Senior Financial Crime Manager

b Overview /b p In this standalone MLRO role, you will own financial crime compliance for a UK-regulated entity, reporting to the CFO with direct exposure to the CEO and Board. You will lead NCA and FCA interactions, shape firm-wide AML/CTF, sanctions, and KYC standards, and supervise monitoring and controls. The role focuses on risk-based compliance across international payments, including high-risk relationships and regulatory reporting. You will drive training and assurance reviews to sustain robust governance. /p b Responsibilities /b ul li Act as nominated MLRO and FCA contact on financial crime /li li Manage SAR process, NCA submissions (including DAML) and law enforcement requests /li li Own firm-wide risk assessment and AML/CTF, Sanctions, PEP and ABC policies /li li Set KYC/CDD/EDD standards and approve high-risk/PEP relationships /li li Oversee sanctions screening, transaction monitoring and fraud controls /li li Produce the Annual MLRO Report and board-facing reporting /li li Deliver AML training and run assurance reviews /li /ul b Key requirements /b ul li MLRO or Deputy MLRO experience, ideally in payments, remittance, e-money or fintech /li li 5+ years in a senior UK compliance role /li li International experience essential; African markets exposure a plus /li li Commercially minded, collaborative and comfortable working autonomously /li /ul ul li commercially minded /li li collaborative /li li autonomous /li li AML/CTF /li li Sanctions /li li KYC/CDD/EDD /li /ul