Financial Crime Analytics Senior Consultant (Customer Risk Assessment - Non-Retail) 12 Month Fi[...]

UK Nationwide; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Financial Crime Analytics Senior Consultant to enhance defenses against financial crime. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your expertise in AML Customer Risk Assessment to protect the organization and its members. You will lead a team in developing and optimizing controls while ensuring compliance with regulations. This position offers a hybrid working model, allowing flexibility to perform at your best. Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to fair banking and community support, where your contributions will make a significant impact.

Benefits

Competitive pension contributions

Paid volunteering days

Life assurance (8x salary)

Health and wellness programs

Performance-related bonus

Training and development opportunities

25 days holiday (pro-rata)

Qualifications

• Recent experience in AML Customer Risk Assessment.
• Strong understanding of financial crime risks related to business and non-retail customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of Customer Risk Assessment controls for Non-Retail customers.
• Manage a team responsible for risk mapping and gap analysis.

Skills

AML Customer Risk Assessment

Financial Crime Risk Analysis

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Data Structures

Technical Skills

Analytical Skills

Tools

SAS

SQL

Python

PowerBI

Power Apps

VBA

Job description

Financial Crime Analytics Senior Consultant (Customer Risk Assessment - Non-Retail) 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

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Role Overview

As a member of our Financial Crime Analytics team, you'll work hands-on to build and maintain our defenses against financial crime. You'll leverage your financial crime and technical expertise to identify potential criminal activities, ensure compliance with money laundering regulations, and optimize the effectiveness and efficiency of key controls.

This 12-month fixed-term role focuses on AML Customer Risk Assessment within our first-line financial crime analytics team. Our goal is to protect the Society and its members from financial crime while ensuring regulatory and legal compliance.

Working Arrangements

We support flexible working approaches to help you perform at your best. Our hybrid working model combines office presence at locations including London, Swindon, Northampton, Bournemouth, Dunfermline, Sheffield, or Wakefield, with home working. Typically, you'll spend at least two days per week in the office or 40% of your working time if part-time.

Key Responsibilities

1. Lead the development and enhancement of Customer Risk Assessment controls for Non-Retail customers.
2. Manage a team responsible for risk mapping, gap analysis, model calibration, and documentation of methodologies.
3. Communicate updates and progress to senior management and relevant forums.
4. Collaborate with second-line colleagues and key business contacts to ensure robust controls are in place.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Recent experience in AML Customer Risk Assessment.
• Strong understanding of financial crime risks related to business and non-retail customers.
• Leadership experience managing teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of data structures related to financial crimes.
• Proven technical and analytical skills, with experience in SAS, SQL, Python, PowerBI, Power Apps, VBA.

Core Behaviors

Our customer-first behaviors include:

• Feel what customers feel
• Say it straight
• Push for better
• Get it done

Demonstrate how these resonate with your experience to strengthen your application.

Benefits

• Competitive pension contributions
• Paid volunteering days
• Life assurance (8x salary)
• Additional benefits via salary sacrifice schemes
• Health and wellness programs
• Performance-related bonus
• Training and development opportunities
• 25 days holiday (pro-rata)

About Us

Nationwide is a mutual owned by its members, committed to fairer, more rewarding banking that prioritizes customer needs over profits. We challenge the status quo, share profits, and support communities.

Next Steps

If you're interested, click the 'Apply Now' button, attach your CV, and answer a few questions. We respond to all applicants and will contact you after the closing date.