Financial Crime Analyst

Join one of the UK’s fastest growing and award-winning banks.

We are a team of ambitious, passionate, hardworking, and committed people who have successfully created and launched one of the UK’s newest specialist property finance banks. As we embark on an exciting journey of growth, we are seeking exceptional new team members who possess both the ambition and drive to contribute to our vision. At GB Bank, we believe that career progression should not only be achievable but accelerated, enabling our employees to reach their potential in a supportive and dynamic atmosphere.

Our environment is fast-paced and collaborative, where your efforts are recognised, rewarded, and make a tangible impact. We take pride in fostering and open and inclusive culture that not only embraces change but also encourages continuous learning and professional development.

In this role, you will :

Support the first line of defence in the fight against fraud and financial crime. You will provide sound operational support within the financial crime team for fraud risk, financial crime risks (e.g., money laundering, bribery and corruption, sanctions, terrorist financing, politically exposed persons etc.) and financial crime operational output. You’ll report into our Financial Crime Manager, and you’ll play a key part in supporting the continued evolution of our lending proposition.

You will have SME experience and knowledge of the UK regulatory regime, be multi-disciplined across financial crime and Fraud areas (such as KYC / KYB, CDD / EDD, PEP and Sanctions screening) and possess an awareness of current and future trends / threats.

Additionally, you will have the opportunity to influence change and help to grow our first line fraud and Financial Crime Operations team in line with our future growth.

Key areas of responsibility :

• Review and support the implementation of our financial crime framework to ensure compliance with regulatory obligations.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of 1st line risk based financial crime and fraud controls.
• Undertake the day-to-day operational financial crime tasks, such as reviewing screening and transaction monitoring alerts, investigating SARs, conducting fraud investigations and associated reporting requirements.
• Conduct customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence, including trigger and periodic reviews, pertaining to lending customers.
• Support 1st line horizon scanning and assessing financial crime regulatory change to identify, analyse and report the impact of new legislation and emerging threats / trends.
• Support the development and maintenance of financial crime systems, including MI, system calibration, testing and documenting test outcome reports.
• Provide expertise to support the future development of additional lending products and the required financial crime controls to mitigate associated risks.
• Promote a risk-aware and continuous improvement culture; ensure efficient and effective risk and compliance management practices by adhering to required standards and processes.

A bit about you :

What we can offer you :

8% company pension contribution and 3% individual contribution (which you can opt to increase)

Top tier private medical cover with WPA - includes no excess + you can add family through salary sacrifice

Death in service at 4 x base salary with Aviva

Mental health support - through a helpline and counselling sessions

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Various surprise and delight moments throughout the year to help build team connection

What else do I need to know?

We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of their age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital / civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity.

At GB Bank, we value privacy and data protection rights. We have longstanding data protection culture and promote robust ethical standards in data management. Please read our Privacy Notice in relation to our recruitment activities before submitting your application to work with us.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Analyst and Finance

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