Group Financial Crime Manager

CFC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CFC is seeking a Group Financial Crime Manager to lead the ongoing development and oversight of the group’s financial crime framework within a fast-paced insurance environment. You will act as a SME within the second-line Compliance function, guiding stakeholders across CFC Underwriting and other Group entities.

Reporting to the governance team, you will oversee policies, controls and training, drive MI and KPIs, and collaborate with UK and international compliance colleagues to ensure

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of international financial crime regulation and expectations for insurers (especially sanctions).
• Excellent communication and report-writing skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Comfortable working autonomously at pace, using sound judgement and discretion.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to explain complex topics clearly.
• Experience working with delegated authorities, including understanding of binding authority agreements.

Responsibilities

• Provide pragmatic, commercially minded financial crime advice to the business.
• Support the MLRO, including screening and analysis of internal SARs and advice on onward disclosures.
• Oversee the Group’s sanctions screening solution and approve escalations of screening alerts.
• Analyse complex sanctions cases across UK, EU, US, Canadian and Australian regimes.
• Support and oversee investigations into suspected financial crime incidents/breaches (including fraud), escalating findings and recommendations as needed.
• Review broker additional commission arrangements.
• Horizon scan for financial crime-related developments and communicate key changes at relevant governance forums.
• Develop, enhance and maintain financial crime policies, procedures, guidance and the wider framework, including completion of the annual Financial Crime Risk Assessment.
• Deliver internal/external reporting and strengthen MI, KPIs and KRIs (including monthly frozen funds reporting).
• Design and deliver tailored financial crime and sanctions training and communications; coach junior colleagues.
• Manage workload proactively and collaborate with UK and international Compliance colleagues as needed.

Job description

Group Financial Crime Manager

Department: Governance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: UK - London

Reporting To: Alex Kasparian

Description

Join CFC's Compliance team and play a pivotal role in safeguarding our business, customers and reputation from financial crime.

We are seeking an experienced Group Financial Crime Manager (SM&CR Certified Function) to lead the ongoing development, enhancement and oversight of CFC's financial crime framework across the Group. Operating within a fast-paced, technology-driven insurance environment, you will help ensure that our approach to financial crime risk remains robust, effective and aligned with evolving regulatory expectations.

As a key subject matter expert within the second-line Compliance function, you will provide pragmatic and commercially focused guidance to stakeholders across CFC Underwriting and other Group entities. You will oversee the implementation and ongoing effectiveness of financial crime policies, procedures and controls, helping the business identify, manage and mitigate financial crime risks while supporting sustainable growth.

Working closely with senior leaders, the wider Governance team and colleagues across the organisation, you will influence decision-making, drive best practice and help ensure compliance with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements.

About the role

Key responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Provide pragmatic, commercially minded financial crime advice to the business.
• Support the MLRO, including screening and analysis of internal SARs and advice on onward disclosures.
• Oversee the Group’s sanctions screening solution and approve escalations of screening alerts.
• Analyse complex sanctions cases across UK, EU, US, Canadian and Australian regimes.
• Support and oversee investigations into suspected financial crime incidents/breaches (including fraud), escalating findings and recommendations as needed.
• Review broker additional commission arrangements.
• Horizon scan for financial crime-related developments and communicate key changes at relevant governance forums.
• Develop, enhance and maintain financial crime policies, procedures, guidance and the wider framework, including completion of the annual Financial Crime Risk Assessment.
• Deliver internal/external reporting and strengthen MI, KPIs and KRIs (including monthly frozen funds reporting).
• Design and deliver tailored financial crime and sanctions training and communications; coach junior colleagues.
• Manage workload proactively and collaborate with UK and international Compliance colleagues as needed.

About you

To be considered for this opportunity you must have strong second line compliance experience (up to 8 years) in the UK insurance market (e.g Lloyd’s managing agent / Cover holder or UK company market insurer). Other experience needed:

• Extensive knowledge of international financial crime regulation and expectations for insurers (especially sanctions)
• Excellent communication and report-writing skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Comfortable working autonomously at pace, using sound judgement and discretion.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to explain complex topics clearly.
• Experience working with delegated authorities, including understanding of binding authority agreements.

Core Values

Love what you do: We show up each day ready to take on the world. Our passion and intensity set us apart and makes the difference to our colleagues, customers, brokers and carriers.

Challenge everything: We’re never afraid to question the way that things are done and we constantly challenge ourselves and others to makes things better.

Have fun, be good: Insurance is a serious business, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We make it fun to work at CFC, we welcome all viewpoints, and we treat everyone how we would expect to be treated.