Financial Crime - Kind Consultancy

Kind Consultancy is working with an already succesful and rapidly growing alternative Financial Services firm which is currently seeking a Financial Crime Officer to join them in a permanent, full-time hybrid role based in their Birmingham office and paying £40,000 to £45,000 dependent on experience.

The Financial Crime Officer will focus on identifying, assessing, monitoring, and mitigating Financial Crime risks, with key responsibilities including:

Conducting quality assurance on the output of Financial Crime operations to detect suspicious activity.
Investigating alert outcomes relating to transaction monitoring, name screening, payment filtering and fraud detection.
Conducting quality assurance on customer risk assessments and associated due diligence reviews.
Ensuring all Line 1 financial crime output complies with regulatory requirements and internal processes.
Preparing and communicating detailed quality assurance reports, highlighting individual and thematic issues.
Conducting AML/CTF, Sanctions, Political Exposure, and Fraud Investigations in line with internal processes.
Supporting the drafting of internal suspicious activity reports (SARs) prior to escalation.
Maintaining accurate records of all investigations and reporting activities.
Providing advisory support to Customer Due Diligence and Ongoing Monitoring Teams.
Assisting in developing and updating Line 1 financial crime procedures and methodologies.
Ensuring regulatory and internal process changes are communicated effectively.
Assisting with the delivery of training on financial crime awareness and prevention.
Contributing to developing training materials to support ongoing education.

Our ideal candidate for the Financial Crime Officer opportunity:

Holds a professional certification such as CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist) or ICA Diploma in Financial Crime Prevention
Must have at least 3 years of experience in a similar role within Financial Crime compliance
Possesses strong knowledge of regulations and industry best practices
Displays excellent analytical and investigative skills and consistently strong attention to detail.
Has effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
Works equally well independently and as part of a team.
Is proficient in using Financial Crime compliance monitoring software

If you’re interested in the Financial Crime Officer role, you have the skills, qualifications and experience we’re looking for and you’re based in or can commute to Birmingham, please apply with an updated CV today.

Kind Consultancy is working with a fast-growing alternative Financial Services firm which is currently seeking a Head of Financial Crime to join them in a permanent, full-time hybrid role based out of their West Midlands offices and paying from £90,000 to £110,000.

Leading the Financial Crime team, the Head of Financial Crime will hold overall responsibility for the implementation and execution of the organisation’s Financial Crime framework, including AML, CTF, Sanction Compliance, Fraud Standards, CDD, KYC and ABC, with key activities including:

Providing input to policies and suggesting policy enhancements whilst identifying MI reporting requirements for critical Financial Crime metrics to continuously build on the organisation’s Financial Crime defence position within the 1st line
Developing and maintaining key risk indicators to support the firm’s Financial Crime risk appetite, working with 2nd line to operationalise the risk appetite monitoring and reporting on compliance.
Holding responsibility for Financial Crime Data requirements and needs, ensuring a list of key data fields essential to Financial Crime processes are collated and maintained
Providing input and guidance to the 1st line business units for the Financial Crime Business Wide Risk Assessment
Creating and executing industry standard quality assurance frameworks to regularly assess the organisation’s position on Financial Crime
Writing professional briefings and papers to governance committees at Executive and Board level with the firm’s current state of play and providing clear plans to further enhance Financial Crime Operations
Working closely with the MLRO, providing status updates and briefing progress on new regulatory developments and Financial Crime enhancements.
Holding line management responsibility for the Financial Crime team, responsible for their performance delivery and performance management and development, providing coaching and continuous improvements with overall accountability on the delivery outputs in Financial Crime projects or workstreams.
Taking a leading role in driving change and innovation for Financial Crime projects and regulatory changes now and in the future, understanding FCA requirements and expectations within Financial Crime
Overseeing the reporting and investigation of suspicious activity reporting liaising with the MLRO

Our ideal candidate for the Head of Financial Crime opportunity:

Must hold a recognised Financial Crime qualification, holding other Banking qualifications would also be beneficial
Has in-depth operational knowledge of bank processes and key regulatory/legal issues
Possesses substantial knowledge of banking technology, payment systems and processes, telephony etc
Has extensive experience of leading and delivering SME Financial Crime teams and frameworks including compliance requirements and expectations (ideally within commercial banking)
Has extensive people leadership experience and presentation, analytical and communication skills
Is highly numerate and an analytical thinker

If you’re interested in the Head of Financial Crime position and you have the necessary skills and qualifications, please submit an updated CV today.

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