Karen Phelps
About Karen Phelps
Karen Phelps is a Compliance Advice Manager with extensive experience in financial compliance. She has worked at Nationwide Building Society since 2019 and previously held positions at Advance Investments and Chase de Vere.
Work at Nationwide Building Society
Karen Phelps has been employed at Nationwide Building Society since 2019, where she holds the position of Compliance Advice Manager. In this role, she is responsible for providing compliance advice and ensuring that the organization adheres to regulatory requirements. Prior to this, she served as a Compliance Advice Senior Consultant at the same institution from 2016. Her work contributes to maintaining the integrity and compliance standards within the financial services sector.
Previous Experience in Compliance Management
Before joining Nationwide Building Society, Karen Phelps worked at Advance Investments as a Compliance Manager from 2006 to 2016. During her ten years in this role, she was based in Bath and focused on compliance oversight and risk management. Additionally, she served as a Senior Regulatory Risk Consultant at Chase de Vere from 1999 to 2003, also in Bath, where she gained valuable experience in regulatory compliance and risk assessment.
Education and Expertise
Karen Phelps has a solid educational background in finance and compliance. She studied at Glasgow Caledonian University, where she earned a BA in Business with a focus on Finance. She also pursued further qualifications at the Chartered Insurance Institute, achieving a Diploma in Financial Planning (Level 4) from 1999 to 2011. In addition, she completed an Advanced Certificate in Compliance from the International Compliance Association in 2018, where she achieved a distinction.