Capco

Management Consultant - AML Investigations, Sanctions & Fraud

UK - Edinburgh. Posted 2 months ago

The role

Consultants and Senior Consultants will lead or support advisory and transformation initiatives across financial crime, sanctions, and fraud. They will deliver operating model redesigns, technology enablement, and cost optimisation using AI-enabled workflows and automation.

What you will do

  • Lead or support advisory and transformation initiatives across financial crime, sanctions, and fraud.
  • Deliver operating model redesigns, technology enablement, and cost optimisation across the three lines of defence.
  • Support clients managing regulatory reviews, remediation programmes, and operational backlogs.
  • Benchmark and assess controls, identify gaps, and design practical solutions.
  • Contribute to proposition development, client offerings, business development, and thought leadership.

Required qualifications

  • Experience delivering financial crime transformation within financial services or management consulting.
  • Strong understanding of sanctions, fraud prevention, investigations, and the wider financial crime landscape.
  • Familiarity with financial crime technology, operational processes, automation, and AI-enabled solutions.
  • Strong analytical, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
  • Experience using approved AI tools to enhance analysis, productivity, and delivery.
  • A collaborative approach and commitment to responsible AI adoption within regulated financial services environments.

Nice to have

  • Programme or Project Management or Business Analysis experience within financial crime transformation.
  • Experience designing and implementing target operating models and financial crime control frameworks.
  • Experience delivering automation, AI-enabled analytics, or advanced technology solutions across AML, sanctions, or fraud transformation.
  • Previous consulting experience within financial services.
  • For senior candidates, experience leading teams, developing propositions, supporting business development, and contributing to client growth.

Benefits

  • Discretionary bonus
  • Competitive pension
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance and critical illness cover
  • Access to CareFirst, Unmind, Aviva consultations, and in-house first aiders
  • Maternity, adoption, shared parental leave
  • Paid leave for sickness, pregnancy loss, fertility treatment, menopause, and bereavement
  • Eight complimentary backup care sessions for emergency childcare or elder care
  • Five weeks of annual leave with the option to buy or sell holiday days
  • Minimum 40 Hours of Training Annually
  • Business Coach assigned from Day One
  • Online GP services, Gympass (Wellhub), travel insurance, Tastecard, season ticket loans, Cycle to Work, and dental insurance

About the company

Capco is a consultancy with a collaborative, flat, and entrepreneurial culture. They focus on delivering impactful transformation for Tier 1 financial institutions.

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