Compliance Analyst

As a Compliance Analyst, you’ll facilitate with compliance advisory and assurance activities across the group’s trading and generation operations. Supporting the Senior Compliance Manager and the wider WMC team, you’ll deliver physical and financial regulatory compliance across the group.

Your negotiating, influencing, and communicating skills will be key. Working collaboratively with commercial teams, building trust, confidence and respect whilst challenging the status quo. Continually managing and improving policies, processes, systems, and capabilities in line with the latest regulations, you’ll perform BAU activities and provide compliance guidance to trading, commercial and strategy colleagues in relation to current and forthcoming regulatory development activities.

You’ll use your understanding of energy/financial wholesale markets to developknowledge in the regulated risks associated with Energy Market regulatory framework including REMIT, MAR, MiFID II, EMIR, TCLC, IOLC, S&P and FSMA/RAO.

Who we’re looking for:

You’ll ideally be educated to degree level with a basic understanding of wholesale physical and financial markets and prior experience working with commercial teams (including 24hr trading functions).

In a varying, fast-paced and dynamic environment, you’ll be involved in investigations, including large volumes of data gathering, complex analysis, conducting interviews and developing/presenting conclusions and recommendations to management. You’ll be constructive in your approach, lead by example and have a strong moral compass.

If you are looking for a role where you can develop and grow your career, we’re confident this role will meet your expectations

Rewards and benefits:

As you help us to shape the future, we’ve shaped our rewards and benefits to help you thrive and support

your lifestyle. If successful in this role you’ll get:

·A discretionary bonus between 10% – 20% depending on company performance

·Private Healthcare with Vitality

·SAYE (Sharesave): discretionary scheme from time to time

·Personal accident cover

·Group personal pension plan where we’ll pay up to 10%

·Holiday 25 days plus bank holidays

·Reimbursement of the cost of your annual membership of one relevant and appropriate professional body

We’re committed to making a tangible impact on the climate challenge we all face. Drax is where your individual purpose can work alongside your career drive. We work as part of a team that shares a passion for doing what’s right for the future. With Drax you can shape your career and a future for generations to come.

Together, we make it happen.

At Drax, we’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected, regardless of their role. To make this a reality, we actively work to better represent the communities we operate in, foster inclusion, and establish fair processes. Through these actions, we build the trust needed for all colleagues at Drax to contribute their perspectives and talents, no matter their background. Find out more about our approach here.

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How to apply:

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