Job Description
Connells Group have an exciting opportunity working as a
Financial Crime Analyst
in our office in
Milton Keynes
Purpose of the role:
To support the Group Head of Financial Crime Prevention in the delivery of an effective framework/oversight of all aspects of the Group's standards and controls to prevent the Group being used to further financial crime.
Activities and Deliverables
:
- Support Group functions with on-boarding and due diligence checks for various customer/transaction types (including Corporate, Power of Attorney, Trusts, Charities).
- Work alongside other business areas to support the implementation of Group AML procedures.
- Act as subject matter expert and provide technical and practical advice and guidance on general matters relating to Anti-Money Laundering and Customer Due Diligence (within Estate Agency, Lettings and Mortgage Services functions).
- Carry out research to establish whether PEP and Sanction Matches are genuine and determine whether escalation to senior management is required.
- Identify and report Suspicious Activity.
- Identify and escalate at the earliest opportunity any regulatory issues to the CDD Manager in a clear and accurate manner.
- Ad hoc support as directed by the Financial Crime CDD Manager.
Experience
Desirable:
- Knowledge of or interest in AML/KYC
- Relevant experience within Estate Agency, Financial Services or Lettings
- Knowledge of Money Laundering Regulations 2017 and taking a Risk Based Approach to Customer Due Diligence.
Essential
:
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to deliver high quality written work and reporting.
- Good interpersonal and influencing skills and the credibility to work well with Senior Management and relevant external agencies.
- Confidence to use own judgement and intuition, understanding when to escalate or seek guidance (once training provided).
- Ability to build effective working relationships with front-line business areas.
- Articulate, confident communicator and presenter.
- Highly self-motivated with ability to prioritise time and to work unsupervised where required.
Connells Group
, one of the largest and most successful estate agency and property services providers in the UK. Founded in 1936 and with a network or over 1,250 branches, the Group combines residential sales and lettings expertise with a range of services including new homes, mortgage services, surveying, conveyancing and more!
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