Manager of Financial Crime/ DMLRO

THE COMPANY:

Our client is an international financial services company focusing on wholesale and corporate banking activities.

THE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and Manage the Financial Crime Team.
• Manage the day-to-day operation of the Financial Crime Framework.
• Responsible for the financial crime risk assessment
• Oversee AML, CFT, sanctions, fraud prevention and customer due diligence activities
• Review regulatory publications, enforcement actions and lessons learnt from industry events
• Responsible for the financial crime elements within the Compliance Monitoring plan, ensuring monitoring tasks are risk based and effective.
• Provide regulatory advice and guidance to business on financial crime matters in addition to any other relevant stakeholders as required.
• Work will relevant stakeholders and implement regulatory developments.
• Lead the preparation for the Branch's MLRO report
• Manage Financial crime related audit findings, investigations and review and any remediation activities.
• Prepare Management information and governance reporting.
• Oversee financial crime training and awareness
• Support new business initiatives, products and services by providing financial crime advice and assessment.
• Monitor effectiveness of Financial Crime systems and controls
• Develop and maintain financial Crime policies, procedures and controls.
• Work closely with Global Compliance office ensuring that London Financial Crime framework is aligned to Head Office global standards where relevant and feasible
• Escalate material matters in a timely manner to MLRO
• Undertake such other duties and responsibilities

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Strong Knowledge of UK Financial Crime legalisation and UK regulatory Framework
• Minimum of 10 years of strong financial crime experience gained in within a UK regulated whole bank
• Previous experience of DMLRO and managing a team
• Strong stakeholder management skills