Financial Crime Advisory AVP/VP | London, UK

Investigo; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks an AVP/VP for their financial crime advisory team in London. In this role, you will offer expertise on high-risk transactions, conduct enhanced due diligence, and guide staff on compliance matters, ensuring adherence to UK Money Laundering Regulations. The ideal candidate should possess a strong investment banking background.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial crime and sanctions functions.
• Proven ability to work effectively with stakeholders.
• 2LoD experience in advising on AML/Sanctions matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide opinions and evaluations on high-risk credit requests and transactions.
• Conduct thorough assessments on high-risk clients.
• Serve as an escalation point for payment filtering and customer screening alerts.

Skills

Understanding of UK Money Laundering Regulations

Sanctions

Investment Banking Background

Stakeholder Management

Assessment of High-Risk Clients

Job description

Financial Crime Advisory AVP/VP

Investigo London, United Kingdom Apply now Posted 2 days ago | Permanent | Reach out for details

We are seeking an AVP/VP to join our financial crime advisory team. The role involves providing expert opinions on high-risk transactions and clients, conducting EDD, and acting as an escalation point for payment filtering and customer screening alerts. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of UK Money Laundering Regulations, sanctions, and a background in investment banking.

Responsibilities:

• Provide opinions and evaluations on high-risk credit requests, transactions, payments, and clients as a SME.
• Conduct thorough assessments of high-risk clients.
• Serve as an escalation point and 2LoD reviewer for payment filtering and customer screening alerts.
• Develop and deliver local training initiatives, offering financial crime subject matter expertise and guidance.
• Lead local and group projects, represent FS in working groups, and engage with various stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Experience in financial crime and sanctions functions, including assessing and providing opinions on AML/KYC/Sanctions matters and transactions, with the ability to escalate as needed.
• Proven ability to work effectively with multiple key stakeholders under tight deadlines.
• 2LoD experience in advising on AML/Sanctions matters for corporate and investment banking clients and products.

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