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The UK Regulatory Engagement and Advocacy Specialist will play a pivotal role in shaping regulatory strategies and engaging with key stakeholders within the energy & natural resources sector. This position, based in Edinburgh, requires a proactive individual with a strong understanding of regulatory frameworks and policy development.

Client Details

This is a permanent opportunity within a well-established, mid-sized organisation operating in the energy & natural resources sector. The company is highly regarded for its data-driven approach and its ability to influence policy through thoughtful analysis and advocacy.

Description

• Develop and implement strategies to engage with regulatory bodies and key industry stakeholders.
• Monitor and analyse regulatory changes within the energy & natural resources sector, providing actionable insights to internal teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with UK regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and deliver clear, concise reports and presentations on policy developments and their potential impact.
• Represent the organisation in industry forums, consultations, and stakeholder meetings.
• Advocate for the organisation's interests by building relationships with policymakers and regulators.
• Provide expert advice on regulatory risks and opportunities to support business objectives.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the UK's regulatory landscape and emerging trends.

Profile

A successful UK Regulatory Engagement and Advocacy Specialist should have:

• Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks and policies within the energy & natural resources sector.
• Proven experience in stakeholder engagement and advocacy roles.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• A proactive approach to identifying and addressing regulatory challenges.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a cross-functional team environment.
• A relevant degree in a related field, such as public policy, law, or energy studies.

Job Offer

• Competitive salary in the range of 45,000 to 50,000 depending on experience.
• Permanent contract with opportunities for professional growth.
• Engaging and collaborative work environment in Edinburgh.
• Chance to influence regulatory policies in the energy & natural resources sector.
• Access to ongoing training and development programmes.

If you are passionate about regulatory engagement and advocacy, and eager to make an impact in the energy & natural resources sector, we encourage you to apply today!

Finance Analyst - Full Time | Edinburgh

Salary: Competitive | Location: Edinburgh |

Are you a detail-oriented finance professional looking to make an impact in a dynamic team? We're hiring a Finance Analyst to join our clients Wholesale Billing Team in Edinburgh.

As a Finance Analyst, you'll be responsible for executing key operational finance processes and reporting performance in line with business timetables. You'll play a vital role in ensuring financial accuracy and supporting decision-making across the organisation.

• Collect, monitor, and analyse financial data to produce accurate and relevant reports for Senior Leaders and business teams
• Ensure high standards of accuracy, data quality, and customer service
• Review charges to ensure accurate billing for LPs
• Allocate payments and manage billing enquiries
• Collaborate with internal teams to support continuous improvement in finance operations
• Reviewing charges to ensure accurate billing for LPs, allocating payments, and handling billing enquiries

• Proven experience in a finance or billing role
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to data integrity
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders
• Proficiency in financial systems and Excel

• Be part of a supportive and collaborative team
• Work in a central Edinburgh location
• Opportunity to contribute to meaningful financial operations

Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

AML Analyst - Edinburgh (Hybrid)

Salary: 30k - 34k per annum
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Hybrid Working: 3 days in the office / 2 days from home
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About the Role:

My client is looking for an experienced and detail-focused AML Analyst to join their compliance team in Edinburgh. In this key role, you'll help implement compliance strategies ensuring client and internal onboarding meets all AML and CDD requirements.

You'll be responsible for analysing high-risk factors, advising on enhanced due diligence, conducting sanctions checks, and ensuring that the firm operates in full compliance with AML regulations.
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Key Responsibilities

* Carry out AML and CDD checks on all new client and matter instructions.
* Assess high-risk factors such as PEP involvement, complex structures, and high-risk jurisdictions.
* Advise Partners and fee earners on AML best practice, ongoing monitoring, and due diligence requirements.
* Analyse and report on sanctions notifications.
* Draft Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) under the supervision of the Compliance Manager and MLRO.
* Review client funds and risk assessments, maintaining accurate internal records.
* Assist with compliance audits and contribute to continuous improvement of AML procedures.
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About You

* Previous experience in a similar AML or compliance role, ideally within a legal or professional services environment.
* Strong understanding of financial crime compliance, data protection, and anti-bribery processes.
* Excellent analytic and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
* Confident communicator, able to work effectively with colleagues at all levels.
* Knowledge of risk management frameworks and regulatory governance.
* Strong organisational and project management skills.
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Why Join Us?

