MERJE

About the Company

MERJE is a widely trusted specialist talent solutions provider.

Since 2011, we've been pairing the best candidates with the most suitable career opportunities so you can get on with your day job.

Our range of recruitment solutions can deliver success for any business, which is why our many long-term partnerships with clients range from startups, fintechs and SMEs to national banking groups and global organisations.

Permanent | Interim | Executive | Market Intelligence
Mid-to-Senior | C-Suite & Executive | NED
Financial Services, Banking & Insurance
UK & Ireland

A successful recruitment partnership is built on trust, honesty, and expertise. Our consultants spend years developing unparalleled levels of knowledge in their specialisms so you can rest assured that you are only ever working with an expert who understands their chosen discipline inside out.

Governance
Extensive recruitment expertise across all areas of Governance, including Compliance, Financial Crime & Fraud, Legal, and Risk Management.

Finance
The full spectrum of qualified accountant, finance, and audit roles, from newly qualified through to CFOs, Finance Directors and Chief Auditors.

Operations
Delivering highly capable individuals for strategic roles across Business Change & Transformation, Operations, and Customer Contact.

Insurance
Actuarial experts from part qualified through to post qualified and senior management up to Chief Actuary status, as well as customer-facing insurance roles. In addition to covering Governance, Finance, and Operations roles in the insurance industry.

Find out how we can help you optimise your hiring strategy or progress your career:

info@merje.com
UK, North & Midlands: 0161 883 2740
UK, South & London: 0203 637 1600

Listed Jobs

Company Name

MERJE

Job Title

Data Consultant

Job Description

**Job Title:** Data Consultant **Role Summary:** Act as a senior data specialist for a financial services client, leading data mining, analysis, and reporting to support marketing and profitability initiatives. Deliver actionable insights, business cases, and campaign designs while ensuring data integrity and automation across the client’s platforms. **Expactations:** - Deliver high‑quality outputs within tight 9‑month contract window. - Work hybridly, contributing remotely while attending required in‑person meetings. - Present findings confidently to stakeholders and drive data‑driven decision making. - Maintain data validation and reconciliation as standard practice. **Key Responsibilities:** - Extract, clean, and manipulate large datasets from Teradata and GCP. - Use Power BI to build dynamic dashboards and visualisations for marketing and profitability metrics. - Conduct customer profiling, segmentation, and conversion analysis to inform campaign strategy. - Design and quantify marketing campaigns (targeting, proposition, testing, statistical significance). - Validate debit payment data and reconcile to bank accounts; model current‑account profitability. - Automate data pipelines, optimise queries, and improve reporting efficiency. - Prepare business cases linking data insights to financial outcomes. - Communicate results to senior stakeholders, providing executive summaries and actionable recommendations. **Required Skills:** - Proficiency in SQL; Python scripting experience a plus. - Advanced Power BI and data‑visualisation expertise. - Strong data mining, manipulation, and analysis capabilities. - Experience with Teradata, Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, Dataflow, etc.). - Knowledge of the financial services sector, banking products, and debit‑payment processes. - Understanding of marketing campaigns, customer segmentation, and conversion metrics. - Familiarity with reconciliation, data validation, and statistics (e.g., significance testing). - Excellent written and verbal communication; capable of presenting to senior stakeholders. - Ability to deliver quickly, prioritize tasks, and drive automation. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Finance, Business Analytics, Economics, Computer Science, or related field. *(if not specified, level of relevant experience is acceptable)*

West yorkshire, United kingdom

Hybrid

26-01-2026

Company Name

MERJE

Job Title

Compliance Specialist

Job Description

**Job Title:** Compliance Specialist **Role Summary:** Second‑line compliance professional responsible for monitoring, advisory, and assurance activities within a wealth‑management/financial‑planning environment. Supports senior stakeholders to maintain a robust compliance framework, align with evolving FCA regulations, Consumer Duty, and foster a customer‑centric culture. **Expectations:** - Deliver risk‑based compliance monitoring and thematic reviews. - Provide practical regulatory advice and challenge business decisions constructively. - Interpret and implement regulatory changes, including FCA Conduct of Business rules and Consumer Duty. - Build and maintain effective relationships with first‑line operational teams and senior leaders. **Key Responsibilities:** - Develop and execute the Compliance Monitoring Plan. - Conduct file reviews, advice‑quality assessments, and other assurance activities. - Identify and assess conduct risk; recommend improvements to controls and remediation actions. - Advise stakeholders on compliance matters and support FCA regulatory engagements, requests, and thematic reviews. - Monitor emerging regulatory developments and coordinate implementation of required changes. **Required Skills:** - Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making abilities. - In‑depth knowledge of FCA regulatory framework, Conduct of Business rules, and conduct risk. - Understanding of Consumer Duty, financial crime, and data‑protection requirements. - Proven experience with compliance monitoring methodologies and file‑review techniques. - Excellent organisational, stakeholder‑management, and communication skills. - Ability to work independently and challenge business practices constructively. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Minimum Level 4 Diploma in Financial Planning (or equivalent). - Proven experience in a 2nd‑line compliance role within an IFA, wealth‑management, or financial‑planning setting. - Eligibility to work in the UK (no sponsorship required).

West yorkshire, United kingdom

Hybrid

16-03-2026