Head of FCP Risk Management

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider seeks a Financial Crime Prevention Specialist to enhance risk management and compliance. The role involves collaborating with various teams, managing risks, and ensuring adherence to regulations. Ideal candidates will have a strong understanding of financial crime laws and excellent critical thinking skills.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of financial crime prevention requirements.
• Knowledge of regulations such as MiFID II, GDPR, and ABC.
• Experience in conducting financial crime risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Assist in financial crime risk management and reporting.
• Collaborate with teams to implement controls for risk management.
• Conduct assessments of financial crime prevention risk exposure.

Skills

Critical thinking

Stakeholder management

Problem identification

Relationship-building

Decision-making

Education

Knowledge of financial crime prevention regulations

Job description

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Connecting clients to markets – and talent to opportunity

With 4,300 employees and over 400,000 retail and institutional clients from more than 80 offices spread across five continents, we’re a Fortune-100, Nasdaq-listed provider, connecting clients to the global markets – focusing on innovation, human connection, and providing world-class products and services to all types of investors.

Whether you want to forge a career connecting our retail clients to potential trading opportunities, or ingrain yourself in the world of institutional investing, The StoneX Group offers endless potential for progression and growth through its four segments.

Corporate:

Engage in a variety of business-critical activities that keep our company running efficiently. From strategic marketing and financial management to human resources and operational oversight, you’ll have the opportunity to optimize processes and implement impactful policies.

Position Purpose:

To ensure that risks related to the prevention of financial crime are identified, measured, analysed, and reported effectively.

Responsibilities

Primary duties will include:

• Assist the Chief Money Laundering Reporting Officer and Head of Financial Crime Prevention EMEA in ensuring timely and effective financial crime risk management.
• Partner with the business to ensure effective communication regarding financial crime prevention risk management, building relationships and breaking down information silos.
• Work with development teams globally to ensure effective data capture and implement necessary changes in response to new regulations or business initiatives to support financial crime prevention.
• Collaborate with teams such as Operations, Regulatory Operations, Finance, and Risk to design, implement, and maintain systems and controls for financial crime risk management.
• Support the Chief Money Laundering Reporting Officer and Head of Financial Crime Prevention EMEA in providing quality, timely management information on financial crime risk exposure.
• Research and understand new technologies to support business growth and ensure systems and controls can scale with change.
• Conduct thematic assessments of the firm’s financial crime prevention risk exposure and make recommendations to enhance risk management and compliance.
• Develop and strengthen relationships across the organization to promote best practices and understanding of financial crime prevention requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To land this role you will need:

• Strong understanding of financial crime prevention requirements within regulated financial institutions.
• Knowledge of relevant laws and regulations such as MiFID II, MiFIR, EMIR, SFTR, AEOI, GDPR, Sanctions, ABC, etc.
• Excellent critical thinking skills to analyze situations and solve problems with practical, compliant solutions.
• Ability to apply a risk-based approach to financial crime prevention.
• Experience in conducting comprehensive financial crime risk assessments.

What makes you stand out:

• Strong decision-making skills with the ability to operate autonomously.
• Effective planning, organizational, and time management skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to see the bigger picture and prioritize effectively.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
• Proactive problem identification and solution design abilities.
• Leadership skills to manage and motivate teams to achieve results.