Financial Crime QA Lead

Morson Edge (Financial Services); Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Morson Edge is representing a banking client in London, seeking a Financial Crime Quality Assurance Manager on a permanent basis. The role features a London base with three days in the office, and you will own the first-line assurance capability for financial crime controls.

You will lead QA framework development across onboarding, monitoring, screening and due diligence, and perform independent assessments of case management to ensure regulatory alignment and effective controls.

Formación

• Proven experience managing financial crime controls across high-risk client sectors.
• Experience designing and implementing QC/QA frameworks from scratch.
• Comprehensive knowledge of onboarding, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and MI reporting.
• Solid understanding of the three lines of defence model, with proven capability operating within 1LOD.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the development and implementation of a first-line QA framework across financial crime functions (onboarding, monitoring, screening, due diligence).
• Perform independent assessments of case management and decision-making to evaluate control effectiveness and regulatory adherence.
• Implement a tiered QA approach with real-time reviews for high-risk clients and retrospective sampling for lower-risk activities.

Conocimientos

Financial crime controls

QA frameworks

Onboarding controls

Transaction monitoring

Sanctions screening

MI reporting

1LOD knowledge

Herramientas

ComplyAdvantage

LexisNexis

Dun & Bradstreet

Descripción del empleo

Morson Edge are currently representing a established bank on an exciting opportunity for a Financial Crime Quality Assurance Manager to join on a perm basis and take ownership of building and embedding a first-line assurance capability for the bank.

This would be a London based role with 3 days in the office

Job responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of a first-line Quality Assurance (QA) framework across key financial crime functions, including client onboarding, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and ongoing due diligence.
• Perform independent assessments of case management and decision-making to evaluate control effectiveness, ensure consistency, and confirm adherence to internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Implement a tiered QA approach, combining real-time reviews for high-risk clients with retrospective sampling for lower-risk activities, to enhance timely feedback and minimise approval delays.

To be considered you would need

• Proven experience managing financial crime controls across high-risk client sectors, including NBFIs, MSBs, FX brokers, and cryptocurrency firms.
• Experience designing and implementing QC/QA frameworks from scratch
• Comprehensive knowledge of financial crime control frameworks, including onboarding, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and management information (MI) reporting.
• Solid understanding of the three lines of defence model, with proven capability operating effectively within the First Line of Defence (1LOD).
• Skilled in the use of financial crime technology solutions such as ComplyAdvantage, LexisNexis, and Dun & Bradstreet, with experience leveraging data to support risk-based decision-making.