£300/day to £359/day
London, England
Contract, Variable

Financial Crime Advisor

Posted by Pontoon.

Job title: Financial Crime Advisor

Location: London

Duration: 6 months initially

Adecco is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.

The role:

This role is based in the 2LoD Financial Crime compliance team. The role holder is to have a good understanding of financial crime advisory and the Transaction Monitoring tool used by the Bank. To review the effectiveness of the rules within the transactions monitoring system (Actimize). To advise and assist the 1LoD teams on system tuning, the design of rules, and is to have strong knowledge in data and related control required for transaction monitoring. The design of rules is based around the AML risks posed to the Bank.

Responsibilities:

  • The role holder must be experienced working in a project and or audit environment and financial crime advisory experience.
  • To undertake reviews of current rules, thresholds and impact of the rules and their applicability and effectiveness to the identify suspicious transactions. The role supports the 2LoD investigations with an understanding of money laundering and the related financial crime risks.
  • To assist in core governance activities relating to transaction monitoring which develops and maintains the financial crime control framework.
  • To assist in identifying where the products and services offered by us are or may be used for criminal activities.
  • Ensuring senior management are sufficiently informed and in possession of accurate information by collating MI and drafting reports in preparation for internal committees up to board level.

Requirements:

  • Experience working in project and audit environment.
  • Strong experience in system tuning, designing transaction rules and key system processes. Knowledge specific in Actimize SAM (TM system) is advantages.
  • Strong knowledge in data and related controls required under Transaction Monitoring system, including product types, transaction type, KYC data and related quality and completeness requirements.
  • Good appreciation in controls, risk management and audit
  • Good experience in documenting detail in business language and structured format
  • Understanding and practical ability to apply the management of financial crime into rules.
  • Inquisitive, motivated, and highly trustworthy with an ability to work with the minimum of direct supervision, experienced in dealing with highly confidential material.
  • Ability to independently understand multiple strands of data and documentation.
  • Ability to acknowledge that there is often a need to be a member of more than one team.
  • Strong written and verbal communicator, able to articulate and prepare detailed rationale.
  • Good understanding of the products and services offered.
  • Strong understanding AML Transaction Monitoring Systems.
  • Knowledge of Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, and relevant fraud legislation
  • Knowledge of the wider financial crime landscape - UK and global.
  • Well organised with excellent ability to prioritise conflicting work whilst retaining an excellent attention to detail.

Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.

Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.