Role Overview
Nest seeks a compliance professional with particular expertise in financial crime and anti money laundering, to join a second line compliance function to cover a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.
Candidates should have current experience of identifying, managing and combatting fraud and financial crime in addition to a sound knowledge of FCA regulation, as this role will involve providing compliance advice. Experience of the investment sector is an advantage.
Don't worry if you think you don't have all the key skills, it might be worth taking the few minutes to apply as we're good at spotting potential and offer a generous training budget.
Please download a full job description to find a full scope, deliverables, experience and personal
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Flexible and agile working
Everyone's personal situation is different. To make the most out of hybrid working we've introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements):
- hybrid of office (Canary Wharf, London) and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, once - twice a week, or more, as required)
- reduce or vary working hours
- reduce or vary the days worked
- work from home (or a different location)
- work compressed hours
- job share
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Directorate/Department Overview
The Financial Crime team sits within the Risk & Compliance (R&C) Directorate, along with Enterprise Risk, Information Security, Compliance, Master Trust Supervision and Pensions Technical, and Data Protection. The directorate supports the business in delivering its strategic priorities by overseeing that risk and controls are identified, prioritised and managed through an enterprise risk management framework. Nest operates a ‘three lines of defence' model, with Risk & Compliance sitting in the second line providing advice, guidance and challenge to the first line.
The Financial Crime Team has second line responsibility for areas such as the prevention of fraud, anti-money laundering, bribery and corruption procedures and policies. Support includes conducting investigations, regulatory reporting as well as training and awareness across Nest Corporation. The function is also responsible for compliance advisory including Nest Invest (FCA regulated).
The Financial Crime & Compliance Manager is responsible for providing expert support and advice to the first line in all matters relating to financial crime, anti-bribery & corruption, anti-money laundering and fraud. The role supports the business in achieving its strategic goals through the delivery of prompt, clear and pragmatic compliance advice through collaboration and formal engagement and for providing advice to first line teams. In time, the remit of this role will include second line support of managing our risks in relation to the Managing Public Money legislation and requirements. This role is to cover the secondment of the permanent role holder for up to 12 months. There are no people management responsibilities associated with the role.
The role holder also provides input, support and advice for decision and policy making in relation to the design and operation of the scheme whilst ensuring adequate standards of governance and compliance. They are also the owners of the compliance framework which is designed to give assurance on compliance with all pensions regulation and legal requirements.
Organisational Overview
Nest is an award-winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the country.
Set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save, our first-class responsible investment practice and governance are the backbone of what we do, supported by all the functions you'd expect to find in a thriving business. We're committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self and offer an inclusive and flexible working environment.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles and we particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnicity, LGBTQ+, and disabled candidates.
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, belief, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, socio economic background, sex, sexual orientation, religion or race or any other legally protected status.
We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
Nest is a Disability Confident Leader, which is the highest level of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you have disability, declare that you're applying through the scheme and meet the minimum criteria for this role, we aim to invite you to an interview. However, there may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.
Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of satisfactory applications.
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