Assurance and Controls testing
Posted 3 days ago by FincSelect
£900 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Financial Crime Assurance Consultant involves strengthening and validating financial crime controls within an asset management context. This position focuses on providing independent oversight and conducting assurance reviews across various financial crime domains. The consultant will engage with senior stakeholders to deliver insights that influence decision-making and enhance the control framework. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and a proactive approach to improving assurance methodologies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead assurance reviews across core financial crime domains such as CDD, sanctions, transaction monitoring, and governance.
- Evaluate the design and operational effectiveness of financial crime controls.
- Deliver clear, evidence-based insights and assurance opinions to senior stakeholders.
- Communicate complex findings effectively to governance forums and leadership teams.
- Contribute to enhancing assurance methodologies and ways of working.
Key Skills:
- Strong Financial Crime expertise within asset management and/or insurance.
- Solid background in risk and control disciplines (Assurance, Audit, Compliance, Operational Risk or similar).
- Advanced analytical and critical-thinking skills.
- Excellent communication and reporting skills, including senior stakeholder engagement.
- Proficiency in Excel and/or SQL.
Salary (Rate): £900 daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Assurance and Controls testing
Asset Management 900 per day Inside IR35 Hybrid London 3 days in office
We’re looking for a Financial Crime Assurance Consultant to play a key role in strengthening and validating enhanced financial crime controls within a dynamic, transformation-led environment. This position sits at the heart of second line assurance, providing independent, risk-based oversight to ensure controls are not only well designed but truly effective in practice. You’ll lead assurance reviews across core financial crime domains—such as CDD, sanctions, transaction monitoring and governance—assessing both design and operational effectiveness. The role requires a sharp, analytical mindset to evaluate complex processes, challenge assumptions, and identify opportunities for improvement at both a control and systemic level. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you’ll deliver clear, evidence-based insights and assurance opinions that influence decision-making and strengthen the overall control framework. Your ability to communicate complex findings in a concise, impactful way will be critical, particularly when presenting to governance forums and leadership teams. This is an opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment—someone who is naturally curious, independent in thought, and committed to driving high-quality outcomes. You’ll also contribute to enhancing assurance methodologies and ways of working, helping shape a best-in-class financial crime assurance function.
Key skills and experience:
- Strong Financial Crime expertise within asset management and/or insurance
- Solid background in risk and control disciplines (Assurance, Audit, Compliance, Operational Risk or similar)
- Advanced analytical and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to assess complex data and control environments
- Excellent communication and reporting skills, including senior stakeholder engagement and presentation
- Proficiency in Excel and/or SQL, with a proactive, collaborative mindset and high attention to detail