Our client is looking for an enthusiastic and engaging individual, who will have the responsibility for the building and delivering of the financial crime strategy and operations and supporting the business in detecting and analysing suspicious transactions. You will work within the compliance team supporting the Chief Legal and Compliance Officer & MLRO in ensuring a robust second line defence framework. They are looking for someone who has past payment services or financial services experience in the financial crime function to join them in the newly created role of Head of Financial Crime (Deputy MLRO).

Key responsibilities:

assist in building, implementing and managing the financial crime strategy within the UK and Europe
perform investigations in connection with suspicious behaviours and transactions and build typologies that will assist the business and share with key stakeholders
have the ability to assist in any Customer Due Diligence requirements and Sanctions, Warning, PEP and other searches where referral has been made by the operations team and assist in any remediation
strong ability to build data analytics and produce MI reporting relevant to the financial crime with a view to help business decisions
work directly with the operations, product and technology team to enhance our solution within a customer focused world
monitor and manage the health of the financial crime strategy
produce reports to governmental bodies in connection with known or suspicious illegal activity
anticipate the impact of financial regulatory change / amendments to policies and procedures in connection with financial crime
provide training and insights on financial crime obligations

Required skills & experience:

direct experience working within financial crime, in a regulated financial services firm – Fintech experience would be a bonus
advanced knowledge of financial crime obligations and security procedures
experienced with the development and operational implementation of financial crime strategies and risk programs including performing risk assessments
come with a strong hands-on mentality with a focus on execution, and high motivation to take an active role in our company
pro-active self-starter, able to work across multiple departments and quickly build strong relationships
excellent interpersonal and communication skills required, both verbal and written
operate well under stress, even faced with tight timelines for ambitious deliverables
good working knowledge of SQL and other data analytic tools

Eligible to work in the UK

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