* Competitive salary
* Hybrid working
* 24 days' annual leave plus 7 bank holidays
* 7% employer pension contribution
* Flexible working options to support work-life balance
* Supportive, collaborative team environment
* Opportunity to develop within a respected legal and compliance function
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If you're a proactive, analytical professional looking to develop your AML career in a dynamic and supportive environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

Business Analyst & Senior Business Analyst

Salary: Up to £55,000

Edinburgh/Hybrid

We’re looking for both Agile Business Analysts and Senior Business Analysts to join a forward-thinking team working alongside cross-functional software engineers. You’ll play a key role in ensuring that our client’s products are developed in line with the strategic roadmap — meeting customer needs while supporting delivery teams to achieve excellence.

Main Duties;

• Collaborate with delivery teams and stakeholders to define, document, and refine features and user stories.
• Analyse customer problems and project scope to deliver high-value, high-quality solutions while preventing unnecessary scope creep.
• Contribute to product strategy development and support related commercial business cases.
• Work closely across the business following Lean and Agile principles to ensure effective delivery.
• Assess client requests, user insights, market trends, and competitor offerings to identify product enhancements.
• Evaluate regulatory or compliance changes and determine how they should be incorporated into products.

About You:

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand business processes and system integrations to inform detailed user stories.
• Experience owning or contributing to product roadmaps, prioritising features based on business value.
• Background in Agile software delivery or a strong interest in developing your expertise in this area.
• Experience working with SaaS (Software as a Service) and cloud-based products.
• Excellent multitasking abilities, balancing customer needs, product strategy, and technical considerations.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with a passion for contributing to team success.
• A combination of business insight and technical understanding , with the vision and drive to turn ideas into reality.

Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.

Finance Analyst - Full Time | Edinburgh

Salary: Competitive | Location: Edinburgh |

Are you a detail-oriented finance professional looking to make an impact in a dynamic team? We're hiring a Finance Analyst to join our clients Wholesale Billing Team in Edinburgh.

As a Finance Analyst, you'll be responsible for executing key operational finance processes and reporting performance in line with business timetables. You'll play a vital role in ensuring financial accuracy and supporting decision-making across the organisation.

• Collect, monitor, and analyse financial data to produce accurate and relevant reports for Senior Leaders and business teams
• Ensure high standards of accuracy, data quality, and customer service
• Review charges to ensure accurate billing for LPs
• Allocate payments and manage billing enquiries
• Collaborate with internal teams to support continuous improvement in finance operations
• Reviewing charges to ensure accurate billing for LPs, allocating payments, and handling billing enquiries

• Proven experience in a finance or billing role
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to data integrity
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders
• Proficiency in financial systems and Excel

• Be part of a supportive and collaborative team
• Work in a central Edinburgh location
• Opportunity to contribute to meaningful financial operations

Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

At Gallagher Benefit Services, you’re a trusted partner to organizations navigating some of their most important people decisions.

We help clients build better workplaces, where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to thrive. Whether it’s shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them.

We’re a community of bold explorers, trusted experts, and compassionate partners; working side by side to solve problems, and shape the future of work. Here, curiosity is encouraged, collaboration is second nature, and your ideas have room to grow.

If you’re looking for a place where your contribution matters and where you can help build a better world of work; think of Gallagher.

Join our team in leading the integration and optimization of sophisticated technology solutions within Pension Operations and the Pension Systems Department (PSD). Partner with colleagues to  improve efficiency, introduce innovative solutions, and uphold the highest governance standards. Play a critical role in delivering impactful, flawless, and future-focused results!

• Develop a solid understanding of business systems and processes.
• Explore and apply a wide variety of technology solutions beyond traditional methods.
• Provide feedback to improve the business operating model.
• Ensure solutions align with Consumer Duty principles, especially for Vulnerable Customers.

• Collaborate with PSD to ensure teams are fully prepared for release.
• Test automated routines thoroughly across all scenarios.
• Develop and implement manual processes where automation isn’t available.
• Train and support teams to expertly manage schemes from debut.
• Contribute to post-installation reviews to drive continuous improvement.

• Partner with teams to optimize technology solutions.
• Support teams in managing changes to technology systems.
• Use data insights to evaluate the success of technology implementations.

• Ensure consistent governance across all actions and processes.
• Provide regular reports to showcase the impact of initiatives.

• Build and maintain positive relationships internally and externally.
• Collaborate to resolve issues across business areas.
• Embrace and respect diverse working styles.

• Set clear goals and priorities for your team.
• Align resources to key projects and adapt to challenges.
• Supervise progress and implement solutions to overcome barriers.
• Encourage and lead the team through change.

• Experience in occupational pension scheme administration.
• Proficient in persuading collaborators.

