Financial Crime Analyst - Reed : Job Details

• Location: London
• Job Type: Full-time
• Salary: Competitive

Our client, a small and dynamic bank, is seeking a Financial Crime Analyst to join their team. This pivotal role offers the opportunity to significantly impact the management and embedding of a robust Financial Crime Compliance culture. The successful candidate will support the Bank’s MLRO in enhancing Financial Crime controls and frameworks, ensuring operational effectiveness and compliance with regulatory standards.

• Own and manage the Firm’s Financial Crime Monitoring Plan Methodology and Risk Register, making summary recommendations for improvements.
• Manage the Bank's Sanctions and Transactional monitoring systems.
• Recommend changes and enhancements to the Bank’s Financial Crime Risk Framework, continuously investigating risk controls and providing necessary actions to mitigate risks.
• Develop and embed a Risk Control Self-Assessment cycle.
• Manage the Financial Crime Key Risk Indicators (KRI) to identify current risk exposure and emerging risk trends.
• Own and develop the firm’s Financial Crime Management Information to support its Risk Management Framework and produce monthly information reports for the Bank’s MLRO/CRO/Board.

• Previous experience of testing Financial Crime operational effectiveness within a regulated banking/financial services company (PRA/FCA regulated).
• Understanding of regulatory implications with the ability to interpret these and produce detailed reports on the changes and their impact on the Bank.
• 2/3+ years’ experience in 1st or 2nd line of defence.
• Familiarity with O365.
• Solid stakeholder management experience with the ability to challenge business stakeholders across levels within the organisation.

• Hands-on experience in a small risk team.
• Agile adaptation within a transforming environment.
• Proficiency in writing and documenting policy updates and procedures.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and transformative environment.
• Significant impact on the organisation’s compliance and risk management practices.

To apply for the Financial Crime Analyst position on behalf of our client, please submit your CV.