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Responsibilities
* Lead embedded first‑line financial‑crime support on insolvency and restructuring appointments, overseeing the identification, assessment, and resolution of AML, sanctions, fraud, and wider financial‑crime risks on complex and time‑critical cases, while enabling Insolvency Practitioners (IPs) to meet their regulatory obligations.
* Act as the senior first‑line decision‑maker within delegated authority, providing oversight and direction on case‑level judgements relating to client due diligence, sanctions exposure, suspicious‑activity considerations, screening outcomes, and risk mitigations, and determining when escalation to second‑line Financial Crime Compliance is required.
* Provide strategic financial‑crime advice to partners, directors, and case teams, interpreting intelligence, documentation, and stakeholder information to identify material risks, shape proportionate responses, and balance regulatory compliance with effective commercial delivery of appointments.
* Set and enforce high standards of governance and documentation, ensuring audit‑ready decision‑making, robust record‑keeping, and effective data and document management across sensitive and high‑risk appointments.
* Act as the primary escalation and coordination point for complex financial‑crime matters, working closely with engagement teams, legal advisers, and second‑line compliance specialists to prevent regulatory breaches, protect the firm’s reputation, and support the safe continuation of appointments.
Qualifications
Minimum Criteria
* Extensive hands‑on experience in financial‑crime risk management, including AML, sanctions, due diligence, and suspicious‑activity matters within complex or high‑risk environments. AML, CDD diploma qualifications.
* Proven senior first‑line capability, with responsibility for overseeing and making case‑level financial‑crime decisions within delegated authority and guiding others’ judgement.
* Trusted adviser to Insolvency Practitioners, partners, and directors, providing confident, pragmatic advice on live, sensitive, and high‑risk engagements.
* Strong command of regulatory, ethical, and escalation frameworks, underpinned by sound judgement, clear rationale, and consistently high documentation standards.
Desired Skills
* Experience supporting insolvency, restructuring, or other high‑risk advisory engagements within complex regulatory environments.
* Strong confidence exercising and articulating risk‑based judgement in fast‑moving, ambiguous, and sensitive situations.
* Solid familiarity with sanctions regimes, complex ownership and control structures, and international financial‑crime risk exposure.
* Ability to clearly and credibly explain financial‑crime risks, decisions, and trade‑offs to senior non‑specialist stakeholders.
* A track record of deepening technical expertise while working closely with partners, directors, and other senior stakeholders.
Benefits
* Flexible working arrangements, including reduced hours and job shares.
* Focus on maintaining work‑life balance.
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