Financial Crime Manager - Compliance

West End based International Bank

Salary circa £80,000 pa plus benefits

Hybrid Working (2 days per week in the office)

Sterling Williams are working with a leading, prestigious international bank based in the West End of London who are looking to hire a permanent Compliance Manager - reporting to the Head of Financial Crime/DMLRO.

The successful candidate will be expected to act as the Deputy Head of Financial Crime and provide FC subject matter expertise to the FCC Assistant Managers and wider workforce.

• Assist the Head of Financial Crime and DMLRO with the planning and execution of Financial Crime Monitoring Plan (FCMP) and presentation to Exco.
• Assist the DMLRO with the drafting, embedding, and managing of Financial Crime policies (incl. AML / CTF / PF, Bribery and Corruption (ABC), etc.) CDD Standards and processes (updates, MI, presentations to the MLRO / EXCO).
• Assist the Head of Compliance and Head of Financial Crime in ensuring that the regulatory and financial crime risk of the Branch remains low by continuously adapting to the changing UK regulatory regime through analysing changes in regulations, supervisory statement, policy statements, etc.
• Assisting with approving / overseeing tests contained within the UK Regulatory Compliance Monitoring programme and Financial Crime Monitoring programme.

You will likely have the following experience as a minimum:

• Minimum 10 years UK Compliance experience with Financial Crime exposure within the 2LOD.
• Analytical mind and methodological and a mechanical focus
• Volume focus and ability to perform to daily tight deadlines and under pressure
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal skills, alongside a strong command of written and spoken English
• An able team player with the ability to work on own initiative and ability to prioritise work
• Exceptional time management skills with the ability to thrive whilst working under pressure
• Accurate organised individual, flexible and happy to undertake any task in
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Should have a positive "can do" attitude combined with a flexible approach to the tasks required
• Desired Financial Crime qualification (i.e. Certificate in Financial Crime Prevention, Anti Money Laundering or Sanctions)