Senior Manager, Financial Crime

As Senior Financial Crime Manager and Deputy MLRO within the Financial Crime Team, you will work with and lend expert guidance to the Financial Crime Managers in the receipt, review and reporting of Suspicious Activity alongside the wider financial crime team and report directly to the existing Senior Financial Crime Manager. You will hold DMLRO responsibilities on assigned licenses across the business with potential to hold MLRO responsibilities directly.

You will have extensive experience in an AML CFT environment and will be used to working in a fast paced environment able to make decisions in isolation and work well as part of a team.

Why we need you

You will be required to monitor jurisdictional AML/CFT Legislation, Rules and Regulatory guidance to ensure the ongoing compliance of the International Divisions AML/CFT control framework and procedures and play a key role both in support and leading on required development projects.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Oversight of the financial crime management team including potential for direct line manager responsibilities
• Undertaking Deputy MLRO responsibilities for multiple licenses held including regulatory correspondence, review and submission of suspicious activity reports and responses to law enforcement requests
• Understanding the reporting obligations and legal requirements in assigned jurisdictions to ensure submission of high-quality SARs, including liaising with the Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) or equivalent bodies in those jurisdictions
• Ensuring all documented controls / procedures remain up to date and relevant for regulatory scrutiny and internal application.
• Application of the legislation provisions, reporting obligations, proscribed reporting format and responsible authorities, across all jurisdictions for SAR reporting
• Assist with the assessment and management of ML / TF risk posed by products and services offered in key jurisdictions.
• Lend research support to ML/TF law, obligations and practicalities of reporting suspicions as new jurisdictions are added to the license portfolio
• Work with various stakeholders across the business on technical development projects where AML/CFT factors are required
• Assist with the design and delivery of compulsory annual AML/CFT training
• Provide research and intelligence support in relation to; AML/CFT, Sanctions, Bribery & Corruption, Probity and Due-Diligence matters
• Stakeholder management both internally and externally providing support to the Head of Department on projects, regulatory inspections and audits and taking the lead on projects as required
• Engagement with the wider business across multiple brands in various jurisdictions providing support and advisory services supporting statements and input with knowledge
• Production of content and presentation of the same to senior leaders in the business including representation at Board meetings and other governance forums