Senior Manager, Financial Crime Policy and Governance

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Our Financial Crime Policy and Governance team sits at the heart of the firm's Financial Crime and Compliance function, owning the policies, frameworks and governance that keep the firm and its subsidiary undertakings ahead of an evolving financial crime risk and regulatory landscape. We work closely with colleagues in the wider Financial Crime team and the business to complete the Financial Crime Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessments, deliver Financial Crime Training, and engage directly with regulators, industry bodies and the Nominated Officer on the firm's most sensitive financial crime matters.

As a Senior Manager, Financial Crime Policy and Governance within our Financial Crime and Compliance (Client Acceleration Services) team, you will:

• Own and maintain the firm's AML Policy, Sanctions Policy, Anti-Bribery and Corruption Standards, Anti-Tax Evasion Standards and Anti-Fraud Standards, together with associated frameworks and guidance.
• Lead horizon scanning across AML, sanctions, ABC, tax evasion and fraud, translating findings into timely policy and control updates.
• Lead the relevant components of the Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment, providing specialist input on inherent risk, control effectiveness and residual risk rating.
• Coordinate and manage the firm-wide financial crime training programme, including mandatory new joiner and refresher training.
• Manage the financial crime governance committee secretariat, and support the Head in preparing regulatory reporting, committee papers and management information for senior stakeholders.
• Act as a source of specialist advice on AML, sanctions, ABC, tax evasion, fraud and competition law matters.
• Take the lead on specific risk areas, projects or initiatives as agreed with the Head of Financial Crime Policy and Governance.

Joining us as a Senior Manager, Financial Crime Policy and Governance, the minimum criteria you’ll need is significant experience developing and maintaining financial crime policy, frameworks or governance within professional services, financial services or a comparable regulated environment, together with a strong working knowledge of UK AML, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, tax evasion and fraud legislation.

It would be great if you had some of the following skills:

• Strong working knowledge of the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, JMLSG guidance and the wider financial crime legislative framework.
• Demonstrable experience contributing to or leading an Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment.
• Experience designing and delivering financial crime training programmes across a large or multi-jurisdictional organisation.
• Strong stakeholder management and drafting skills.
• Working knowledge of SAR handling and liaison with the NCA or other FIUs would be an advantage.
• Engagement with industry and regulatory forums, such as the ICAEW Economic Crime Sub-Committee, would be a distinct advantage.
• A specialism in sanctions or fraud would count strongly in a candidate’s favour.

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