The Opportunity
Reporting directly to the MLRO, you will help ensure the effectiveness of the firm's financial crime controls while providing expert guidance across the business.
You'll review higher-risk customer relationships, investigate financial crime concerns, assess suspicious activity, support regulatory compliance, and contribute to strengthening controls and processes across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the MLRO in the oversight of AML and financial crime frameworks
- Review high-risk customers, transactions and business relationships
- Conduct and challenge CDD, EDD and ongoing monitoring activities
- Review sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening alerts
- Investigate financial crime concerns and recommend remediation actions
- Assess suspicious activity and support SAR submissions
- Assist with DAML requests and NCA engagement
- Maintain and enhance AML and financial crime policies and procedures
- Produce management information, reporting and governance updates
- Provide practical guidance to stakeholders across the business
- Drive continuous improvement of financial crime controls and processes
Essential Experience
- Proven experience within AML, Financial Crime Compliance or Financial Crime Risk
- Strong knowledge of UK AML regulations and the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA)
- Hands-on experience with CDD, EDD and high-risk customer reviews
- Experience investigating sanctions, PEP and adverse media alerts
- SAR assessment and reporting experience
- Experience supporting an MLRO or performing similar responsibilities
- Strong risk assessment, stakeholder management and communication skills
- Able to work independently in a fast-paced, regulated environment
Highly Desirable
- DAML and NCA engagement experience
- AML policy development and risk assessment experience
- AML governance and management reporting exposure
- ACAMS, ICA or equivalent qualification
This role offers the chance to join a respected compliance function where you'll have genuine influence over the financial crime framework while working closely with senior stakeholders and the MLRO.
It's an ideal opportunity for someone looking for a varied, hands-on position with broad exposure across AML, financial crime investigations, regulation and governance.