Marex is a diversified global financial services platform, providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients in the energy, commodities and financial markets.
The Group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four core services: Market Making, Clearing, Hedging and Investment Solutions and Agency and Execution. It has a leading franchise in many major metals, energy and agricultural products, executing around 50 million trades and clearing 205 million contracts in 2022. The Group provides access to the world's major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers.
Marex was established in 2005 but through its subsidiaries can trace its roots in the commodity markets back almost 100 years. Headquartered in London with 36 offices worldwide, the Group has over 1,800 employees across Europe, Asia and America.
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Role Overview:
Provide proactive, expert financial crime advice across the business to support informed, risk-based decisions on client onboarding, periodic review, and complex escalations. You will build strong relationships quickly, communicate clearly, and apply sound judgment to detailed reviews (including Enhanced Due Diligence reports) to help senior decision makers assess client issues and risks effectively.
Responsibilities:
•Act as a key point of contact for stakeholders across the business, providing SME financial crime compliance advice to the business, including the application of all policies and standards.
•Collaborate with 1st Line of Defence (1LOD) teams to ensure financial crime controls are embedded in business processes
•Review detailed documents (such as EDD reports) and able to judge what facts are relevant to enable senior decisions makers to make an informed assessment of a client issues.
•Draft advisory memos, case summaries, decision papers) that clearly separate facts, analysis, and recommendations to enable senior decisions makers (senior Financial Crime Compliance leadership and other senior management) to make an informed assessment of a client issues.
•Support continuous improvement of the advisory process (i.e. process flow, system development, procedural updates).
•Assist the UK MLRO on projects such as reviewing policies, preparing materials for senior governance bodies and regulators
•Collaborate effectively with colleagues in other parts of Financial Crime Compliance globally, providing expertise and insights into areas such as Risk Assessment, Training, Assurance
Skills & Experience:
•Experience in Financial Crime Advisory (financial services, fintech, banking, or payments).
•Has advanced written and verbal communication skills.
•Deep understanding of UK and international financial crime regulations and best practices.
•Relishes building personal relationships with people across the business.
•Has the ability to build effective relationships quickly and has a responsive dynamic approach to their work
•Enjoys learning about financial products; remains abreast of evolving risks and typologies
•Work collaboratively with colleagues in Onboarding Operations
•Highly organised and capable of working independently in a fast-paced environment.
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Marex is fully committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. We will provide reasonable adjustments to remove any disadvantage to you being considered for this role. We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company. We welcome applications from candidates returning to the workforce. Also, Marex is committed to avoiding circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.
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