• Logical problem-solving and risk mitigation.
• Strong time management and prioritization.
• Confident in challenging and improving processes.
• Improving operational efficiency by analyzing data.

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Senior Business Analyst

Edinburgh or Glasgow - hybrid

Up to 55,000 + excellent benefits

Head Resourcing are pleased to be working with our financial services client as they look to recruit a talented Senior Business Analyst. Our client provides a range of outsourced investment services to private banks, advisory businesses, and wealth managers and have offices in both Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Our client is looking for a Senior Business Analyst to lead discovery and requirements gathering for strategic change initiatives, including software, regulatory, and transformation projects. Working closely with Product Owners, Squad Leads, and stakeholders across IT, Operations, and Architecture, you'll drive projects from concept to delivery.

You'll also mentor junior analysts, refine JIRA stories and backlogs, and promote continuous improvement through data-driven insights. Strong Agile expertise, financial services experience, and technical acumen are key to success in this role.

Key Skills:

• Proven experience in a Business Analyst position and at least two years in a Senior or Lead role
• Proficiency in Business Analysis tools such as Jira, Confluence, Visio, or MIRO
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure, including on-premises, hybrid, and cloud-based systems
• Comfortable working with development teams
• Experience within financial services is highly desirable but not essential

Qualifications:

• Ideally you will hold a Business Analysis Certification
• Agile certifications are highly desirable

If this is of interest, please apply now for a confidential chat to find out more.

The Resource & Planning Analyst role in the Energy & Natural Resources sector focuses on optimising workforce planning and resource allocation to meet operational goals. Based in Edinburgh, this position requires strong analytical skills and a proactive approach to achieving efficiency.

Client Details

This opportunity is with a well-established organisation within the Energy & Natural Resources sector. The company operates as a medium-sized enterprise, offering a professional environment focused on operational excellence and impactful business support.

Description

Produce accurate resourcing forecasts, management reports and analysis.

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Create resource plans including scheduling rotas and shift patterns and supporting the real-time operation of the department.

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Use workforce management tools to optimise resource planning and scheduling processes, to achieve service levels.

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Manage the production of departmental reporting requirements, including monthly department packs, daily/weekly reporting and/or dashboards.

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Working with team managers to develop and record monthly reporting activity for the function ensuring timely production of reports and alignment with key meeting deadlines

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Create a tracking and measurement system to ensure progress is monitored and reviewed against the strategy, operational plans and achievements of KPI's

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Developing and implementing a planning, scheduling and reporting control capability for the Customer Experience areas

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Develop the workforce planning capability to produce resource plans and shift patterns across the area, whilst managing KPI/SLA's and control the sites overtime budget.

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To create new processes within the R&P department to ensure a consistent approach is maintained across all areas of the business.

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To review all current processes and recommend changes within departments skills / experience required.

Head of Resource Planning, Quality & Process

Resource & Planning Analyst

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To be an ambassador of the company Making a Positive Difference vision, values & behaviours at all times;

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Be responsible for ensuring that the information and records processed (received, created, used, stored, destroyed) on behalf of the company are managed in compliance with ALL applicable legislation, codes and policies e.g. GDPR Data Protection, Information Security and Records Management;

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To undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required.

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• Positively demonstrate a full understanding of the Health and Safety obligations and effectively manage the team ensuring all employees comply with all relevant policies and legislation

Profile

Skills and abilities:-

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Ability to take ownership and accountability and to inspire the same in others

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Ability to analyse, interpret information and numbers and present to a variety of audiences in a way which is easily understood

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Developing meaningful and insightful MI Ability to identify process improvements that support the delivery of the key financial and customer satisfaction metrics and to reduce costs

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Excellent verbal and written skills and ability to communicate complex arguments in a structured and concise manner

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Well-developed skills in all Microsoft packages including word, excel (intermediate level), Visio, Project and PowerPoint Strong planning and project management abilities

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Experience of proprietary work force management systems and tools and their application in a contact centre environment

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Other:-

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A successful track record of delivering results through inspiring & motivating others

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Highly driven, self motivated and outcome focussed with a commitment for delivering service excellence Engenders a 'one team' approach.

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Liaising and working effectively across operational teams to ensure we deliver results and an end to end excellent customer experience

Desirable

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Qualifications:-

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• Degree qualified or equivalent level qualification or experience

Job Offer

• Competitive salary of up to around 35,000. up to 20% bonus and brilliant benefits
• Hybrid working too
• Permanent position with opportunities for career growth.
• Based in Edinburgh, offering a professional and collaborative work environment.
• Comprehensive benefits package tailored to employee needs.
• Working in the energy sector