Role requirement
Vacancy type
Permanent
Sector
Business Support
Specialisim
AML (Anti Money Laundering)
Location
Edinburgh
Language skills
English
Job reference No.
14640
Salary
Competitive
Data Published
10/05/2022
Closing date
31/05/2022
Job Description:
One of our leading clients, a global investment company, is looking for a Anti Financial Crime Manager to join them on a permanent basis. Based In Edinburgh, the role will support the Head of Anti-Financial crime in taking the lead on assurance and oversight of their framework globally. Experience of working with financial crime data will also be advantageous
Essential Skills/Experience:
- Degree qualified or equivalent professional experience.
- Experienced financial crime professional with relevant experience gained within the financial services sector with strong understanding and experience of the asset management sector ideally, although other industries will be considered
- Extensive experience of staying abreast of current and emerging market trends, methods and tools in relation to financial crime risk and compliance.
- Experience in testing, sampling and assurance of processes to mitigate risk
- Experience in coaching and working collaboratively with financial crime professionals across multiple levels, locations and jurisdictions.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills.
- Experience of delivery of high-quality output within a robust control and regulatory framework to tight deadlines.
- Strong knowledge of the UK regulatory environment.
- Experience of global financial crime regulatory requirements.
Core Responsibilities:
- Join the team as a manager supporting the Head of Anti-Financial crime (AFC) in the delivery of the AFC risk management and prevention programme to protect the reputation and integrity of the organisation, whilst promoting compliance with AFC policies and procedures.
- Oversee the monitoring of various financial crime functions within the business or at outsourcers with regard to systems and controls.
- Take a leading role working with colleagues across all of company's global locations to ensure that consistent standards and quality of financial crime oversight, advice and support are delivered.
- Drive the design and embed a framework for monitoring the key processes and controls operate for the prevention of financial crime.
- Own the maintenance and operation of the monitoring framework and develop empirically based reporting to support management and board reporting in relation to companies' anti-financial crime control environment.
Benefits:
- A highly competitive salary
- Wider Benefits package
Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.
Job reference: 14640
To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
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