Financial Crime Manager

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An international law firm in London is seeking a Financial Crime Manager responsible for managing a team and supporting compliance with financial regulations including AML and sanctions. This managerial role involves policy development, training, and ensuring adherence to compliance protocols across multiple jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in financial crime compliance.
• Strong understanding of AML, sanctions, PEPs, and offshore structures.
• Experience managing teams with a risk-based compliance approach.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and interpret global financial crime regulations.
• Lead and mentor a team of advisors on sanctions and AML.
• Support the implementation of the global Financial Crime Framework.

Skills

Financial crime compliance

Anti-money laundering (AML)

Sanctions

Risk analysis

Team management

Communication

Organisational skills

Job description

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An international law firm based in London is seeking a Financial Crime Manager, responsible for supporting global compliance efforts related to anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorist financing (CTF), sanctions, anti-bribery, and broader financial crime matters.

The role involves managing a team, contributing to policy development, regulatory submissions, and compliance monitoring across multiple jurisdictions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor and interpret global financial crime regulations and provide updates to compliance stakeholders
• Lead and mentor a team of advisors handling sanctions, AML and regulatory queries
• Act as an escalation point for complex financial crime issues
• Support the implementation of the global Financial Crime Framework, including policies, procedures and training
• Assist with internal audits, regulatory inspections and remediation efforts
• Oversee compliance monitoring activities such as horizon scanning and breach log maintenance
• Contribute to global compliance projects and regulatory filings

Requirements:

• Proven experience in financial crime compliance, ideally within a law firm or financial services
• Strong understanding of AML, sanctions, PEPs and offshore structures
• Experience managing teams and applying a risk-based approach to compliance
• Excellent communication and organisational skills