Compliance Analyst

Role overview

Jefferies is looking for a highly motivated early-career Compliance Analyst to join the Chief Compliance Officer team in Toronto. This position is a strong fit for a recent graduate who has already completed an internship in an investment bank, fintech business, financial services organization, or another compliance- or regulation-focused environment.

In this role, you will help strengthen the firm’s compliance culture and support adherence to applicable laws, regulations, and internal standards. The position provides exposure to regulatory tracking, policies and procedures, employee compliance, surveillance, AML and KYC processes, fintech controls, and internal reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Assist with the daily work of the Compliance team, including regulatory, advisory, monitoring, and surveillance tasks.
• Review policies, procedures, and internal controls to confirm they remain aligned with regulatory expectations and industry practices.
• Support transaction monitoring, communications surveillance, trade surveillance, and other risk-based monitoring processes where relevant.
• Prepare compliance reports, leadership updates, regulatory submissions, and materials used for audits or examinations.
• Track regulatory changes and help evaluate how those updates may affect the business.
• Partner with teams across Legal, Risk, Operations, Technology, Finance, and front-office functions to advance compliance work.
• Keep thorough records of reviews, approvals, exceptions, escalations, and remediation actions.
• Contribute to compliance testing, risk reviews, control assessments, and internal investigations when required.
• Help with training efforts by drafting materials, monitoring completion, and identifying learning needs.
• Support improvements to processes, automation efforts, and compliance technology enhancements.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Political Science, Law, Accounting, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or a closely related discipline.
• Previous internship experience in an investment bank, fintech company, broker-dealer, asset manager, payments business, consulting firm, regulator, or financial services organization.
• Genuine interest in financial markets, fintech, regulatory compliance, risk management, and corporate governance.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage sensitive or confidential information responsibly.
• Comfort working independently while also collaborating effectively across multiple teams.
• Solid proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.

Preferred background

• Exposure through internship work to compliance, legal, risk, operations, internal audit, financial crime, regulatory reporting, or control functions.
• Some familiarity with securities regulations, AML/KYC requirements, sanctions controls, market abuse rules, data privacy, or fintech regulatory frameworks.
• Experience using compliance platforms, surveillance systems, case management tools, CRM tools, or data analytics software.
• Basic knowledge of SQL, Python, Tableau, Power BI, or similar analysis tools is an advantage.