Summary: The Financial Crime Investigations Lead will oversee the Financial Crime Investigations team, ensuring effective management and expert guidance in the absence of the team lead. This role involves conducting thorough investigations into financial crimes, providing strategic advice, and ensuring quality assurance in findings. The position requires effective communication of management information and collaboration with colleagues on investigations and risk mitigation. The contract is set to last until March 2026, with a possibility for extension.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the Financial Crime Investigations team in the absence of the team lead.
• Conduct thorough investigations into financial crime matters and offer strategic advice.
• Deliver a 4-eyes review on investigations to ensure accuracy and quality.
• Present management information and reports for internal committees up to the board level.
• Collaborate on sanctions escalations and facilitate joint investigations.
• Respond to business inquiries and provide advice to mitigate financial crime risks.
• Analyse documentation, alerts, and transactional data to identify suspicious activities.
• Prepare detailed reports summarising complex financial information.
• Identify and analyse developing financial crime trends and themes.
• Draft Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) for submission to relevant authorities.

Key Skills:

• Proven track record in managing financial crime teams within the UK banking environment.
• Strong analytical skills for conducting complex investigations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• In-depth understanding of AML, fraud transaction monitoring systems, and financial crime legislation.
• ICA diploma or other recognised qualifications in financial crime is a plus.

Salary (Rate): £425

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Finance