Senior Specialist Financial Crime Oversight

Overview

In this role you will provide independent oversight of financial crime controls within the risk function, helping the group demonstrate effective operations against money laundering, sanctions breaches and fraud. You will review controls, engage stakeholders, and report findings to senior leadership to strengthen the control environment and meet regulatory expectations. You will contribute to a programme of economic crime change and improve testing capabilities across first and second lines. This is a mission-critical, cross-functional role with a direct impact on customers and governance.

Pay / Benefits

• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Personal pension with matched contributions
• Life assurance (6x salary)

Responsibilities

• Oversee and assess economic crime controls across the business
• Engage with stakeholders at all levels to understand how controls operate in practice
• Provide constructive challenge and opportunities for improvement
• Report findings to senior leaders and governance committees
• Support strengthening of the Group’s control environment and regulatory compliance
• Contribute to the Assurance methodology and continuous improvement of controls testing

Key requirements

• Experience with executing design and operational reviews using an Assurance methodology
• Excellent report-writing skills
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence senior management
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Knowledge of AML, sanctions, fraud and regulatory requirements
• Experience in banking/financial services or related teams (optional)
• Professional economic crime qualifications such as ICA, ACAMS or equivalent (preferred)

• Stakeholder management
• Communication
• Influence and challenge to senior management
• AML
• Sanctions
• Fraud

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