offshore regions including the Caribbean and Indian Ocean. Our platform is available in 14 languages, making it accessible to traders worldwide.

Built on transparency and trust, and driven by our people, our focus is simple: helping customers trade more effectively. We do that by keeping costs low, cutting unnecessary complexity and using technology to put traders first.

Our commitments to each other

We have each other’s backs
There when we need each other the most.

We challenge each other
Be more creative, more curious, more bold

We thrive together
Taking our work to the next level

We form strong bonds
Through team building and social events

We don’t judge
Instead, we teach and are open to learning

We step up
Taking ownership and supporting each other to do the same

Requirements

Compliance Monitoring Programme

• Support the design, execution, and documentation of compliance monitoring reviews and thematic testing across all regulated jurisdictions.
• Assist with scheduling, tracking, and closing out monitoring actions, ensuring findings are recorded accurately and escalated appropriately.
• Help prepare monitoring reports and management information (MI) for senior stakeholders.

AML, Financial Crime & Transaction Monitoring

• Conduct AML/CTF and KYC/CDD reviews, supporting the identification and escalation of financial crime risks.
• Assist with the review and investigation of transaction monitoring alerts, contributing to timely and well-reasoned disposals.
• Support the maintenance and refresh of AML-related policies, procedures, and risk assessments.

Compliance Surveillance

• Review and clear Compliance Surveillance alerts generated by the firm’s trade surveillance system (E-Flow), conducting timely, well-documented investigations and escalating alerts with potential market abuse indicators in accordance with the firm’s procedures.
• Maintain accurate alert disposition records, ensuring outcomes are logged with sufficient rationale to support audit trails and regulatory scrutiny.
• Support the preparation and delivery of Compliance Surveillance MI, including alert volumes, false positive rates, escalation metrics, and trend analysis, for reporting to senior management and relevant governance committees.
• Assist in the maintenance and periodic review of Compliance Surveillance procedures, escalation frameworks, and the firm’s Market Abuse Risk Assessment (MARA), ensuring documentation remains current and fit for purpose.
• Contribute to periodic calibration and tuning reviews of surveillance alert parameters, helping to identify opportunities to reduce false positives and improve overall detection effectiveness.

Central Compliance Support

• Act as a point of coordination for Compliance Heads across jurisdictions, managing information requests, evidence gathering, and regulatory correspondence.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date compliance registers, logs, and tracking tools.
• Support internal and regulatory reporting cycles, including the preparation of MI packs and audit-ready documentation.
• Keep abreast of relevant regulatory developments and assist in assessing the impact of rule changes on the business.

Essential

• 1–3 years’ experience in a compliance, financial crime, or regulatory role within a regulated or equivalent firm.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to handle multiple workstreams, meet deadlines, and produce high-quality written work.
• Clear and professional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• A proactive, collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for the compliance profession.

Desirable

• Exposure to retail investment services, particularly CFDs, spread betting, or leveraged products.
• Working knowledge of core compliance frameworks, AML/CTF obligations, and financial crime risk management.
• Familiarity with KYC/CDD processes and the practical application of a risk-based approach.
• Experience supporting a Compliance Monitoring Programme or internal audit/testing function.
• Understanding of transaction monitoring systems and alert investigation workflows.
• Familiarity with trade or Compliance Surveillance systems and experience reviewing alerts for potential market abuse indicators in a CFD or similar trading environment.
• Progress towards a recognised compliance or financial crime qualification.
• Familiarity with multi-jurisdictional regulatory environments.