Group Financial Crime Senior Manager - ABC & Fraud

Howden Group Holdings; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global insurance group is seeking a Group Financial Crime Senior Manager/Director to lead the Anti-Bribery Compliance and fraud frameworks. The role focuses on strengthening controls, overseeing international operations, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Ideal candidates will have over 12 years experience in financial crime roles and demonstrate strong leadership and strategic skills. This is an opportunity to impact a significant aspect of the organization’s operations in a collaborative culture.

Benefits

Employee ownership

Flexible working hours

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience leading an ABC framework for a large, multinational organization.
• Experience designing and implementing anti-fraud controls.
• Deep understanding of UK and US legislative frameworks regarding bribery and fraud.

Responsibilities

• Enhance and implement the Group ABC and anti-fraud framework.
• Support divisions with the roll-out of minimum standards.
• Provide oversight and guidance on ABC and fraud issues.

Skills

Financial crime management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Strategic thinking

Communication

Emotional intelligence

Problem diagnosis

Education

Minimum 12 years experience in financial crime roles

Job description

Who are we?

Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. We are a collective of 23,000 employees spanning over 100 countries. Our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team, with a shared passion and no‑limits mindset.

Why work at Howden?

We have always been employee‑owned and driven by entrepreneurial spirit. Right from the beginning, we focused on employing talented individuals and empowering them to make a real difference while building successful and fulfilling careers. We hire specialists who can impact our clients and thrive in a culture that attracts them away from external recruiters. Our culture—work/life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering—is what keeps people with us for the long term.

What is the role?

The Group Financial Crime Senior Manager/Director is responsible for the strategic leadership and oversight of the Anti‑Bribery Compliance (ABC) and fraud frameworks and controls across the Howden Group.

The roleholder ensures the Group’s ABC and fraud frameworks are fit for purpose, meet all legal requirements, and follow best practices. They implement and support consistent frameworks across divisions worldwide, drawing on deep subject‑matter expertise of ABC and fraud controls in financial services—ideally within an insurance intermediary business model.

What will you be doing?

Planning and Strategy

• Enhance and implement a robust but proportionate Group ABC and anti‑fraud framework.
• Support divisions and entities with the local roll‑out of ABC and anti‑fraud minimum standards.
• Continue to oversee the ABC and anti‑fraud frameworks to ensure they remain fit for purpose in line with all relevant legislation, guidance and industry best practice.
• Oversee and support businesses to enhance their ABC and anti‑fraud control environments in line with the standards required of a UK and/or US public listed entity.

People Management/Personal Development

• Support the Group Head of Financial Crime to foster a culture of employee engagement, encouraging and rewarding essential behaviours and maintaining a high level of personal and professional confidence.
• Support the development of the Group Financial Crime Team to ensure performance standards are met and that team members reporting into the Senior Manager/Director increase their capability and effectiveness.
• Ensure effective succession plans are in place and actively develop team members for future succession.
• Actively undertake personal development to maintain up‑to‑date knowledge and understanding of best practice.

Governance, Monitoring & Reporting

• Represent ABC and fraud risks effectively at appropriate Governance Committees, including applicable reporting requirements.
• Oversee the ongoing enhancement and implementation of Global ABC and Anti‑Fraud Minimum Standards and communicate changes and potential impacts effectively.
• Provide oversight, guidance and support to divisions in respect of ABC and fraud issues and controls.
• Act as the main escalation point for divisional financial crime officers for any ABC and fraud matters.
• Perform horizon scanning for any ABC and fraud related matters.

Key Regulatory Responsibilities

• Work with divisions to implement ABC and fraud risk assessments and collate the outputs into a Group‑focused report.
• Play a leading role in any ABC or fraud related projects for the Group.
• When required liaise with regulators concerning ABC and fraud matters.
• Support the divisions with investigating any live issues related to bribery and corruption and/or fraud.

Technical Knowledge

• Deep understanding of relevant legislation including the UK Bribery Act 2010, the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 and the UK Fraud Act 2006.
• An understanding of other bribery legislation, such as Sapin II and the US Foreign Extortion Prevention Act, would be an advantage.
• Understanding of best practices within insurance for ABC and fraud processes and controls.

What are we looking for?

• Minimum 12 years experience in financial crime roles, with a focus on 2nd line advisory.
• Direct experience of leading an ABC framework for a large, multinational organisation.
• Experience designing and implementing internal and external anti‑fraud controls.
• Experience performing enterprise‑wide financial crime risk assessments.
• Deep understanding of insurance business models (retail/wholesale/reinsurance, etc.).
• Ideally experience of ABC and fraud controls in a UK and/or US listed environment.
• Able to think strategically and demonstrate leadership as a senior member of the Group Financial Crime Team.
• Cross‑cultural leadership and collaboration skills.
• Strong ethical compass and ability to drive “tone from the top.”
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Active listening to colleagues, business leaders and key stakeholders, building effective relationships while possessing the strength of character to challenge where required to ensure operational excellence.
• Ability to diagnose problems quickly and have foresight into potential issues.
• Team player, capable of contributing significantly to the successful functioning of the Group Financial Crime Team.
• High level of emotional intelligence.
• High degree of resilience and tenacity.

What do we offer in return?

• Our successes all come from someone brave enough to try something new.
• We support each other in small everyday moments and the bigger challenges.
• We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond.

Reasonable adjustments

We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments—software, IT, and office setups—we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*.

If you’re excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it’s the right fit for you, send us your application. If your profile matches the role’s criteria, we will be in touch to assist you with any reasonable adjustments you may require. *Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more.