Financial Crime Assistant Manager – 29207

The Emerald Group; West of England, Cardiff; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Emerald Group seeks a qualified Financial Crime professional to join a newly created role in the Risk function. Based in Bristol or Cardiff, the role supports the Deputy Head of Financial Crime, International, with international entities, 2LOD assurance activities and future M&A priorities within the UK and globally.

You will contribute to escalation reviews and due diligence, assist with training, risk monitoring and development of centralised functions across international firms, and

Qualifications

• Experience in financial crime risk and regulatory requirements.
• Professional qualification such as ICA or CAMS is highly desirable.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with international firms and Quality & Risk functions.

Responsibilities

• Support Deputy Head of Financial Crime, International, on escalation reviews and due diligence for M&A activity.
• Assist with international entity risk assessments and centralised function development.
• Contribute to training delivery, quality monitoring procedures and risk assessments.
• Engage with stakeholders across areas of the business and with international member firms.
• Maintain knowledge of AML, AB&C, CFT and related regulatory requirements.
• Support on monitoring and reporting activities as needed.

Skills

Financial crime knowledge

AML

AB&C

CFT

Stakeholder management

Education

ICA / CAMS or equivalent

Job description

The role is newly created to support the Deputy Head of Financial Crime, International, on activities, projects and strategic priorities as they relate to international entities, financial crime 2LOD assurance activities, and future M&A activities of the company.

• Location: Bristol / Cardiff


• Category: Risk


• Type: Permanent

Key Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Be working in a fast-paced business environment, providing critical work to support, responding to various to UK legal and regulatory requirements


• Support the Deputy Head of Financial Crime, International, on escalation reviews and due diligence activities related to M&A activity of the GT UK firm


• Support management on engagement activities with other areas of the business and with international member firms


• Support on any other activities that may arise due to the outcome of your work, including support on the delivery of training, quality monitoring procedures or risk assessment related to the development of centralised functions in international firms


• A relevant professional qualification (e.g., ICA, CAMS) is highly desirable


• Have a good working knowledge of financial crime risk and prevention, including anti-money laundering (AML), anti-bribery & corruption (AB&C), counterterrorist and proliferation financing (CFT), prevention of tax evasion and fraud prevention


• Familiarity with working in a Quality & Risk function for an international firm


• Strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills