Overview
Join to apply for the Financial Crime Operations Specialist – Fixed Term Contract December 2026 role at Paragon Banking Group PLC.
Responsibilities
* Identifying, investigating and advising on Financial Crime Risk Issues
* Ensuring that Paragon are meeting their regulatory requirements
* Conducting thorough Investigations of suspicious activities, fraud and transactions to identify potential Financial Crime risks within Paragon (Both On-boarding and in-life)
* Working with all business areas, within the bank, to assist in identifying and mitigating Financial Crime Risk concerns.
* Ability to work all enquiries that come into Financial Crime Operations, both Internally & Externally.
* Monitor & review Alerts generated by a number of monitoring systems and escalate cases, where necessary. (Such as Dow Jones, Cifas and SIRA)
Qualifications
* Significant and proven experience and capability in the identification and mitigation of Financial Crime Risks.
* Experience of fraud prevention agency and regulation screening systems is preferred.
* Ability to develop and maintain internal and external business relationships to exchange routine and non-routine information clearly and concisely.
* A strong understanding of regulatory requirements and the ability to work collaboratively with various departments to ensure compliance and protect the organisation from Financial Crime Risks.
* Ability to use own judgement and all available tools to verify information, make informed decisions and escalate where necessary.
* Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks and meet strict SLA's
* Experience of Periodic reviews is essential
Even if you don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. At Paragon, we value diversity and we’re excited to hear from passionate individuals like you! If you’re ready to contribute to the team, please apply.
Further information on the role can be found in the Purpose and Performance Profile (PPP), which is downloadable on this page.
Working hours
This is a full time position - 37.5 hours per week
Monday - Friday - 8.30a.m – 5.00p.m.
Hybrid working with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.
Inclusion
As a Disability Confident Employer, we want to ensure that our vacancies are accessible for everyone. If you have a disability, long term health condition or are neurodiverse and need us to adjust our recruitment process please get in touch with our recruitment team.
What can we offer you?
* Generous Holiday Allowance: Starting from 25 days and climbing to 30, you also get to enjoy a day off for your birthday, Christmas Eve, and New Year’s Eve. You can also buy or sell up to a week’s leave
* Share Save Scheme: Annually, you have the opportunity to buy shares in Paragon at a discounted rate
* Profit Related Pay: We share some of our annual profit with our eligible employees
* Pension Plan: We contribute up to 10% of your annual salary towards your pension
* Family Friendly policies : We offer enhanced parental pay and paid time off for fertility treatment
* Employee Discounts: Enjoy exclusive discounts on entertainment, travel, shopping, motoring and more
* Volunteering Day: Contribute to causes you care about with one volunteering day per year
* Life Assurance and Personal Accident Cover
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