Financial Crime Systems ManagerPermanentLondon/HybridCirca £70,000

Sterling Williams are working alongside an excellent bank based in the the city of London, they are seeking an experienced Financial Crime Systems Manager.

Role Purpose:

• To represent the Financial Crime team in projects that impact the Bank’s exposure to financial crime
• To assist the Compliance Director in the selection of any third-party providers used within the Bank’s Financial Crime Control environment
• To be responsible for ensuring that financial crime controls are appropriately configured to protect the Bank, in line with risk appetite

Responsibilities:

• Managing and owning the Lexis Nexis Risk Narrative (LNRN) project from a financial crime compliance perspective
• Deliver assigned financial crime compliance deliverables for LNRN project to agreed timelines, scope, and quality
• Identify LNRN project risks and issues and escalate these as appropriate with mitigation plans
• Ensure the LNRN project is delivered to required quality with evidenced testing to support this
• Complete on-going testing to ensure LNRN and other third-party solutions are operating in line with requirements and the Bank’s risk appetite
• Working with other business units, to identify LNRN project deliverables and timelines
• Support LNRN project plan and monitor closely to ensure timely delivery
• Make recommendations to the Compliance Director on control environment changes to further enhance the Bank’s control environment
• Responsible for acting as the Financial Crime key stakeholder in Bank-wide projects
• Establish good working relationships with relevant project stakeholders for efficient implementation
• Liaise with Lexis Nexis and other third parties to deliver on project components
• Providing regular status updates on progress of LNRN project to Compliance Director and Committees as required
• Support Compliance Director with other ad hoc work and system projects as required

Skills and Experience Sought:

• Strong Financial Crime understanding with previous experience of Financial Crime investigations
• Good understanding of mitigating financial crime risks through system automation
• Sound knowledge of AML Risk Based Approach concepts
• Knowledge of the regulatory and legislative requirements and industry practice for financial crime
• Experienced in financial crime compliance testing, sampling, and assuring processes and controls to mitigate financial crime risks

Remuneration and Benefits:

• Competitive Salary and Bonus package
• 26 Days Holiday
• 2 Wellbeing Days
• Contributory Pension
• Life Insurance / Income Protection / Critical Illness cover
• Private Medical Insurance
• Season Ticket Loans
• Excellent career development opportunities and where appropriate sponsorship of a relevant qualification