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Financial Crime Compliance Specialist

Capital on Tap

London

Hybrid

GBP 40,000 - 70,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

A leading company in financial services seeks a Financial Crime Compliance Specialist to join their dynamic team in London. This role involves overseeing AML/CTF compliance, conducting risk assessments, and acting as a subject matter expert. Ideal candidates will bring at least 3 years of expertise in financial crime and a deep understanding of UK regulations. Join a collaborative environment with engaging perks to support your career growth.

Benefits

Private Healthcare including dental and opticians services

Worldwide travel insurance

Annual Learning and Wellbeing Budget

Enhanced Parental Leave

Season Ticket Loan

6 free therapy sessions per year

Dog Friendly Offices

Free drinks and snacks

Qualifications

Minimum 3 years in AML/CTF role.
Understanding of UK Money Laundering Regulations.
Experience with risk assessments and suspicious activity reports.

Responsibilities

Oversee adherence to AML/CTF programs.
Act as subject matter expert for financial crime escalations.
Review suspicious activity reports and file SARs.

Skills

Risk-based assessments

AML/CTF compliance

Attention to detail

Education

Relevant qualifications in financial crime compliance

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Capital on Tap was founded with the mission to help small business owners and make their lives easier. Today, we provide an all-in-one business credit card & spend management platform that helps business owners save time and money. Capital on Tap proudly serves over 200,000 businesses across the world and our goal is to help 1 million small businesses by 2030.

Why Join Us?

We empower you to be innovative and solve complex problems. Take ownership, make an impact, and thrive in our scaling and agile environment.

This is a Hybrid role, the Financial Crime Compliance team work from our London (Shoreditch) Offices 3 days per week.

Financial Crime Compliance Team at Capital on Tap

The Financial Crime Compliance team is responsible for ensuring that Capital on Tap meets its regulatory obligations in relation to all things AML and CTF.

What You’ll Be Doing

You will support the 2nd line Financial Crime Compliance Team to oversee adherence to the business’ AML/CTF program through the following:

Act as a subject matter expert for financial crime escalations from the 1st line FinCrime Operations team and other areas of the business.

Assist with Adverse Media, PEPs, Sanctions, Complex Ownership and High Risk onboarding escalations.

Review internal suspicious activity reports raised from other areas of the business such as credit or customer operations. Support the MLRO with preparing and filing SARs where appropriate.

Maintain AML policies, procedures, and standards that the 1st line must follow, ensuring updates to regulations and feedback from Compliance Monitoring, Quality Assurance and Independent Audit are appropriately captured.

Ongoing management of our AML/CTF risk assessment, identifying areas of emerging and ongoing risk and recommending controls to mitigate such risks.

Participate and provide input to FinCrime-wide team meetings, sharing knowledge on identified emerging trends and threats to assist in the building of a high performing team.

Coordinate with internal teams to gather and provide necessary documentation and information for law enforcement enquiries as well as for partner banks.

Required skills:

A minimum of at least 3 years experience making independent and complex risk-based assessments in CDD or EDD, and AML investigations.

A thorough understanding of how the requirements of the UK’s Money Laundering Regulations and/or the JLMSG apply within the regulated financial services sector; gained through practical experience or relevant qualifications.

An understanding of conducting AML risk assessments, horizon scanning and/or a gap analysis.

Experience in providing advice on financial crime risks and acting as a subject matter expert.

The ability to write clear, concise and detailed suspicious activity reports.

The ability to communicate your decisions to internal team members, senior leadership or customers directly.

Confidence in asking questions and suggesting improvements where you see them.

A critical eye and strong attention to detail with an eagerness to work efficiently in a demanding, high volume environment.

Diversity & Inclusion

We welcome, consider and encourage applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusivity. Join us in creating a space where authenticity thrives, and everyone can do their best work.

We try not to take ourselves too seriously (all the time) so we make sure our office is decked out with a pool table, arcade machine, beer tap, and a couple of office dogs thrown in for good measure. Check out our benefits:

Private Healthcare including dental and opticians services through Vitality

️ Worldwide travel insurance through Vitality

Anniversary Rewards (£250, £500, £750, 4-week fully paid sabbatical)

Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme up to 7% match

Annual Learning and Wellbeing Budget

Enhanced Parental Leave

Season Ticket Loan

6 free therapy sessions per year

Dog Friendly Offices

Free drinks and snacks in our offices

Check out more of our benefits, values and mission here.

First stage: 30 minute intro and values call with Talent Partner (Video call)

Second stage: 45 minute interview with Financial Crime Manager (Video call/In person)

Final stage: 30 minute interview with Head of FinCrime Compliance (In person)

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