IB KYC Advisory

Barclays; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading British bank is seeking an AVP for its KYC Advisory team in Birmingham. The role requires extensive experience in financial crime compliance and KYC regulations, focusing on supporting and challenging business units to ensure robust compliance. Ideal candidates will have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, along with a proactive approach to managing compliance tasks. This is a hybrid position, offering a balanced working experience across both office and home environments.

Benefits

Pension plan

Holiday pay

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts at various shops and restaurants

Responsibilities

• Support compliance with KYC, AML, and financial crime regulations.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across the bank.
• Provide clear and practical compliance advice.

Skills

Financial crime advisory experience

Knowledge of UK KYC and AML regulations

Ability to interpret regulatory requirements

Excellent communication skills

Stakeholder management skills

Organizational skills

Experience in second line of defence compliance

Job description

Job Title: IB KYC Advisory

Location: Birmingham (Hybrid – 3 days in office)

Contract: 6 Months

Hours: 35 hours

Contract Type: PAYE only

About the Role

Join Barclays’ Financial Crime Compliance function in a high-impact role as an AVP within the specialized KYC Advisory team. This position is a crucial second line of defence role where you will support and challenge the business to ensure robust compliance with Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and wider financial crime regulations.

We are seeking a candidate with proven Compliance Advisory experience to integrate into our small, focused KYC Advisory team. You will work collaboratively with various internal stakeholders across the bank, including sanctions teams, screening, product leads, and the policies team.

Skills & Experience Required

• Significant experience in a financial crime advisory or compliance role within a UK or global banking environment, preferably within Corporate and Investment Banking.
• Deep knowledge of UK KYC and AML regulations, including practical experience with JMLSG guidance and other relevant industry standards.
• Proven ability to interpret regulatory requirements and internal policies, providing clear, practical advice on their implementation.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to draft clear, concise, and confident guidance and correspondence.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with a proven ability to influence and collaborate effectively across multiple teams and seniority levels.
• Highly organised, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.
• Experience in second line of defence compliance roles, providing advisory and oversight support to business functions.

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. It is diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Barclays businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full-service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by its service company which provides technology, operations, and functional services across the Group.

Values

Everything Barclays does is shaped by its five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship. The Barclays values inform the foundations of its relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how Barclays measures and rewards the performance of colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Diversity

Barclays aims to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included, and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to Barclays’ vision and goals.

Hybrid

At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

Your Benefits

As a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrolment in a pension plan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay. You’ll also get 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed to help you deal with any problems that could be affecting your home or work life. Plus, there are discounts at a wide range of high street shops, restaurants, and entertainment venues — from Asda to Zizzi Italian restaurants.