Financial Crime Manager

Leapfrog Recruitment Consultants; Daliburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Financial Crime Manager to lead a team overseeing anti-money laundering (AML) activities and ensure robust operational controls. The candidate should possess strong experience in financial crime and compliance, demonstrating effective team management and leadership skills. Excellent communication and organisational abilities are essential for acting as a senior operational point of contact. This role promises an engaging challenge within a regulatory environment.

Qualifications

• Strong experience within AML, financial crime, compliance or risk management.
• Proven capability managing teams and overseeing complex investigations.
• Ability to balance risk management with effective service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the Financial Crime utility team.
• Ensure service delivery aligns with agreed service level agreements.
• Perform periodic assurance reviews and report outcomes to leadership.
• Identify control weaknesses and implement remediation plans.

Skills

Experience in AML

Team management

Regulatory understanding

Operational judgement

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

Relevant professional qualification

Job description

Overview

Our client is looking for an experienced Financial Crime Manager to oversee AML, CFT, CPF and sanctions activity, ensuring robust controls, strong service delivery and effective team leadership!

Responsibilities

• Managing the day-to-day operation of the Financial Crime utility team across all supported businesses.
• Overseeing AML, CFT, CPF and sanctions activities, including CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, screening, case management and escalations.
• Ensuring service delivery aligns with agreed service level agreements for each business area.
• Acting as the primary operational interface between the Financial Crime team and internal stakeholders.
• Allocating resources effectively and prioritising workloads to meet operational demands.
• Coordinating periodic assurance reviews and reporting outcomes to senior leadership.
• Overseeing quality assurance frameworks and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identifying control weaknesses, root causes and implementing remediation plans.
• Supporting the implementation of regulatory change, process enhancements and system improvements.
• Producing management information and reporting on performance, risk trends and operational metrics.
• Line managing Senior Analysts and Analysts, providing coaching, performance management and technical guidance.

Skills / Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have strong experience within AML, financial crime, compliance or risk management, with proven capability managing teams and overseeing complex investigations. They will demonstrate a solid understanding of regulatory requirements, strong operational judgement and the ability to balance risk management with effective service delivery. Holding a relevant professional qualification is highly desirable. Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills are essential, alongside the confidence to act as a senior operational point of contact within the business.

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