FCP Segment Lead - Payments

StoneX Group Inc.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services provider in the City of Westminster seeks a detail-oriented professional to manage financial crime risk. The ideal candidate will identify and manage risks associated with business developments, ensure effective communication, and collaborate with teams to enhance financial compliance. Candidates should possess strong analytical, critical thinking, and risk assessment skills, with relevant qualifications in financial crime prevention. This full-time role is in-office, requiring significant stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.

Qualifications

• Ability to apply a risk-based approach and make judgments.
• Understanding of control frameworks for mitigating financial or non-financial crime risks.
• Experience in financial crime risk assessment and process automation.

Responsibilities

• Identify and manage financial crime risk related to business developments.
• Collaborate with various teams to provide quality management information on risks.
• Ensure effective communication regarding financial crime risk.

Skills

Risk assessment

Relationship building

Analytical skills

Critical thinking

Organizational skills

Education

Relevant financial crime prevention qualifications (ICA, ACAMS)

Accounting or audit qualifications

Job description

Overview

To manage financial crime risk in partnership with the first line of defence, providing expert advice and support on all matters related to financial crime, to ensure that the risk assessment is maintained., Primary duties will include:

Responsibilities

• To identify and manage financial crime risk related to new and existing business developments including: new business integration, client migration, new systems and process improvements
• Responsible for collaborating with the Project teams, EPMO, Financial Crime Project Coordinators, business and providing quality, timely management information regarding ongoing financial crime risk exposure
• To ensure effective communication regarding financial crime risk in new and existing business developments, building relationships and breaking down information silos
• To act as a central point of contact and co-ordination for financial crime prevention risk queries from various stakeholders across the business
• To review clients impacted by various projects and business initiatives to ensure consistent onboarding, review and monitoring to the required standards
• To work with other teams including Operations, Regulatory Operations, Finance and Risk to ensure new systems and controls are designed and implemented for financial crime prevention as and when appropriate, to ensure that financial crime risk remains managed
• Building strong relationships across with the business by promoting best practices and fostering a comprehensive understanding of financial crime prevention risk management
• To provide training on financial crime prevention risk identification and management
• Other duties may be assigned as necessary, reflecting the dynamic nature of our clients and our business; a strong understanding of financial crime risk in regulated financial institutions, corporates and other business models

Qualifications

• The ability to apply a risk based approach in practice, understand materiality and make risk based judgements
• An understanding of the control frameworks required to mitigate financial and non-financial crime risks, including the analytical skills to processes which are needed to support these frameworks.
• Previous experience of financial crime risk assessment, control improvement and process automation
• Strong financial crime prevention technical knowledge and operational experience gained in a regulated environment
• Knowledge of financial crime prevention regulations

What makes you stand out

• Ability to work independently
• Relationship building and communication skills
• Critical thinking
• Ability to analyse problems and design or recommend effective solutions
• Sound judgement and the ability to apply common sense
• Effective planning, organisational and time management skills
• Excellent stakeholder management working collaboratively with colleagues in the department and cross-functionally to achieve our goals;
• Take ownership and accountability for your daily tasks and deliverables

Education / Certification Requirements

• Relevant financial crime prevention qualifications from a recognised provider, e.g. ICA, ACAMS, would be desirable, though are not essential depending on experience
• Accounting, audit or risk qualifications may also be relevant

Working environment

In-office

With 4,300 employees and over 400,000 retail and institutional clients from more than 80 offices spread across five continents, we're a Fortune-100, Nasdaq-listed provider, connecting clients to the global markets - focusing on innovation, human connection, and providing world-class products and services to all types of investors.

Corporate

Engage in a deep variety of business-critical activities that keep our company running efficiently. From strategic marketing and financial management to human resources and operational oversight, you'll have the opportunity to optimize processes and implement game-changing policies.