Financial Crime Analyst

CONNELLS GROUP; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in the UK is seeking a Financial Crime Analyst to oversee the delivery of compliance standards against financial crime. The ideal candidate will have experience in Financial Crime Prevention, a strong understanding of relevant regulations, and excellent attention to detail. You will be responsible for preparing reports, liaising with agencies, and providing advice on anti-money laundering. This role promotes diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Experience within a Financial Crime Prevention/AML role.
• Good knowledge of Money Laundering Regulations.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to deliver high quality written work.
• Ability to assess impact and relevance of issues.
• Good identification skills from various sources.
• Good interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Ability to build strong working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and process Internal Suspicious Activity Reports.
• Report SARs to appropriate agencies if required.
• Prevent facilitation of Mortgage Fraud.
• Investigate whistleblows and internal fraud concerns.
• Maintain Group databases and spreadsheets.
• Review Information Requests from Local Authorities.
• Identify and escalate regulatory issues.
• Provide technical and practical advice on AML.
• Attend Committees as agreed.

Job description

Overview

Financial Crime Analyst

We are recruiting for a Financial Crime Analyst to support in the delivery of an effective framework/oversight of all aspects of the Group’s standards and controls to prevent the Group being used to further financial crime.

Responsibilities

• Preparation and processing of Internal Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) in accordance with Compliance Functional Procedures for review by the HoFCP/MLRO.
• Where required by HoFCP/MLRO, reporting of SARs to the appropriate agencies in accordance with Compliance Functional Procedures.
• Prevent the facilitation of Mortgage Fraud, providing advice and ad-hoc training to first line staff and liaise with mortgage lenders to raise or manage concerns into customers and brokers.
• Investigate whistleblows and/or internal fraud concerns as requested by HoFCP or Technical Manager.
• Maintenance of the Group databases and spreadsheets – for example, SAR Register in accordance with Compliance Functional Procedures.
• Review and processing of Information Requests from Local Authorities and other bodies received by the Connells Group business (excluding Countrywide).
• Review and identify failures to follow Group Policy, especially those related to the giving and receiving of Gifts.
• Identify and escalate at the earliest opportunity any regulatory issues to the Technical Manager/HoFCP in a clear and accurate manner.
• Act as subject matter expert and provide technical and practical advice and guidance on general matters relating to Anti-Money Laundering and Customer Due Diligence.
• Attend Committees as agreed with the HoFCP.

The ideal candidate will have

• Experience within a Financial Crime Prevention/AML role. Especially those in an FCA/HMRC regulated environment.
• Good knowledge of Money Laundering Regulations, JMLSG and relevant regulatory guidance (e.g. HMRC, CLC, SRA, FCA).
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to deliver high quality written work and reporting.
• Ability to assess the impact and relevance of issues and articulate them in a clear and precise manner.
• Good identification skills drawing key areas of focus/concern from a variety of sources.
• Good interpersonal and influencing skills and the credibility to work well with Senior Management and relevant external agencies.
• Ability to build strong and effective working relationships with business areas.

Benefits

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Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

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