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Compliance Manager

Compliance Manager

GravitaLondon, England, GB
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
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Job description

We’re Gravita : the accountants fuelling ambitious businesses. We’re a full service, tech-enabled firm, working with entrepreneurs and businesses to help them achieve their goals, and make an impact in the world.

We’re growing fast and are bringing like-minded advisors together to form a full-service tech-enabled accounting partner for thousands of SMEs. Our team use their incredible expertise alongside intuitive technology to help businesses and entrepreneurs plan better and grow faster.

We’re Gravita : the accountants fuelling ambitious businesses. We’re a full service, tech-enabled firm, working with entrepreneurs and businesses to help them achieve their goals, and make an impact in the world.

We’re growing fast and are bringing like-minded advisors together to form a full-service tech-enabled accounting partner for thousands of SMEs. Our team use their incredible expertise alongside intuitive technology to help businesses and entrepreneurs plan better and grow faster.

Our mission is to become the UK’s leading tech-enabled accounting firm for SMEs. We have ambitious goals and our high-calibre team work hard to achieve them. We are one team with one agenda, working collaboratively in a respectful environment to deliver a great service to our clients. So if you join us, you’ll not only be working on exciting client challenges, you’ll also be helping us shape the future of accounting .

The Role

As Compliance Manager, you will provide hands-on support across data protection, AML / EDD, and operational compliance. You’ll be a key enabler for Partners and client teams, helping them meet regulatory obligations while maintaining robust onboarding and monitoring processes.

Key Responsibilities :

AML / KYC / EDD

  • Triage AML alerts and lead Enhanced Due Diligence for higher-risk clients.
  • Support client onboarding and periodic reviews, advising on further checks or remediation.
  • Keep AML policies and procedures up to date and assist with supplier checks.

Data Protection & DPO Support

  • Lead operational data protection activities, ensuring UK GDPR compliance and supporting DPIAs.
  • Manage Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs), coordinating searches, verifying identities, and ensuring timely responses.
  • Maintain training records and recommend improvements to data handling and secure disposal practices.

    • Mailbox Triage & Operational Queries

  • Manage compliance mailboxes (technical / compliance, whistleblowing / SARs, ethics), prioritising and escalating queries appropriately.
  • Maintain accurate records of actions taken.

    • Policy, Guidance & Contract Review

  • Draft and circulate compliance updates and practical guidance.
  • Review client-proposed amendments to engagement documents in collaboration with Legal / Finance.

    • Training & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Deliver or coordinate mandatory and role-specific compliance training.
  • Act as a pragmatic contact for Client Operations, Engagement, and Partners, translating regulations into operational steps.

    • Monitoring, Record Keeping & Reporting

  • Maintain registers (conflicts, DSARs, AML escalations), produce dashboards, and support internal / external audits.

    • Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience :

    Compliance Specialist :

  • 3–6 years’ experience in compliance, data protection or AML, ideally within accountancy, legal or financial services.

    • Data Protection Practitioner :

  • Practical experience handling DSARs and strong familiarity with UK GDPR.

    • AML Expert :

  • Hands-on experience with AML / KYC, including sanctions / PEP screening and EDD.

    • Clear Communicator :

  • Strong written skills for drafting guidance and client-facing responses.

    • Organised & Detail-Oriented :

  • Able to manage multiple inboxes and priorities with excellent record-keeping.

    • Your Career with Gravita

    When you join Gravita, we’ll support you on your own growth journey. We want to be the place you learn, grow and unlock your true potential.

    We’ll work with you to build a progression plan to outline how you’ll grow at our company and everything we’ll do to help you get there. We’re also passionate about learning and development, to help you focus on your future.

    The Nitty Gritty

  • Our standard working week is a 37.5-hour week on a hybrid basis
  • Core working hours are 10am - 4pm Monday to Friday
  • Flexible working and happy employees are at the top of our list here at Gravita and we have been working hard to support our teams through the fast-paced changes.
  • Your development won’t be forgotten, our development support is extraordinary for a firm of our size.
  • It's a busy, fast-paced environment here at Gravita. Feel free to check out our social media channels (Instagram, X, LinkedIn and Glassdoor).
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