Financial Crime Controls SME – Assistant Vice President

Deloitte - Recruitment; Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization is seeking a Financial Crime Controls SME to enhance their Financial Crime Risk & Controls framework. This hybrid role based in Bournemouth requires strong analytical skills and experience in controls testing related to Financial Crime risk management. Candidates should possess attention to detail and familiarity with transaction monitoring frameworks. This position offers an opportunity to impact regulatory expectations across Financial Crime domains within a structured assurance environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in controls testing within financial services is mandatory.
• Experience in Financial Crime risk management within a controls testing environment.
• Understanding of Financial Crime controls and testing methodologies is essential.

Responsibilities

• Execute controls testing across Financial Crime and wider risk environments.
• Review and challenge control design and operational effectiveness.
• Identify control weaknesses and support remediation and improvement activities.

Skills

Financial services experience

Financial Crime risk management

Transaction monitoring frameworks

Regulatory remediation programmes

Attention to detail

Numeracy skills

Literacy and comprehension skills

Analytical mindset

Job description

Job Description

Role: Financial Crime Controls SME – AVP
Start: ASAP
End date: 11th December 2026
Contract: Inside IR35
Location: Bournemouth (Hybrid – 2 days onsite)

Overview

This is an opportunity to join a large Tier 1 financial services organisation undergoing ongoing enhancement of its Financial Crime Risk & Controls framework. The engagement sits within a structured controls testing and assurance environment, supporting regulatory expectations across Financial Crime domains.

The Role

The AVP Financial Crime Controls SME will support control testing activity across Financial Crime risk areas, working within a structured controls environment. The role requires strong attention to detail, analytical capability, and the ability to interrogate documentation, processes, and evidence to ensure controls are operating effectively. This role is suited to candidates with experience in controls testing within financial services, with exposure to Financial Crime, audit and regulatory remediation.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute controls testing across Financial Crime and wider risk & control environments
• Review and challenge control design and operational effectiveness
• Assess transaction monitoring processes, systems, and outputs to identify control gaps
• Interrogate documentation for completeness, accuracy, and regulatory alignment
• Identify control weaknesses and support remediation and improvement activitiesWork with stakeholders to ensure controls are appropriately tested and evidenced
• Maintain clear audit trails and testing documentation

Required Skills & Experience

• Financial services experience is required
• Experience in Financial Crime risk management within a controls testing environment
• Exposure to transaction monitoring frameworks
• Experience working on regulatory remediation programmes
• Understanding of Financial Crime controls and testing methodologies
• Strong attention to detail with high levels of numeracy
• Strong literacy and comprehension skills, with ability to challenge documentation
• Analytical mindset with the ability to assess systems and processes
• Audit or assurance background (desirable)

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