Senior Associate- Compliance and Financial Crime

Compliance Professionals; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking firm is seeking a Senior Associate within Compliance and Financial Crime in London. This role entails conducting suspicious activity investigations, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and preparing reports for the National Crime Agency. Successful candidates will have strong analytical skills and an understanding of the local regulatory environment.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of the local regulatory environment.
• Ability to analyse complex data sets.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct SAR investigations and ensure compliance with AML regulations.
• Report findings to the MLRO and prepare quality SAR reports.
• Oversee compliance policies and perform compliance reviews.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Job description

THE COMPANY: Our client is a successful retail and corporate banking firm. They are looking for a Senior Associate within Compliance and Financial Crime. THE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) investigations within prescribed timelines.
• Ensure timely, efficient reporting of SARs to the MLRO.
• Preparing quality SAR reports and disclose it to National Crime Agency after getting sign off from MLRO.
• Adherence to SAR timelines as described in POCA 2002.
• Ensure compliance with Money Laundering Regulations/ JMLSG guidelines and other AML/KYC related laws and regulations.
• Monitoring of System generated reports and identify out of patterns transactions and escalate accordingly.
• Perform compliance oversight reviews across Business and support functions and tracking and follow up for implementation of oversight recommendations / action points.
• Reporting of MI pertaining to open actions to Legal & Compliance Committee
• Assist with review of Compliance Policies and Procedures and where required review of other department owned policies.
• Ad hoc projects and assignments related to Compliance and Financial Crime, Internal Audit and FCA action plan as allocated by the Deputy Manager/Head of Legal & Compliance.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Working Knowledge and understanding of the local regulatory environment
• Knowledge of financial services sector
• Sound technical knowledge and ability to apply them to improve productivity
• Strong analytical skills required to organise and ability to analyse multiple and complex data sets
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong verbal and written communication

For further information please contact Natalie Eshelby