Economic Crime Officer

Charities Aid Foundation (CAF); Ware; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An independent charity with over 100 years of service is seeking an Economic Crime Officer in Ware, England. In this pivotal role, you will oversee first line of defence activities, advise on financial crime matters, and enhance economic crime prevention measures. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Economic Crime and excellent advisory skills. This position offers hybrid working, six weeks of holiday, and a range of development opportunities.

Benefits

Permanent hybrid working

Six weeks holiday plus bank holidays

Wide range of development opportunities

Pension scheme with better-than-market contributions

Social impact benefit schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in Economic Crime / Financial Crime or relevant transferable skills.
• Advisory role experience is crucial.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage complex queries.

Responsibilities

• Oversees first line of defence activities.
• Advises on client onboarding and beneficiary verification.
• Ensures timely escalation of suspicious activity reports.
• Builds relationships with key stakeholders.
• Recommends enhancements to economic crime prevention practices.

Skills

Experience of working in the second line of defence

Ability to multi-task with complex financial crime queries

Attention to detail

Ability to work within stretching timescales

ICA AML qualification or equivalent

Job description

Are you working in Financial Crime in second line of defence and looking for a new challenge?

Do you want to help combat financial crime for an independent charity that has been giving for more than 100 years?

We’re looking for a talented Economic Crime Officer to join our Economic Crime Team at Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).

What you’ll do

At CAF, every one of us contributes to our impact, and as our Economic Crime Officer you too will play an integral part in what we do.

As our Economic Crime Officer and part of the second line of defence you will work on a wide range of topics including:

• Overseeing first line of defence activities
• Provide subject matter expertise when advising the business (first line of defence) on day-to-day activities for e.g. reviewing Client Onboarding, Beneficiary Verification, PEPs and Sanctions high risk payment referrals
• Ensure suspicious activity reporting is actioned/escalated in a timely manner
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across all business areas
• Recommend enhancements to working practices and procedures to enhance CAF’s economic crime prevention activity

Who you’ll be

This role is for you if you have experience of working in Economic Crime /Financial Crime or have relevant transferable skills and are keen to make a difference to society. We are looking for:

• Experience of working in the second line of defence, in an advisory type role
• Ability to multi-task with complex financial crime queries
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work within stretching timescales
• ICA AML qualification or equivalent

What’s in it for you

At CAF you will receive:

• Permanent hybrid ways of working where roles allow
• Six weeks holiday plus bank holidays
• A wide range of development opportunities to support personal and professional growth
• Pension scheme with better-than-market employer contribution options
• Social impact benefit schemes

About CAF

At Charities Aid Foundation we accelerate social progress by providing essential connections between donors, charities and communities.

We safeguard and deliver vital donations, offer expert advisory services and financial products to donors and charities, and provide tailored charity banking through our award-winning bank CAF Bank.

Our purpose is to enable a better landscape for giving and a fair and sustainable future for all.

If you are interested in joining us as our Economic Crime Officer and being part of an organisation who are people focused and are “Together Building Opportunity” please click on the apply button and you will be redirected to CAF jobs portal where you can find out more about the position and apply.

We would love to hear from you!

Job Reference: RP076