Job Title: Financial Crime Advisor
Location: Northampton (3 days on-site, hybrid working)
Contract Duration: 6 months initially
Day Rate: £525 - £560 (Inside IR35)
About the Role:
Our client, a global retail bank, is seeking a Financial Crime Advisor on a contract basis to support their project team in enhancing financial crime procedures. This role focuses on creating robust, standardized procedures across several critical areas, including Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Technology Risk, Transaction Monitoring, and Anti-Money Laundering (AML). The ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in financial crime compliance, risk management, and procedure development, along with hands-on experience in a retail banking environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Procedure Development: Work closely with the project team to design, write, and implement standardized procedures across CDD, transaction monitoring, tech risk, and AML.
- Policy Enhancement: Support the enhancement and alignment of financial crime policies to industry best practices and regulatory standards.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with internal stakeholders across risk, compliance, and operational teams to gather insights and ensure the procedures align with regulatory requirements and organizational objectives.
- Risk Assessment: Identify and assess financial crime risks associated with current processes, recommending and documenting improved controls.
- Documentation and Compliance: Ensure that all procedure documents meet compliance standards and are detailed, clear, and accessible to relevant teams.
Key Requirements:
- Experience: Proven experience as a Financial Crime Advisor or in a similar role within financial services, ideally with a retail bank.
- Knowledge: In-depth understanding of financial crime domains, including CDD, AML, transaction monitoring, sanctions, and tech risk.
- Skills: Strong documentation skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex regulatory and procedural details.
- Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with UK financial crime regulations, including FCA, JMLSG, and relevant global standards.
- Analytical and Detail-Oriented: Ability to identify risks and design effective, detailed procedures that meet compliance and operational needs.
If you have a strong background in financial crime advisory within retail banking and are skilled in procedure development, this is an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact. To apply, please click the apply button.
