Financial Crime Manager

monument.co; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Monument, a digital bank in London, seeks a Financial Crime Manager to oversee financial crime controls. This mid-senior level position requires a proven track record in AML/CTF and transaction monitoring, and offers a dynamic role in a rapidly growing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial crime operations, particularly in AML/CTF and transaction monitoring.
• Strong working knowledge of UK regulatory frameworks.
• Experience producing and presenting MI at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial crime processes including onboarding and transaction monitoring.
• Design and maintain transaction monitoring rules in NICE Actimize.
• Deliver comprehensive monthly MI to executive committees.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

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Job DescriptionLocation: London (Oxford Circus)

Hybrid: 2 days per week in the office

Working Times: Monday to Friday 9am-6pm

ABOUT MONUMENT

Do you thrive on delivering exceptional client service and want to be part of building the future of banking? Monument is a rapidly growing digital bank revolutionizing the experience for mass affluent clients. We're looking for passionate Financial Crime Manager to join our dynamic team in London and play a key role in shaping our client experience.

We’re a challenger bank with a bold ambition: to transform the financial experience of the mass affluent - an incredibly valuable community that has been underserved for far too long.

We’re inviting the mass affluent to join a growing mindset that believes there’s more to wealth than money. And we are dedicated to providing a service experience that leaves clients in no doubt that we treat their wealth with the same care, dedication, and thoughtfulness as if it were our own.

“I’m looking for something unrealistic - an organisation that looks after my money as if it were their own.”

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Financial Crime Manager (1LoD) will oversee and deliver day-to-day financial crime controls across onboarding, screening, transaction monitoring, and fraud prevention. Operating within the First Line of Defence, the role focuses on the practical implementation, refinement, and monitoring of controls — including the design, testing, and deployment of transaction monitoring rules in NICE Actimize.

This role is also responsible for delivering high-quality financial crime MI to the Executive Risk & Compliance Committee (ERCC) every month, providing insights into the effectiveness of first-line controls and emerging risks.

You’ll play a critical part in system integration and optimisation, collaborating with Tech and 2LoD to ensure operational effectiveness and compliance with regulatory expectations.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Oversee and manage first-line delivery of financial crime processes including onboarding, CDD/EDD reviews, transaction monitoring, PEP, sanctions screening and Adverse Media, and fraud alert handling
• Design, test, implement, and maintain transaction monitoring rules and scenarios within NICE Actimize, ensuring effectiveness and alignment with the Bank’s risk appetite
• Monitor the performance of Actimize rules and thresholds, conducting periodic tuning and data analysis to reduce false positives and uncover emerging risks
• Partner with Tech and Compliance on system integration, ensuring seamless data feeds and control logic between core banking systems and financial crime platforms
• Act as first-line lead for CIFAS case management and intelligence sharing, ensuring timely submissions and appropriate response to matches
• Deliver comprehensive monthly MI for the Executive Risk & Compliance Committee (ERCC), covering volumes, risk types, rule effectiveness, escalations, and emerging threats
• Manage high-risk case escalations and operational approvals, balancing risk mitigation with customer impact
• Identify and drive control enhancements across the financial crime lifecycle, including workflow optimisation and team capability uplift
• Support internal audits, assurance reviews, and regulatory engagements with clear documentation and process accountability
• Provide SME support for projects, regulatory change initiatives, and product development to ensure financial crime controls are appropriately embedded from the outset

WE TEND TO LOOK FOR PEOPLE WITH

• Solid hands-on experience in financial crime operations, particularly in AML/CTF and transaction monitoring within banking or fintech
• Proven track record designing and implementing transaction monitoring rules/scenarios in automated systems, including testing and tuning
• Experience with system integration projects involving financial crime tools, customer data, and alert case management systems
• Strong working knowledge of CIFAS case submission and intelligence processes
• Familiarity with UK regulatory frameworks (MLRs, POCA, JMLSG, FCA Handbook) and best practices for financial crime prevention
• Excellent analytical skills, able to interpret data and convert into actionable insight
• Confident communicator with experience producing and presenting MI at senior or committee level
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills across tech, risk, and compliance teams

VALUES

Our culture and values align with our mission to truly understand and offer excellent service to our clients.

The Monument team are all here because we are passionate about building so much more than a bank. We want to be renowned for giving people a service that leaves them in no doubt that we appreciate what their time and lives are worth.

We want to continue to be known for our integrity, attentiveness, sense of community and innovation. We build strong relationships through trust and a keen eye for detail. Our commitment and collaboration delivers an attentive and outstanding service offering. All combined with our community, both internal and external, our approach to diversity and our pursuit for innovation, we will help our clients and colleagues to do more and be more.

Together we are building something monumental.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing

• Industries

  Banking

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