Role: Financial Crime Senior Compliance Manager – Business Oversight Compliance - VP
Location: Hybrid – London - 3/4 days a week onsite
Start: ASAP
Duration: Until 31/12/2025 with likely extension (Inside IR35 via payroll company)
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic large-scale operation in the banking industry
Overall purpose of role
This senior role leads Business oversight activity within relevant businesses, facing off into business stakeholders. The role holder will provide advice to the business on new and existing products, propositions or services to ensure a clear and effective framework is in place to mitigate the potential for Financial Crime risk.
The role holder will provide insightful analysis and interpretation of risks to the First and Second Line based on a thorough technical understanding of the business and Conduct Risk Management Framework (CRMF), which will include a broad external market view on potential Financial Crime risks and current best practice.
They will act as a trusted adviser and will be a key player to support the Bank. As such a high level of intellectual curiosity and flexibility on working practices is required. The role holder will provide advice, training and compliance challenge to first line colleagues and their senior management team on a wide range of related issues.
Key Accountabilities
* The main role will be to serve as a gateway to the Bank for financial crime, and will be expected to liaise with senior stakeholders on a diverse range of issues regarding financial crime risk management oversight;
* Proactively contribute in all applicable Governance and Oversight Fora providing clear and insightful financial crime guidance, including escalating any risk and control weaknesses:
* Drive the provision of tailored financial crime advice within the Bank and providing strategic steer to inform and challenge the business direction / strategy which is responsive to changes in both the internal and external environment e.g. provision of advice on emerging threats & vulnerabilities;
* Support business in managing their Financial Crime risks effectively through setting of clear standards of compliant business practice, assessing and reporting on the implications of regulatory change at a senior level; providing guidance and interpretation of rules and regulations, as well as leadership and oversight on issues such as financial crime standards and senior management responsibilities;
* Review and challenge the businesses financial crime risk assessments across the control environment and risk profile;
* Be a leader within Business Oversight Compliance, creating an environment in which staff are empowered, supported, challenged and responsible;
* Fundamental to the role will be an ability to actively contribute to and engage with the wider Financial Crime function to achieve consistency and the sharing of knowledge. The role holder will also work very closely with other Compliance, Risk and Legal colleagues in order to deliver a co-ordinated approach.
Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications
* Financial crime prevention experience gained through first and/or second lines roles.
* Ability to demonstrate strong technical knowledge of UK financial crime laws and regulations.
* Good communication and strong influencing skills.
* Experience of assessing financial crime risk (covering AML, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery and Corruption and Tax Evasion) in a retail banking environment and assisting with the design and deployment of risk based solutions.