Financial Crime Officer (Operations)

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Liberis our mission is to empower small and medium-sized businesses by removing finance as a friction to growth delivering contextual embedded financial solutions to support merchants at every stage of their business lifecycle.

The team

Liberis Legal Compliance and Regulatory team is small but mighty. Financial Crime sits within the Compliance function which forms part of this wider team. We work collaboratively across multiple regions partnering internally with technology product operations creditriskand partnership teams and externally with providerspartnersand regulators.

Our primary focus is to manage financial crime risks effectively - ensuring that controls are followed and alerts are investigated promptly. At the same time we are committed to a forward-looking vision: being proactive in deterring financial crime through innovation use technology and continuous improvement.

The role

We are seeking a Financial Crime Officer (Operations) to lead a small dynamic team supporting Liberis across multiple markets. This role will oversee 23 financial crime analysts responsible for reviewing customer risk assessments investigating transactionmonitoringalerts conducting enhanced due diligence (EDD) and managing fraud cases.

As the escalation point for junior analysts you will provide guidance and ensure operational excellence. Working closely with the Compliance Director and theFinancial Crime Officer(Strategy)you will play a key role in strengthening our financial crime framework and driving a proactive approach to preventing risks from materialising.

Whatyoullbe doing

Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) andonboardingoversight

Perform and supervise day-to-day EDD checks during onboarding including ownership verification sanctions screening and CRA-triggered high-risk reviews.
Ensure partner reliance cases are onboarded andmonitoredin line with contractual and regulatory requirements.

Alertinvestigation andcasemanagement

Support escalations oftransaction monitoring (TM) CRA and fraud alerts.
Manage case reviews document findings and escalate suspicious activity through SAR processes.
Oversee fraud investigations with analysts and liaise with internal and external stakeholders as needed.

Policyapplication riskassessmentand reporting

Apply financial crime policies and procedures in BAU processes.
Conduct QA checks on operational processes to ensure adherence to SOPs and regulatory standards.
Provide operational input for policy updates and control enhancements.
Contribute operational data and insights for Business-Wide Risk Assessments (BWRA).
Prepare MI reports case summaries and trend analysis for senior management and compliance committees.

Operationaloversightgovernanceand stakeholder engagement

Lead and mentor junior analysts ensuring effective workload distribution and skills development.
Review TM CRA and paydown cases from a first line of defence (1LoD) perspective.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives and support system calibration for TM and fraud detection tools.
Collaborate with oversight teams and compliance committees on reporting and audit readiness.
Support external audits and regulatory reviews by providingaccurateoperational evidence and documentation.

What we thinkyoullneed

Strong understanding of AML CTF PF regulations and risk-based approaches.
Proven experience in Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) Customer Risk Assessment (CRA) and Transaction Monitoring (TM) processes.
Ability to lead and mentor a small team of analysts ensuring effective workload management and quality assurance.
Experience acting as an escalation point for complex cases andprovidingclear guidance.
Skilled in investigating alerts managing case reviews and escalating suspicious activity (including SAR submissions).
Hands-on experience with fraud detection and investigation tools.
Competence in preparing operational MI reports case summaries and providing input for BWRA.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with internal teams (Tech Product Credit Risk Partnerships) and external stakeholders (partners regulators).
Ability to influence and drive improvements in a fast-paced growth-oriented environment.
Agile mindset and ability to manage competing priorities in a scaling fintech environment.

What happens next

Think this sounds like the right next move for you Or if youre not completely confident that you fit our exact criteria apply anyway and we can arrange a call to see if the role is fit for you. Humility is a wonderful thing and we are interested in hearing about what you can add to Liberis!

Our hybrid approach

Working together in person helps us move faster collaborate better and build a great Liberis culture. Our hybrid working policy requires team members to be in the office at least 3 days a week but ideally 4 days. At Liberis we embrace flexibility as a core part of our culture while also valuing the importance of the time our teams spend together in the office.

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Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority