Senior Financial Crime Analyst

Aviva; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Norwich is seeking a Senior Financial Crime Analyst for an 18-month fixed-term contract. The role involves ensuring compliance with financial crime regulations, supporting operational activities, and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders. Candidates should have practical financial crime experience, knowledge of AML, and relevant qualifications. Benefits include a generous pension scheme and flexible working options.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Annual performance bonus

Flexible working options

Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit

Discount for Aviva products

Volunteering hours

Qualifications

• Experience in financial crime controls in investment and asset management.
• Ability to make risk-based decisions.
• Expert knowledge of regulations related to financial crime.

Responsibilities

• Support business against financial crime through key controls.
• Ensure compliance with AML regulations.
• Maintain relationships with stakeholders.

Skills

Practical financial crime experience

Risk management

Knowledge of Anti-Money Laundering

Legal or Risk background

Customer Due Diligence

Education

International Compliance Association Financial Crime qualification

Job description

Overview

Senior Financial Crime Analyst - 18 Month Fixed Term Contract

This is a great job for someone who has experience in relation to the application and completion of financial crime controls in investment and asset management (or other financial sectors such as Finance, Banking, or Insurance).

Responsibilities

We are seeking a Senior Financial Crime Analyst to join our Operational 1st Line Financial Crime team. This role is pivotal in supporting and protecting the business against financial crime through the completion of key controls and oversight activities. The team is responsible for Customer Due Diligence, financial crime screening, and governance of third-party services, while also supporting the Global Financial Crime Operating Model. The successful candidate will bring broad experience working with Corporate and Retail clients across the Investment, Insurance, Finance, or Banking sectors, with expert knowledge of Fraud, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and wider financial crime regulations. You will play a key role in ensuring operational processes remain compliant with AML regulations across multiple jurisdictions and Aviva Financial Crime Standards. The role demands evidence of challenge and promotion of financial crime policies, delivery of improved AML procedures, and embedding financial crime risk into decision-making. You’ll be recognised for the quality of your analysis, technical support, and the value you add to the business, while maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders. Effective risk management, regulatory compliance, and proactive issue resolution are essential, alongside a commitment to ongoing self-development and providing expert advice to colleagues.

Skills and experience

• Practical financial crime experience or transferable skills such as a Legal or Risk background.
• International Compliance Association Financial Crime qualification, or equivalent professional qualification.
• Good knowledge of Anti Money Laundering, Fraud and broader Financial Crime regulations
• Understand the management of risk with the ability to make risk-based decisions.
• Track record in and good knowledge of Financial Crime processes including Customer Due Diligence, Transaction Monitoring, Politically Exposed Person, Sanction, State Owned Company and Special Interest Screening.

What you’ll get for this role

• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
• Eligibility for annual performance bonus
• Family friendly parental and carer’s leave
• Generous holiday entitlement plus bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
• Up to 40% discount for Aviva products
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars
• Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme
• 21 volunteering hours per year

Inclusion and accessibility

Aviva is for everyone: We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares. We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

How to apply

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