Group Financial Crime Governance Manager

M&G; Stirling; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment firm in Scotland seeks a Group Financial Crime Governance Manager to enhance governance and compliance in financial crime. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in financial crime and risk management, alongside strong communication skills. This role offers a collaborative environment with a strong focus on employee wellbeing and diverse culture.

Benefits

Pension scheme of 18%

38 days annual leave

Health & Protection cover

Paid parental leave

Qualifications

• Proven knowledge in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing.
• Experience with financial crime governance models and reporting.
• Strong relationship-building skills with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage Group Financial Crime Governance arrangements daily.
• Produce and maintain Financial Crime Governance framework.
• Coordinate governance information dissemination across the organization.

Skills

Established experience in financial crime

Experience in governance model design

Risk management frameworks expertise

Sound communication skills

Financial crime risk management in asset management

Job description

Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions.

Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer workplace accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

Group Financial Crime Governance Manager

This is a management level role with day‑to‑day responsibility for managing the Group Financial Crime Governance arrangements.

Financial Crime Responsibilities

• Produce and maintain the M&G Group Financial Crime Governance and Management Information Framework, including minimum requirements for financial crime governance.
• Establish, review and maintain Group minimum financial crime management Information requirements.
• Produce the Head of Group Financial Crime reports.
• Maintain the Financial Crime Accountabilities & Responsibilities Model.
• Maintain the Risk Decisioning Matrix.
• Maintain the framework for setting financial crime risk appetite.
• Maintain the Financial Crime Strategy statement and list of priorities across Group 2LoD Financial Crime.
• Manage the production of PLC level attestations and external communications, such as the Public Policy and Associated Documents (AML/comfort letter and Wolfsburg Questionnaire).

Additional Responsibilities

• Coordinate the dissemination of Group governance and management information related frameworks and expectations across the organisation.
• Identify training requirements as a result of changes to Group governance and management information related frameworks.
• Build collaborative relationships with other Group Risk and Compliance stakeholders as well as local 2LoD financial crime teams to enhance risk management and compliance culture.
• Other tasks and activities within the scope of your role or team as required from time to time.

Skill Requirements

• Established experience in financial crime with subject matter knowledge in anti‑money laundering, counter‑terrorist financing, sanctions, tax evasion, fraud and ABC.
• Experienced in designing and running of financial crime governance models and reporting (at Group/1LOD/2LOD function levels).
• Experienced in designing and managing the risk appetite and risk decisioning frameworks.
• Experienced in designing and maintaining the financial crime RACIs and Accountability models (at Group/1LOD/2LOD function levels).
• Sound communication skills and ability to work with diverse range of stakeholders within and outside of the team.
• Desired: Experienced in financial crime risk management within the context of Asset management and/or insurance sectors.

Experience Level: Manager / Expert
Recruiter: Helen Simons

What we offer

At M&G, we’re committed to helping you thrive and supporting your wellbeing, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, while planning confidently for your future. Our UK benefits include:

• As a savings and investments firm we are proud to offer a valuable pension scheme of 18%, with 13% made up of Employer Contributions and 5% Employee Contributions. We also offer Share Save and our Share Incentive Plan, together with access to financial wellbeing and support services – to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.
• Enjoy 38 days annual leave including bank holidays, with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days and additional flexibility through our Time Off When You Need It policy – to balance your work and personal commitments.
• Our market‑leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave – as supporting families is a core aspect of our inclusive culture.
• Health & Protection cover including Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with family options – for peace of mind.

To explore more about life at M&G and our full benefits offering, visit Life at M&G

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G, underpinned by our policies and our employee‑led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long‑term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long‑term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro‑divergent conditions.

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