Compliance Assistant

About us:

Mitsubishi Electric is a global innovator in energy, automation and building technologies. From air conditioning and lifts to robotics and power systems that power homes and businesses across the UK. With 150,000 employees worldwide and 850 in the UK, we’re creating “Changes for the Better.” Join us to make a real impact for a smarter, sustainable future.

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Role summary:

To support the Compliance team in communicating, maintaining, and monitoring ongoing compliance activities within MEU-UK. The role ensures that all regulatory obligations and MEU Corporate requirements are consistently fulfilled, properly documented, and clearly communicated in a professional and supportive manner. This position is key to upholding the organisation’s ethical standards, regulatory compliance, and effective day-to-day risk management operations.

Skills/Responsibilities:

• Manage the uploading and ongoing monitoring and maintenance of compliance policies and procedures on the branch intranet ensuring accessibility and version control.
• Manage and monitor user access to the SAP system, ensuring appropriate permissions are granted.
• Coordinate, administer and track employee Compliance training activities, including New Starter Inductions, e-Learning modules, and face-to-face training.
• Liaise with Business Units (BUs) and the Business Support Team (BST) to enhance compliance awareness, improve internal processes and ensure compliance risk management standards.
• Assist in the preparation and support of branch audits, ensuring all necessary pre-audit documentation is accurately collected and submitted.
• Conduct high level reviews of documents and flag compliance concerns.
• Update Compliance procedures as required.
• Perform a range of ad hoc administrative tasks to support the Compliance team’s daily operations.

Experience:

• Understanding of how compliance fits into broader governance structures.
• Knowledge of compliance best practices.
• Awareness of internal compliance procedures, controls, and risk management practices.
• Basic understanding of regulatory frameworks.
• Advanced Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); compliance systems experience is a plus.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy when reviewing documentation, monitoring processes, and identifying inconsistencies or breaches.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret policies and procedures, assess risk, report issues and recommend improvements.
• Ability to perform tasks concurrently whilst maintaining accuracy and a high standard of quality.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships across the immediate team and wider business.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

In return for your commitment, we will offer you some fantastic benefits:

• Generous annual leave allowance - 25 days per year, plus bank holidays increasing by one day with each year of service until 27 days per year.
• Flexible Working - we offer a range of flexible working options that include working from home or hybrid working.
• Pension.
• Life Assurance.
• Group Income Protection Scheme.
• Private Medical, Dental Insurance and a Cash Plan Scheme - Single cover funded by Mitsubishi.
• Access to Mitsubishi’s very own discount platform.
• Colleague Referral Scheme.
• Holiday Buy.
• Long Service Awards.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Sports & Social Club (Recent events such as theatre trips, Ascot, Paintball, The Darts)
• Employee Assistance Programme including additional services Eldercare & Best Doctors.

Equality and Diversity

As the business environment around Mitsubishi Electric Group is rapidly changing, providing a workplace where employees can work to their full potential regardless of gender or age is essential to business development. Based on this, Mitsubishi Electric promotes employee diversity through the following measures.