Head of Financial Crime Consulting (Bovill Newgate) | London, UK

Head of Financial Crime Consulting (Bovill Newgate)

Company Description
Ocorian is a global leader in corporate and fiduciary services, fund administration and capital markets. Wherever our clients hold financial interests, or however they are structured, we provide compliant, tailored solutions that are individual to their needs.
We manage over 15,000 structures for 6000+ clients with a global footprint operating from 20+ locations, delivering administration and compliance services for funds, corporate, capital markets and private clients.

Introducing Bovill Newgate
Bovill Newgate is a specialist financial services regulatory consultancy with a global offering across the UK, the Channel Islands, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mauritius and the Americas. We help our clients meet complex and evolving regulatory obligations, providing certainty and peace of mind. We work with firms of every size across the financial services sector, supporting clients managing regulatory change and dealing with regulatory scrutiny. We provide advice on regulatory change and preventing financial crime, applications to regulators, building or enhancing regulatory frameworks, conducting compliance investigations or diagnostics, training and fulfilling prescribed roles.

Job Description
Purpose of the job
To implement the Financial Crime Consulting strategy across the core Bovill Newgate territories, developing the financial crime consulting offering through a hybrid team of direct and matrix managed team of consultants. To support the growth of the team, revenue and product / service catalogue aligning with the business line and Ocorian Group growth strategy.

Main Responsibilities
The role will be wide and varied and the successful candidate should be willing to undertake the many tasks that arise when part of a flexible consulting team. A key part of the responsibilities outlined, is to support the Financial Crime partner by defining and leading the implementation of the Financial Crime Consulting strategy across the Bovill Newgate business. Specifically, this could include, but is not limited to:

1. Responsibility for the delivery of financial crime consulting services to clients;
2. Focus on advisory, assurance / review work, ongoing support, data analysis, application of financial crime technology to make financial crime frameworks more effective and efficient;
3. Input into Business Development strategies and leading client pitches;
4. Managing client relationships (as required);
5. Assisting in, and leading, compliance reviews, assessments and documentation drafting (as required);
6. Understanding and summarising regulatory change and writing articles for our newsletters and/or client communications;
7. Participating in regulatory projects;
8. Taking part in and leading client visits, meetings and training sessions; and
9. Keeping up to date with current regulatory developments and informing clients as necessary.

Qualifications Required
Knowledge, Skills & Experience

1. People - able to build effective teams both directly and as part of a matrix managed multi-jurisdiction centre of excellence. Lead and inspire team members.
2. Business Development - experience in sales in UK and at least one other of the core geographies (HK, Singapore, Channel Islands, US, UAE). Focus on core sectors in particularly in the asset management, wealth management, payments, capital markets and banking sub-sectors.
3. Technical - Demonstrates deep knowledge of the regulatory and risk frameworks for financial crime and practical application to consulting engagements / products and services in major financial services centres.
4. Other - The successful candidate is likely to have a degree and/or be a compliance practitioner with ten to fifteen years relevant experience and have good understanding of the wholesale financial services sector.
5. Other - Good IT skills with the ability to learn and apply the in-house compliance system.

We are looking for a candidate with the following characteristics:

1. Friendly, enthusiastic and willing to learn.
2. Ability to lead and work on projects alone or with the team.
3. Clear and articulate communicator with the ability to adapt to different environments and personalities.
4. Capable of working on-site at client offices using their own initiative; and
5. Able to communicate with all levels of seniority within the client's business.

Additional Information
All staff are expected to embody our core values that underpin everything that we do and that reflect the skills and behaviours we all need to be successful. These are:

1. We are CLIENT CENTRIC - Clients are at the centre of our world, and we're committed to providing expertise and specialist solutions to meet their most complex challenges.
2. We are AMBITIOUS - We aim high. We think and act globally, seizing every opportunity to delight our clients and support our colleagues - wherever in the world they may be.
3. We are AGILE - We act on our initiative to get things done for our clients. Our independence gives us the flexibility and freedom to keep things simple, efficient and effective.
4. We are COLLABORATIVE - With a curious mindset, we ask the right questions to get to the right solution, for our clients faster. We collaborate to win together and share our successes.
5. We are ETHICAL - We behave with integrity at all times and assume positive intent, building trust through responsible actions and honest relationships.

Equal Opportunities for Everyone
Please let us know if there's anything we can do to make the process easier for you. You can reach us at [email protected]. We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.