Compliance Manager

Jobtailor

Brighton

On-site

GBP 70,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Jobtailor in the United Kingdom seeks a senior governance professional to lead audit management, regulatory interactions, and regulatory reporting across multiple markets. You will oversee data analysis, risk assessments, and policy alignment to ensure robust financial crime controls.

The role requires collaboration with First and Second Line of Defence, strong stakeholder engagement, and a proactive, globally minded approach. ACAMS/ICA credentials are a plus.

Qualifications

Bachelor or Master degree in finance, law, business, or related field preferred; certifications (ACAMS, ICA) advantageous.
Minimum 3+ years in AML/CTF/risk governance or project management in compliance, risk, or audit.
Strong data analysis and reporting skills with ability to extract insights from diverse data.
Decisive self-starter with accountability, curiosity, solution-focused in fast-paced environments.
Strong project and relationship management with ability to influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Audit Management – lead end-to-end audit lifecycle and governance.
Regulatory Interactions – coordinate responses to regulatory exams and inquiries.
Regulatory Reporting – own MLRO-related reporting with cross-functional collaboration.
Issue Management – drive framework for tracking, reporting and remediation.
Risk Assessments – deliver AML/CTF risk assessments with risk office and regional partners.
Reporting – ensure high-quality regulatory reporting across regions.
Data Analysis and Validation – review and improve data quality and governance.
Policies and Procedures – ensure consistency across regional policies.
Effective Challenge – provide governance and escalation of key risks.

Skills

AML

CTF

Risk governance

Regulatory compliance

Data validation

Financial crimes reporting

Issue management

Governance frameworks

Stakeholder accountability

Education

Bachelor's or master's in finance/law/business

ACAMS

ICA

Tools

Analytics tools

Gen-AI

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Audit Management – Drive and continuously enhance the audit management framework, working collaboratively with key stakeholders on the management of internal and external audits. Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of internal and external audits, ensuring timely delivery, robust challenge, and accountability of GFCC data.
Regulatory Interactions – Support regulatory interactions across the EMEA Financial Crimes programme. Coordinate GFCC responses to regulatory exams, audits, and inquiries, ensuring clear, consistent, and well-governed communication.
Regulatory Reporting – Own and execute delivery of MLRO-related regulatory reporting. Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness by overseeing collaboration with Regulatory Reporting teams, MCOs/LECOs (Market Compliance Officers/Legal Entity Compliance Officers), LOBCO (Line of Business Compliance Officers), and First Line of Defence teams.
Issue Management – Drive a robust issue management framework covering issue and events. Oversee tracking, reporting, and remediation, holding stakeholders accountable and escalating risks where required.
Risk Assessments – Steer the delivery of Money Laundering, Sanctions, and Terrorist Financing risk assessments across markets and legal entities. Ensure methodologies are effectively designed and executed in partnership with the Risk Management Office (RMO) and MCOs/LECOs.
Reporting – Lead the delivery of consistent, high-quality Financial Crimes reporting across regions and legal entities. Ensure reporting provides clear, actionable insights for senior stakeholders and governance forums.
Data Analysis and Validation – Govern the review, analysis, and validation of complex data sets to support regulatory and internal reporting. Drive improvements in data quality, governance, and control effectiveness.
Policies and Procedures – Drive consistency across regional policies and procedures to meet regulatory and enterprise expectations. Ensure alignment with evolving regulatory expectations and enterprise standards, driving continuous improvement.
Effective Challenge and Accountability – Act as a senior governance authority providing effective challenge to both First and Second Line of Defence. Hold stakeholders accountable for risk management practices, ensuring appropriate escalation and resolution of key risks.

Requirements

Bachelor or Master's Degree in finance, law, business, or a related field preferred. Relevant certifications (e.g., ACAMS, ICA) are an advantage.
Minimum 3+ years of experience in AML/CTF/Risk governance or project management within a compliance, risk management or audit role.
Strong data analysis and reporting skills, with the ability to extract actionable insights from diverse data sources.
Decisive self-starter with high degree of accountability, curiosity, solution-oriented approach, able to manage competing long-term and short-term priorities in fast paced environments.
Strong project and relationship management, collaboration, organisational, and interpersonal skills with ability to influence and engage partners.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to communicate confidently and effectively with senior stakeholders.
Outstanding organisational skills and an extremely positive 'can-do' attitude, with ability to work independently.
Have a global mindset; able to work well across time zones and work cultures.
Advanced proficiency in analytics tools, Gen-AI, Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to quickly adopt new technologies and platforms.
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the UK is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Audit Management, Regulatory Interactions, and Risk Assessments, ensuring compliance with financial crime regulations. Proficient in Data Analysis and Reporting, with strong project management and stakeholder engagement capabilities.

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