Financial Crime QC Lead: Build & Own Quality Framework

Northreach; Slough; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Northreach is seeking a skilled Quality Control Lead for its Financial Crime function. You will design and embed a robust QC framework across internal operations and outsourced partners, overseeing transaction monitoring, sanctions, PEP screening and KYC activities with independent oversight and evidence-based decisions.

You will lead the creation of sampling methodologies, governance structures and meaningful management information to support remediation and continual improvement.

Qualifications

• Strong practical experience in financial crime QA/quality assurance or operational oversight within regulated financial services.
• Experience reviewing transaction monitoring, sanctions, PEP, KYC or AML activity with evidence-based conclusions.
• A track record of turning findings into actionable management information and remediation plans.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and embed a risk-based quality control framework for financial crime.
• Lead quality reviews across transaction monitoring, sanctions, PEP, KYC and related activity.
• Provide oversight of outsourced/third-party operational partners.
• Assess investigation quality, rationale and escalation outcomes.
• Establish sampling methodologies, review frequencies and governance.
• Produce MI on quality scores, trends and risks for senior stakeholders.
• Identify control gaps and drive remediation plans with internal teams.
• Present findings and recommendations to governance forums.

Skills

Financial crime QA

UK regulatory knowledge

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Outsourced partner oversight

Investigations rationale

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Northreach is seeking a skilled Quality Control Lead for its Financial Crime function. You will design and embed a robust QC framework across internal operations and outsourced partners, overseeing transaction monitoring, sanctions, PEP screening and KYC activities with independent oversight and evidence-based decisions.

You will lead the creation of sampling methodologies, governance structures and meaningful management information to support remediation and continual improvement.