Financial Crime Specialist

Benchmark Capital Limited; Horsham; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Benchmark Capital Limited is seeking a Financial Crime Specialist to shape our financial crime framework across investment platform, pensions and investment management businesses. You will lead as the financial crime expert for investment activities, helping to identify, assess and manage financial crime risks while working with investment, platform, pensions, operations, compliance and risk teams.

This hands-on role requires delivering practical guidance on AML, sanctions, CDD/EDD, and fraud

Qualifications

• Financial crime, compliance or risk experience within a regulated financial services environment.
• Experience supporting investment management or fund management activities.
• Knowledge of AML, KYC, customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence, sanctions and fraud controls.
• Experience assessing financial crime risks relating to investment clients, funds, counterparties and financial transactions.
• Strong understanding of FCA requirements, UK AML regulations, JMLSG guidance and market abuse considerations.
• Experience producing management information, monitoring reviews, risk assessments or regulatory reporting.
• Strong analytical, investigative and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and provide effective challenge in a collaborative way.

Responsibilities

• Act as a financial crime subject matter expert across investment management, funds, pensions and platform activities.
• Review and assess financial crime cases, referrals and escalations involving clients, investment accounts, pension arrangements and higher‑risk relationships.
• Support AML, KYC, CDD, EDD, sanctions, PEP and adverse media controls.
• Review investment and fund management activity, including subscriptions, redemptions, transfers, counterparties and dealing activity.
• Assist with financial crime risk assessments, control reviews and assurance activities.
• Produce clear management information, governance reporting and regulatory submissions.
• Deliver practical advice and challenge to business stakeholders on financial crime risks and controls.
• Support training, awareness and education initiatives across the business.
• Identify emerging risks, control weaknesses and opportunities for improvement.
• Help maintain policies, procedures and guidance to support consistent application of financial crime controls.
• Monitor regulatory developments and assess their impact on processes and controls.

Skills

Financial crime knowledge

Regulated finance experience

Stakeholder influence

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

ICA/ACAMS/CISI qualification

Tools

AML/KYC systems

Job description

Financial Crime Specialist

Department: Group Compliance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Horsham

Reporting To: Chris Borley

Description

We're looking for a Financial Crime Specialist to join our growing Financial Crime team. This is a newly created role, offering the opportunity to shape and influence the financial crime framework across our investment platform, pensions and investment management businesses.

Reporting directly to the Senior Manager, Financial Crime , you'll act as the financial crime lead for investment management activities, helping to identify, assess and manage financial crime risks while providing practical support and challenge to the business.

This is a hands‑on, business‑facing role where you'll work closely with investment, platform, pensions, operations, compliance and risk teams to protect our clients, our business and our reputation.

As Financial Crime Specialist, you'll support the development and operation of the financial crime framework across our platform, pension and investment management businesses.

You'll provide expert guidance on AML, sanctions, customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence, fraud prevention and financial crime risks associated with investment products, funds, portfolios and client activity.

You'll also play an important role in risk assessments, monitoring activity, governance reporting, training and continuous improvement of financial crime controls.

What you'll do

• Act as a financial crime subject matter expert across investment management, funds, pensions and platform activities.
• Review and assess financial crime cases, referrals and escalations involving clients, investment accounts, pension arrangements and higher‑risk relationships.
• Support AML, KYC, CDD, EDD, sanctions, PEP and adverse media controls.
• Review investment and fund management activity, including subscriptions, redemptions, transfers, counterparties and dealing activity.
• Assist with financial crime risk assessments, control reviews and assurance activities.
• Produce clear management information, governance reporting and regulatory submissions.
• Deliver practical advice and challenge to business stakeholders on financial crime risks and controls.
• Support training, awareness and education initiatives across the business.
• Identify emerging risks, control weaknesses and opportunities for improvement.
• Help maintain policies, procedures and guidance to support consistent application of financial crime controls.
• Monitor regulatory developments and assess their impact on processes and controls.

The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need

• Financial crime, compliance or risk experience within a regulated financial services environment.
• Experience supporting investment management or fund management activities.
• Knowledge of AML, KYC, customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence, sanctions and fraud controls.
• Experience assessing financial crime risks relating to investment clients, funds, counterparties and financial transactions.
• Strong understanding of FCA requirements, UK AML regulations, JMLSG guidance and market abuse considerations.
• Experience producing management information, monitoring reviews, risk assessments or regulatory reporting.
• Strong analytical, investigative and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and provide effective challenge in a collaborative way.

• Experience within an investment manager, fund manager, platform provider or asset servicing business.
• Knowledge of investment products, model portfolios, collective investment schemes and pension wrappers.
• ICA, ACAMS, CISI or other relevant financial crime, compliance or investment qualification.

What will you be like

• Pragmatic and risk‑focused.
• Commercially aware and business‑facing.
• Confident communicating with stakeholders at all levels.
• Detail‑oriented with strong analytical capability.
• Proactive and delivery‑focused.
• Collaborative and supportive.
• Committed to high standards of integrity and professionalism.