Financial Crime Controls SME Assistant Vice President

Deloitte - Recruitment; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Glasgow is seeking an AVP Financial Crime Controls SME to support control testing within Financial Crime risk areas. The role requires a strong analytical mindset and attention to detail as you will manage responsibilities such as executing controls testing and assessing processes for compliance. Ideal candidates should have experience in financial crime risk management, with a strong background in regulatory remediation programs. This position offers hybrid working conditions.

Qualifications

• Experience in the financial services sector is required.
• Background in managing financial crime risk controls is essential.
• Strong analytical skills are expected to assess processes effectively.
• Experience with regulatory compliance processes is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Execute controls testing across financial crime areas.
• Review and challenge the effectiveness of control designs.
• Assess monitoring processes and identify gaps.
• Maintain comprehensive audit trails for testing.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure correct control testing.

Skills

Financial services experience

Financial Crime risk management

Transaction monitoring frameworks

Regulatory remediation programmes

Understanding of Financial Crime controls

Attention to detail

Numeracy

Literacy and comprehension

Analytical mindset

Audit or assurance background

Job description

Role: Financial Crime Controls SME – AVP
Start: ASAP
End date: 11th December 2026
Contract: Inside IR35
Location: Glasgow (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.

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 activities
• Work 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)