Policy Adviser – Anti-Money Laundering Unit

HM TREASURY; North East; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A government department in the UK seeks a candidate for its Anti-Money Laundering Unit. Responsibilities include leading data analysis on regulations, managing relationships with HMRC, and supporting essential evaluations. Diverse experiences are encouraged, with ample development opportunities provided. The role offers generous benefits, including 25 days of annual leave and flexible working patterns.

Benefits

25 days annual leave increasing to 30 after 5 years

Flexible working patterns

Generous parental leave packages

Defined Benefit pension scheme with 28.97% employer contributions

Cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme

Qualifications

• Prior knowledge of anti-money laundering regulation or compliance is useful but not crucial.
• Diverse range of experience is welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Lead on data collection and analysis of UK’s anti-money laundering regulations.
• Support preparations for evaluation by the Financial Action Task Force.
• Manage relationship with HMRC regarding anti-money laundering supervision.
• Improve understanding of compliance costs for regulated firms.
• Lead on regulations for enhanced due diligence for PEPs.

Job description

Do you have previous knowledge of or an interest in anti-money laundering regulation or compliance, tackling economic crime, Financial Action task Force (FATF) standards, or regulatory oversight and supervision? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

About the Team

The Economic Crime and Sanctions Directorate (ECAS) is part of the international family of groups in HM Treasury. ECAS brings together HM Treasury's interests in promoting the UK's prosperity, competitiveness and economic security by combatting economic crime through effective but proportionate policy, regulation and enforcement.

ECAS is made up of the Sanctions and Illicit Finance Team (SIF), and the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI). SIF leads policy to tackle economic crime and illicit finance, protecting growth and the financial system, including designing financial sanctions to counter threats to the UK. OFSI implements financial sanctions and works to ensure they are properly understood, implemented and enforced in the UK.

The Sanctions and Illicit Finance team (SIF) is a friendly, busy, outward-facing team of c.35 people, made up of 6 branches. We develop policies and legislation to address economic crime and illicit finance in the UK and overseas, to help protect the stability of the global financial system.

About the Job

In this role, you will be joining the Treasury’s Anti-Money Laundering Unit. We are a small team of eight people with policy responsibility for the UK Money Laundering Regulations and the system which enforces them.

Key accountabilities include:

• Leading on the collection and analysis of data on the effectiveness of the UK’s anti-money laundering regulations and supervision regime.
• Supporting cross-Government preparations for the upcoming evaluation of the UK’s regime by the Financial Action Task Force.
• Managing the team’s relationship with HMRC and providing oversight for HMRC’s function of anti-money laundering supervisor for the property, accountancy, money service and art sectors.
• Improving our understanding of the cost of compliance with the Money Laundering Regulations for regulated firms.
• Leading on regulations relating to enhanced due diligence for Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs).

About You

Whilst prior knowledge of the above would be useful it is not crucial and we would welcome applicants with a diverse range of experience. If the successful candidate does not have relevant knowledge, the postholder will be supported with development opportunities to get to grips with the subject matter and develop core skills.

Some of the Benefits our people love!

• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King’s birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant). Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing employees to take up to an additional 2 days off each month
• Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, condensed hours)
• Generous parental and adoption leave packages
• Access to a generous Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions of 28.97%
• Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances
• A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity

For more information about the role and how to apply, please follow the apply link.

If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your online application form, or speak to the recruitment team at [e-mail].