Senior Financial Crime Risk Analyst

As a Senior Financial Crime Risk Analyst, you will be protecting the group against the threat of money laundering and other financial crimes by supporting the MLRO to establish and maintain a robust Financial Crime Prevention Framework and ensuring compliance with Anti Money Laundering and other Financial Crime related regulations.

We are looking for someone to:

• Support the ongoing assessment of the current financial crime profile of the group, including activities relating to the refresh of the annual financial crime risk assessment and RCSA.
• Review Financial Crime policies, standards, procedures, and guidance to ensure they are in line with current regulation and business developments.
• Prepare business advice on the management of high-risk cases escalated to the 2LOD following identification from either customer due diligence activities or through the High Risk Relationship Policy.
• Undertake financial crime legislation and regulatory horizon scanning.
• Support the testing, implementation, and performance monitoring of key changes to the Financial Crime System.
• Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of reporting of Financial Crime risks and issues across the internal governance framework.
• Manage and maintain reporting (and MI) with regards to financial crime incidents and breaches.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Knowledge of financial crime and financial services regulations, in particular Money Laundering Regulations and FCA rules in relation to financial crime.
• Ability to assess risks, evaluate impacts, and develop appropriate responses.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate to a wide range of stakeholders and senior management.