Financial Crime Team Leader
Newcastle
The Financial Crime Team Leader will be responsible for delivering the financial crime framework within the first line of defence. They will play a vital role in strengthening the firm’s approach to financial crime by implementing effective systems and controls and advising other teams on financial crime-related matters.
Position Responsibilities
* Team Management & Advisory Support: Supervise a team of financial crime analysts, providing day-to-day direction and serving as the primary point of contact for 1st line financial crime-related inquiries across the business.
* Operational Oversight: Ensure timely and accurate completion of key activities including client monitoring, transaction reviews, onboarding exceptions, PEPs/sanctions/adverse media screening, high-risk client assessments, escalations, and handling secure message queries.
* Data Reporting & Policy Adherence: Prepare and deliver financial crime reports for 1st line management to relevant risk committees, while ensuring the team follows established protocols and standards for all escalations and alerts.
* Collaboration & Awareness: Engage with 2nd line financial crime teams, and actively promote awareness of financial crime prevention efforts across the organization.
Your Profile
* Minimum of 3 years AML experience, preferably gained within a dynamic environment
* Strong managerial competency - perfect if you have experience of training staff and want to move into a team lead capacity
* AML knowledge is essential, experience within Fraud Prevention, Transaction Monitoring and/or Market Abuse would be beneficial
* Able to seamlessly fit in to a non-corporate structure/culture