Financial Crime Team Leader

Financial Crime Team Leader - 12 months Fixed Term Contract

(hybrid working; with visits to the Northwest-based head office just a few times per month)

My client is a leading consumer credit solutions lender that serves both prime and near-prime markets.

This fast-paced and challenging role involves assisting the Financial Crime Manager and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) and being the primary contact for queries related to Money Laundering, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Fraud, and Law Enforcement Agencies. The responsibilities also include providing training and coaching to members of the financial crime team.

Key responsibilities:

• Money Laundering requirements
• Investigating Hunter alerts and making recommendations accordingly
• Maintaining a working knowledge of regulations relating to Financial Crime
• Being the escalation point for credit applications on all issues related to Money Laundering and Fraud
• Oversight of suspicious activity alerts and referrals and analysis of the information to determine any money laundering or fraudulent activity
• Making recommendations on money laundering and fraud issues, referring to the Financial Crime Manager where appropriate
• Reviewing CIFAS complaints
• Supporting the ongoing review of high-risk customers including PEP alerts, trigger events etc.
• Undertaking ad hoc compliance work as required
• Preparing financial crime reports as required
• Working in collaboration with Compliance Advisory, Compliance Monitoring, and Legal colleagues to ensure the consistent delivery of regulatory and legislative standards
• Ensuring agreed SLAs are adhered to and that high-risk customers are managed effectively in collaboration with the business
• Assisting in the delivery of financial crime-related training
• Liaising with the NCA and other law enforcement agencies to ensure a compliant business

To apply for this role, you should be able to demonstrate:

• Experience working within a Finance lender
• Regulatory Knowledge as applicable to the role (compulsory)
• Direct experience working within financial crime
• Sound AML knowledge and experience
• Experience in investigating SARs and making recommendations to Nominated officer / MLRO
• Experience in working POCA requests from Law enforcement
• Experience of PEP / Sanction screening
• Always acting with integrity and embracing the philosophy of treating customers fairly (compulsory)

What’s on offer?

A competitive basic salary of £30,000 - 38000 pa depending on experience and a broad range of other benefits.

The post holder can also choose a hybrid working pattern incorporating working from both the office and from home depending on your location/proximity to the NorthWest.