Principal Consultant - Financial Crime

MERJE; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing consultancy is seeking a Principal Consultant to lead financial crime advisory projects. This role involves managing AML, sanctions, KYC engagements, and designing compliance frameworks. Strong experience in UK financial crime regulation and stakeholder management is required. Join this expanding consultancy for autonomy, flexible working, and benefits, including unlimited holiday and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Unlimited holiday

BUPA medical insurance

Training support

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in financial crime consulting, regulatory change, or financial services.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain client relationships.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of financial crime advisory projects.
• Shape compliance and regulatory change solutions.
• Manage multiple client engagements end-to-end.
• Collaborate with senior client stakeholders.
• Support business development.
• Coach and mentor teams.

Skills

Strong knowledge of UK financial crime regulation

Stakeholder management

Client-facing experience

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Job description

Financial Crime Principal Consultant (SM / AD Equivalent)

Location: Remote mostly

Salary : £90,000 - £125,000 + benefits

A fast-growing consultancy is seeking a Principal Consultant to lead and deliver financial crime advisory and regulatory change projects across financial services. You'll manage AML, sanctions, KYC, and broader financial crime risk engagements end-to-end, design tailored compliance frameworks, and play a key role in client development and growth initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of Financial Crime advisory projects - AML, sanctions, KYC, CTF, customer risk, governance and controls.
• Shape bespoke compliance and regulatory change solutions across financial services clients.
• Manage multiple client engagements end-to-end, including planning, delivery, budgets and stakeholder management.
• Collaborate with senior client stakeholders to interpret regulatory requirements into practical, risk-based solutions.
• Support business development through proposals, thought leadership, presentations, and client relationship building.
• Coach, mentor and lead teams of consultants in delivering high-quality advisory work.

What You'll Bring

• Strong knowledge of UK financial crime regulation, including AML, sanctions, CDD, onboarding, governance and reporting.
• Experience gained in consulting, financial crime advisory or regulatory change (consultancy / regulator / financial services).
• Strong stakeholder management, client-facing and delivery experience.
• Commercial mindset and proven ability to develop client relationships.
• Excellent communication, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

Why Join?

• Join a fast-growing consultancy during an exciting expansion phase.
• Autonomy, client exposure and real impact from day one.
• Flexible working (mainly remote), unlimited holiday, BUPA medical, training support, and career progression.