Financial Crime Compliance Monitoring Manager

Compliance Professionals; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global fintech banking group in London is seeking a Financial Crime Compliance Monitoring Manager. The role involves delivering compliance monitoring reviews, conducting assessments, and producing detailed reports. Candidates should have a strong grasp of UK financial crime legislation and monitoring methodologies. If you are passionate about compliance and risk management, apply now.

Qualifications

• Good working knowledge of UK financial crime legislation.
• Strong understanding of financial crime risk and control frameworks.
• Understanding of compliance monitoring and testing methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Deliver compliance monitoring reviews.
• Conduct file reviews and control testing.
• Produce detailed monitoring reports.
• Contribute to compliance monitoring risk assessments.
• Track monitoring findings and closure actions.
• Support production of compliance monitoring MI.
• Help evolve compliance monitoring methodology.

Skills

Knowledge of UK financial crime legislation

Understanding of compliance monitoring methodologies

Experience with AML and fraud risk frameworks

Job description

THE COMPANY

Our global is a global fintech banking group who are looking for a Financial Crime Compliance Monitoring Manager to join the London business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deliver 2LOD compliance monitoring reviews in accordance with the approved Financial Crime Monitoring Plan
• Conduct walkthroughs, file reviews, control testing, and evidence sampling to assess control design and effectiveness.
• Produce detailed monitoring reports, including risk-rated findings, root cause analysis, and clearly articulated remediation recommendations.
• Contribute to the annual and dynamic compliance monitoring risk assessment, supporting the prioritisation of review themes based on risk, regulatory change, and emerging trends.
• Prepare monitoring scopes and test scripts tailored to specific review objectives, aligned with internal policy and external regulatory expectations.
• Issue Management and Follow-Up
• Track and follow up on monitoring findings, agreed actions, and deadlines.
• Engage with first-line stakeholders to verify closure evidence and assess whether remediation has been effective.
• Escalate overdue or high-risk issues to the Head of Financial Crime or relevant governance forums.
• Reporting and MI
• Support the production of thematic analysis, trend summaries, and compliance monitoring MI
• Maintain up-to-date records of monitoring reviews, actions, and outcomes in accordance with internal governance processes.
• Methodology and Continuous Improvement
• Help evolve the compliance monitoring methodology, ensuring it remains aligned with FCA expectations and industry best practice.
• Contribute to the refinement of testing tools, templates, and quality standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency, clarity, and impact of assurance activity.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Good working knowledge of UK financial crime legislation (e.g. POCA, MLRs 2017, OFSI guidance) and relevant FCA requirements (e.g. SYSC, FCG).
• Strong understanding of financial crime risk and control frameworks, including AML, sanctions, fraud, and ABC requirements.
• Understanding of compliance monitoring and testing methodologies, including sampling, walkthroughs, and control effectiveness evaluation.

For further information please contact Duncan Jeffery