Senior Financial Crime Manager in City of London

CRS City Of London, England, United Kingdom

Location – London – Hybrid, 2-3 days a week in office

Salary – Up to £70K depending on experience

My client is an innovative fintech with an award‑winning lending solution distributed through brokers, direct to business and, most recently, through embedded finance with e‑commerce and payment platforms.

As the lending book and volume of applications continues to grow month‑on‑month we are looking for a Senior FinCrime Manager to help streamline and scale processes alongside doing hands‑on case management. We also expect work on new product launches following our EMI licence approval next year.

Our current processes, including onboarding/KYC and transactional monitoring, were built earlier in the growth journey so there is a brilliant opportunity for a fresh pair of eyes to review, rebuild, and enhance our processes, including implementation of tech vendors and team expansion.

Role and Responsibilities

• Carry out onboarding of new customers and suppliers to ensure full compliance with anti‑money‑laundering and financial crime regulation, with particular attention to KYC requirements for SME lending.
• Support the development and day‑to‑day management of control systems designed to prevent or address financial crime and fraud risks, ensuring alignment with regulatory guidelines and internal policies.
• Assist in evaluating the efficiency of KYC, AML and fraud‑prevention controls and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Help draft, modify and implement company policies relating to AML, fraud prevention, customer due diligence and wider compliance frameworks.
• Support assessments of new products, suppliers or business ventures to identify possible compliance and financial crime risks.
• Review work carried out by colleagues where necessary to highlight issues and provide practical guidance or basic training on financial crime indicators, KYC standards and escalation routes.
• Keep up to date with regulatory developments within or outside of the company as well as evolving best practices in financial crime and compliance control.
• Prepare routine financial crime and compliance reports for senior management and assist with any regulatory information requests.
• Ensure GDPR and record‑retention guidelines are adhered to for customer data as well as internally.
• Help promote a strong culture of good conduct, financial crime awareness and compliance across the business.

Skills and Attributes

• Proven experience in KYC, CDD, AML and fraud‑prevention work within SME lending, with the ability to support and develop effective day‑to‑day processes.
• Strong understanding of relevant regulatory expectations relating to lending, AML, sanctions, fraud, record‑keeping and customer risk assessment.
• Good knowledge of reporting procedures, documentation standards and audit or regulatory requirements.
• Methodical, diligent and organised with strong attention to detail.
• An analytical mind able to understand the complexities of procedures, financial crime typologies and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across different teams.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level