Compliance Financial Crime Controls Associate London

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is a leading global financial services firm providinginvestment banking securities and investment management Sachs provides a wide range of services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations financial institutions governments and high net worth in 1869 the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in London Frankfurt Tokyo Hong Kong Singapore and other major financial centers around the world.

Job Summary & Responsibilities

Global Compliance prevents detects and mitigates compliance regulatory and reputational risk across the firm and helps to strengthen the firms culture of compliance. Compliance accomplishes these through the firms enterprise-wide compliance risk management program. As an independent control function and part of the firms second line of defense Compliance assesses the firms compliance regulatory and reputational risk; monitors for compliance with new or amended laws rules and regulations; designs and implements controls policies procedures and training; conducts independent testing; investigates surveils and monitors for compliance risks and breaches; and leads the firms responses to regulatory examinations audits and inquiries.

Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) is part of the firms Global Compliance Division and is responsible for coordinating the firmwide anti-financial crime program. The team designs develops implements and oversees a wide range of systems and controls designed to prevent and detect money laundering terrorist financing government sanctions violations fraud corruption and other misconduct. Within FCC the Conduct and Insider Threat (C&I) team is responsible for the firms whistleblowing framework (Business Integrity Program) Insider Threat Framework and compliance Conduct Risk.

The successful candidate will engage in the FCC C&I program across EMEA promoting the highest standards of employee conduct and business integrity.

Principal Responsibilities

• Promoting the firms Core Values Business Principles and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
• Championing and managing the firms Business Integrity (Whistleblower) Program
• Investigating suspected breaches of firm or employee misconduct
• Conduct forensic reviews to identify breaches of firm or employee misconduct
• Implementing robust preventative and detective controls policies and procedures and training to support the firmsInsider Threat Framework and Conduct Risk Framework
• Provide insightful conduct metrics and management information

Experience/Skill Requirements

• Experience investigating complex and sensitive matters with utmost discretion
• Detail-oriented wellorganised and able to work autonomously
• Collaborates within team environment and raises questions or concerns where appropriate
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and stakeholder management
• Fluency in English mandatory. Proficiency in a second language is desirable