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Senior AML / Financial Crime SME – Transfer Agency
£420 per day Inside IR35
9-month+ contract
Canary Wharf, London (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)
An established global financial services and asset servicing organisation is looking for an experienced Senior AML / Financial Crime SME to join its UK Transfer Agency operation in London.
This is a senior, hands-on AML position combining operational oversight, subject matter expertise, complex case management and financial crime transformation. You’ll work closely with Transfer Agency, Compliance, Relationship Management and offshore teams, providing expertise across KYC, AML, transaction monitoring, screening and complex investor structures.
The Role
You will help oversee the AML framework supporting new and existing investors while acting as a senior escalation point and subject matter expert for the wider business.
Key responsibilities include:
- Overseeing AML processes for new and existing investors, including KYC, transaction monitoring, screening and outsourced activity
- Supporting the development and implementation of the UK Transfer Agency anti-financial crime framework as part of a wider transformation programme
- Acting as an AML / Financial Crime SME within the team
- Providing AML advisory support to offshore operations
- Leading and executing significant client projects and financial crime change initiatives
- Investigating and managing complex AML and fraud cases, including complaints where required
- Reviewing complex corporate and investor structures, including trusts, charities, pensions and private companies
- Identifying and assessing ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs)
- Acting as an escalation point for UK and offshore Transfer Agency teams
- Working closely with Transfer Agency, Compliance and Relationship Management stakeholders
- Ensuring AML processes continue to meet relevant audit, risk, regulatory and compliance requirements
- Monitoring changes to UK AML regulation, guidance and best practice and helping translate these into process improvements
- Engaging with senior internal stakeholders, clients and investors
- Providing cover for AML Manager responsibilities when required
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What We're Looking For
You will need strong experience in a senior AML Compliance, AML Operations or Financial Crime position, ideally within asset servicing, Transfer Agency, investment management or a comparable regulated financial services environment.
We are particularly interested in candidates with:
- Strong hands-on AML / KYC / Financial Crime experience
- Proven experience operating as an AML subject matter expert
- Strong knowledge of UK Money Laundering Regulations and relevant industry guidance
- Experience handling complex AML cases and escalations
- Knowledge of complex legal/corporate structures, including trusts, charities, pensions and private companies
- Strong understanding of UBO identification
- Experience across investor onboarding, KYC, screening and/or transaction monitoring
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- The ability to influence stakeholders across different levels and locations
- Strong problem-solving, judgement and issue-management capability
- The ability to operate independently in a senior, high-accountability environment
- A recognised professional qualification such as ICA, CAMS or IOC is required.
- Experience leading or managing large-scale AML / Financial Crime projects, transformation or change initiatives would be highly advantageous.
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The Opportunity
This is a strong opportunity for an experienced AML professional who wants more than a standard BAU KYC role. You'll have exposure to complex cases, regulatory requirements, senior stakeholders, offshore operations and a wider anti-financial crime transformation programme.
Contract: 9 months+
Rate: £420 per day
Location: Canary Wharf, London
Working pattern: Hybrid – 3 days per week in the office
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