Financial Crime Assurance Manager (Banking)

Financial Crime Assurance Manager Location: Milton Keynes or Glasgow Salary: £74,000 + £6,000 car allowance + up to 12.5% pension contribution Permanent, Hybrid 3 days/week (12 office days/month flexi) Are you an experienced Financial Crime Assurance professional ready to lead impactful reviews and shape the future of financial crime risk management for a large retail bank? Lorien is proud to be recruiting on behalf of a major UK banking group for two Financial Crime Assurance Managers to join a high-performing second-line defense team. About the Role You\’ll play a key role in delivering the Financial Crime Assurance agenda, leading end-to-end reviews across a wide range of financial crime areas (excluding fraud). You\’ll assess the design and effectiveness of controls, validate issue remediation, and provide clear, evidence-based insights to senior stakeholders. Key Responsibilities · Lead and deliver assurance reviews from planning through to reporting. · Evaluate financial crime controls across AML, Sanctions, ABC, CTF, and FoTE. · Design bespoke test scripts based on risk and control understanding. · Validate issue remediation and provide assurance on closure. · Produce high-quality reports and present findings to senior stakeholders (Director level and above). · Provide leadership and guidance to a team of consultants (no direct line management). What We\’re Looking For · 3-5 years\’ experience in a Financial Crime Assurance, Monitoring, or Internal Audit role. · Strong understanding of financial crime risks, controls, and UK regulations (e.g. MLR, POCA, JMLSG, FCA Handbook). · Experience designing and executing risk-based test scripts. · Proven ability to lead reviews independently and manage stakeholder relationships. · Experience with issue validations is essential. · Ideally holds or is working towards ICA or ACAMS qualifications (support available to achieve this if don\’t already hold). Desirable · Exposure to sanctions is a plus. · Background in banking or financial services preferred. · Experience mentoring or guiding junior team members. Why Join? · Work in a team known for internal progression and development. · Access to an internal Economic Crime Academy with ICA-endorsed training. · Support to gain professional qualifications (e.g. ICA, ACAMS). · Competitive benefits including: · £6,000 car allowance · Up to 12.5% pension contribution · 30 days\’ holiday + bank holidays · Private medical insurance · Bonus potential Interview Process · Informal 30-minute coffee chat · Competency interview with a short task (1.5 hours) · Final informal coffee chat Carbon60, Lorien & SRG – The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy