Head of Financial Crime and MLRO

As a Head of Financial Crime and MLRO you will oversee the companys compliance with Financial Crime and Anti-Money Laundering regulation to prevent the company from being used as a vehicle for financial crime.

As a Head of Financial Crime and MLRO we are looking for someone to:

• Ensure the company has appropriately considered assessed and responded to its Financial Crime risks
• Ensure the company identifies all current and proposed Financial Crime legislation undertakes assessment of applicability and impact and implements this in an appropriate and timely manner
• Oversee the companys compliance with FCA rules on systems and controls against Money Laundering and establishing a risk based approach to the prevention of Anti Money Laundering
• Develop implement and maintain appropriate reporting of Financial Crime risks and issues
• Provide mandatory AML and Financial Crime training to the management team and colleagues
• Provide risk & control advice to operations change management & project teams to ensure that Financial Crime risk is appropriately considered & assessed within processes & projects
• Define processes to enable colleagues to report suspicious activities in respect of money laundering including reporting to the National Crime Agency (NCA) where necessary
• Be responsible for the delivery of Financial Crime compliance monitoring
• Ensure the company has an appropriate Business Continuity policy & plan which has been defined assigned & communicated to all relevant stakeholders
• Work with the Board to set Business Continuity Risk Appetite & Strategy & ensure the firms BC Strategy & plans are documented
• Meet the expectations of the SMCR regime and the companys approach to its implementation

Qualifications :

Essential:

• At least 5 years experience leading 2LOD Financial Crime functions preferably within the Financial Services sector
• Must have held an SMF17 before.
• Extensive understanding of financial crime risk identification assessment quantification mitigation and monitoring methods
• In-depth knowledge and practice of the MLRs and FCA requirements
• Strong ability to influence and all levels up-to and including the Board
• Experience of a diverse range of product offerings including regulated and unregulated

If you feel you have some of the skills mentioned above but not all please do still apply and we would be happy to have a further discussion with you in regards to your suitability for the role.

Additional Information :

Together embraces diversity and inclusion and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference we celebrate it support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills.

If you feel youd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process please dont hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

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Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference financial and criminal record checks.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time

Experience: years
Vacancy: 1