Head of Financial Crime, IWPB Advisory and Fraud, CIIOM

HSBC Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Head of Financial Crime to provide advisory services in the Channel Islands and Isle of Man. This role involves articulating risks, supporting advisory services, and overseeing Financial Crime policies. Ideal candidates will have strong compliance and financial services knowledge, proven people management experience, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. A competitive pay and benefits package is offered.

Benefits

Competitive pay and benefits package

Private healthcare

Enhanced parental and adoption pay

Non-contributory pension scheme

Qualifications

• Strong experience in compliance and financial services.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proven people management skills required.

Responsibilities

• Articulate Financial Crime and Fraud risks for IWPB.
• Support Financial Crime Advisory and maintain control frameworks.
• Govern Financial Crime and Fraud risks exposures.
• Oversee critical Financial Crime policies and systems.
• Create risk-based monitoring frameworks for policies.

Skills

Compliance knowledge

Financial services knowledge

People management

Job description

Head of Financial Crime, IWPB Advisory and Fraud, Channel Islands and Isle of Man

Provide advisory services to IWPB CIIOM to ensure clear understanding of Financial Crime (FC) exposure with respect to clients, transactions and products. Support IWPB line management to ensure that all business is conducted in accordance with the applicable laws, rules, regulations, codes of practice, Global Standards Manual and Compliance Section of the Global Risk FIM.

Responsibilities

• Articulate the Financial Crime and Fraud risks for IWPB.
• Primarily support IWPB Financial Crime Advisory across CIIOM, maintain an effective control framework and ensure compliance with all relevant external laws & regulations, internal codes and policies and good market practices.
• Be responsible for second line governance of Financial Crime and Fraud risks exposures, providing analysis, reporting and governance to CIIOM that is independent of the first line of defence.
• Oversee the critical Financial Crime policies and systems that impact CIIOM and ensure that the Group’s exposure to Financial Crime and Fraud risks is managed in a commercially sensitive, practical and cost-effective manner.
• Create a framework for the effective risk-based monitoring of the implementation of Financial Crime and Fraud risks related policies and controls across CIIOM.

Qualifications

• Robust level of compliance and financial services knowledge and experience, including knowledge and practical experience of Group policy regarding IWPB and the related legislation/orders/codes of practice.
• Ability to apply this effectively and independently and as part of the team.
• People management experience and the ability to lead a team.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits package.
• Private healthcare for all employees.
• Enhanced parental and adoption pay and support when you return to work.
• Non-contributory pension scheme with generous employer contribution.

We are currently seeking an experienced individual to join this team in the role of Head of Financial Crime, IWPB Advisory and Fraud, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, based in Jersey.