Financial Crime Compliance Specialist (Advisory)

The role

You will sit in the 2nd line Financial Crime Compliance team to provide oversight, challenge, and governance. You will support the MLRO in running the compliance monitoring programme and maintaining AML/CTF policies.

What you will do

• Support the MLRO in owning and running the compliance monitoring programme
• Design thematic reviews and control tests
• Maintain and develop AML/CTF policies, procedures, and risk appetite standards
• Support the completion of the business-wide Financial Crime Enterprise Wide Risk Assessment
• Lead 2LoD financial crime review of new product and change initiatives
• Produce management information and compliance reporting for senior leadership
• Support horizon scanning activity and translate regulatory change into impact assessments

Required qualifications

• At least 3 years operating in a 2nd line financial crime or AML compliance function within a regulated UK financial services firm
• Experience focusing on Business customers
• Demonstrable experience designing or running a compliance monitoring or control testing programme
• Strong working knowledge of the UK Money Laundering Regulations 2017, JMLSG guidance, and POCA applied in practice
• Experience contributing to or owning a financial crime risk assessment at a business or product level
• Comfortable presenting findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders and governance forums
• Sharp analytical thinking
• Clear written communication
• Comfortable working independently and challenging the business constructively

Benefits

• Private Healthcare including dental and opticians services through Vitality
• Worldwide travel insurance through Vitality
• Access to a reproductive and hormonal health platform via Hertility
• Anniversary Rewards (£250, £500, £750, 4-week fully paid sabbatical)
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme up to 7% match
• 28 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Annual Learning and Wellbeing Budget
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• 6 free therapy sessions per year
• Dog Friendly Offices

Before you apply

• Candidates with exclusively 1st line case management backgrounds and/or predominantly Retail Banking experience will not be suitable

About the company

Capital on Tap is a financial platform that offers a business credit card, SME-focused spend management platform, and a savings product. They have 1,000+ employees and 200,000+ customers.