Consultant Financial Crime 6 Months FTC

Job Title:Consultant Financial Crime (6 Months FTC)
Location: London U.K.
Department:Compliance
Employment Type:6 Months Fixed Term Contract
Work Pattern: FullTime

Overview:

Key responsibility will be tosupport the European Head of Financial Crime/UK MLRO in ensuring that the bank remains compliant with the legislation and regulation for money laundering terrorist financing bribery and tax evasion sanctions and other financial crime that apply to ABC International Bank plc (ABCIB) in Europe and ABC London Branch.

The role is in the second line of defence and assists with the management of Financial Crime Framework within ABCIB: reviewing policies standards and procedures the development and analysis of management information staff training and communications key project delivery reviews and investigations and Financial Crime Programmes and Initiatives as needed.

What You Will Be Doing:

Support the European Head of Financial Crime/UK MLRO and assist to deliver a key 2LOD advisory function a financial crime oversight and governance function develop and deliver policies training and implementation of regulatory developments:

• Provide the bank with regulatory advice and guidance in relation to Financial Crime Compliance matters.
• Assist with the development and implementation of applicable financial crime compliance policies and procedures to enable the Bank to comply with internal policy and external regulatory requirements within the Banks overall risk appetite.
• Support the development and execution of an approved annual Plan covering Financial Crime.
• Proactively stay updated on regulations and regulatory changes as well as industry best practice with focus on Financial Crime Risks.
• Ensure the identification of key regulatory changes and notification to/education of relevant departments and areas to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Establish a close active working relationship with Group Financial Crime Compliance and other key Group stakeholders.
• Support financial crime compliance and local staff in branches and representative offices in the satisfaction of compliance and regulatory requirements related to financial crime.
• Develop and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Nominated Officer and Financial Crime Advisory lead managing the business as usual investigations advisory & escalations function.
• Ensure effective intelligence sharing (both internal and external) to relevant ABCIB colleagues.
• Effectively manage the internal reporting regime for suspicion and ensure timely and accurate SAR filing.
• Effectively manage the ABCIB Financial Crime Compliance function (including team leadership and engagement with front & middle office).
• Develop and deliver Financial Crime training including employee induction refresher training specialist and focused training.
• Manage allocated financial crime compliance staff and their delivery of objectives and development program.
• Help promote a compliant culture across the bank consistent with the banks strategic objectives vision values and Risk Appetite.

Candidate Specification:

• Thorough knowledge of antifinancial crime legislation and sanctions regimes affecting ABCIB.
• Understanding of Bank ABC structure and business to understand the regulatory risks.
• Understanding of financial crime typologies and how services can be used for money laundering.
• An understanding of sanctions requirements primarily UK UN EU KOB and OFAC.
• It is highly desirable if you have amoney laundering or financial crime qualification
• Openness in dealing with all staff
• Strong at written and verbal influencing
• Strong participant in discussions and meetings
• Must be able to deal with staff at all levels within the organisation.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Bank ABC is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants and in accordance with applicable laws does not discriminate on the basis of sex gender identity gender expression race color religion national origin ancestry age marital status disability medical condition sexual orientation or on any other basis prohibited by law.

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