Financial Crime Analyst

Join one of the UK’s fastest growing and award-winning banks. We are a team of ambitious, passionate, hardworking, and committed people who have successfully created and launched one of the UK’s newest specialist property finance banks. As we embark on an exciting journey of growth, we are seeking exceptional new team members who possess both the ambition and drive to contribute to our vision. At GB Bank, we believe that career progression should not only be achievable but accelerated, enabling our employees to reach their potential in a supportive and dynamic atmosphere.

Our environment is fast-paced and collaborative, where your efforts are recognised, rewarded, and make a tangible impact. We take pride in fostering an open and inclusive culture that not only embraces change but also encourages continuous learning and professional development.

In this role, you will:

• Support the first line of defence in the fight against fraud and financial crime.
• Provide sound operational support within the financial crime team for fraud risk, financial crime risks (e.g., money laundering, bribery and corruption, sanctions, terrorist financing, politically exposed persons etc.) and financial crime operational output.
• Report into our Financial Crime Manager and play a key part in supporting the continued evolution of our lending proposition.
• This role is a Maternity Cover for 12 months.
• Have SME experience and knowledge of the UK regulatory regime, be multi-disciplined across financial crime and Fraud areas (such as KYC/KYB, CDD/EDD, PEP and Sanctions screening) and possess an awareness of current and future trends/threats.
• Influence change and help to grow our first line fraud and Financial Crime Operations team in line with our future growth.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Review and support the implementation of our financial crime framework to ensure compliance with regulatory obligations.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of 1st line risk based financial crime and fraud controls.
• Undertake the day-to-day operational financial crime tasks, such as reviewing screening and transaction monitoring alerts, investigating SARs, conducting fraud investigations and associated reporting requirements.
• Conduct customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence, including trigger and periodic reviews, pertaining to lending customers.
• Produce customer due diligence reports.
• Support 1st line horizon scanning and assessing financial crime regulatory change to identify, analyse and report the impact of new legislation and emerging threats/trends.
• Support the development and maintenance of financial crime systems, including MI, system calibration, testing and documenting test outcome reports.
• Provide expertise to support the future development of additional lending products and the required financial crime controls to mitigate associated risks.
• Promote a risk-aware and continuous improvement culture; ensure efficient and effective risk and compliance management practices by adhering to required standards and processes.

A bit about you:

• Strong knowledge and practical application of obligations under the UK regulatory regime, including Money Laundering Regulations, JMLSG Guidance Notes and FATF Guidance.
• Knowledge and experience of Payments, Deposit accounts and SME Lending.
• Comprehensive operational experience, leading and/or scaling a financial crime and/or fraud team and driving efficiencies within workflow processes.
• Knowledge of financial crime technology solutions, strategy design and implementation.
• Excellent communication skills with senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical ability, providing challenge to data received to ensure robust risk oversight.
• Proven ability to work on your own initiative, solving problems where necessary while effectively collaborating with colleagues.
• Excited by the opportunity to work in a start-up bank with a real purpose and passion for supporting underserved regions.
• Professional accreditations from recognised industry bodies (ICA or ACAMS) and a commitment to continual professional development are preferred but not essential.

What we can offer you:

• 8% company pension contribution and 3% individual contribution (which you can opt to increase).
• Top tier private medical cover with WPA - includes no excess + you can add family through salary sacrifice.
• Death in service at 4 x base salary with Aviva.
• Mental health support - through a helpline and counselling sessions.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Various surprise and delight moments throughout the year to help build team connection.

What else do I need to know?

• Location: London-based 4+ days in office.
• Hours: 35 Hours per week.
• 12 month fixed term contract (maternity cover).

We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of their age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity.

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