Group Financial Crime MI and Reporting Consultant in Edinburgh

At M&G, our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

This is an excellent opportunity for a financial crime, risk or data analytics professional to contribute to strengthening the Group’s financial crime risk management framework through data-driven oversight and reporting. The role sits within the 2LoD Global Financial Crime Compliance PRAGMA team (Policy, Reporting, Analytics, Governance, Methodologies and Awareness), providing exposure to stakeholders across Risk, Compliance, Business Units and Technology.

The successful candidate will support the maintenance and operation of the Group financial crime Key Risk Indicator (KRI) framework, helping to monitor and report key financial crime risk metrics that support risk appetite monitoring, governance and decision-making across the organisation. The role offers breadth and exposure across major financial crime risk disciplines, including AML, sanctions, fraud, anti-bribery and corruption, and customer due diligence.

Key Responsibilities for this Role:

• Support the maintenance and ongoing operation of the M&G Group framework for financial crime Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and risk tolerances.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of financial crime KRIs used to monitor risk appetite statement tolerances.
• Monitor financial crime KRIs and support the timely reporting and escalation of KRI tolerance positions.
• Respond to financial crime data-related queries raised by Business Unit 1LoD and 2LoD teams, including queries concerning data inaccuracies, issues and control gaps.
• Identify and raise data inaccuracies, issues and control gaps with relevant Business Unit 1LoD and 2LoD financial crime teams, and support their resolution.
• Work with CITO to support the maintenance of data infrastructure used to host and process Group financial crime management information and help ensure it remains fit for purpose.
• Work with CITO to support the development, testing, documentation and implementation of automated solutions that enhance financial crime processes and controls.
• Undertake investigation-related data and analytics activities, including client data scanning, search queries and fraud analytics.
• Perform data quality and integrity testing to support the accuracy of financial crime management information.
• Communicate the M&G Group financial crime KRI framework, risk tolerances and associated data quality and integrity expectations to relevant stakeholders.
• Support the identification of training needs arising from changes to financial crime KRIs or findings from data quality and integrity testing.
• Build collaborative working relationships with Group Risk and Compliance stakeholders and local 2LoD financial crime teams to support an effective risk management and compliance culture.
• Support enhancements to the GFCC MI reporting suite, including dashboard governance, change implementation, issue resolution and periodic reviews to help ensure reporting remains fit for purpose.
• Perform data validation and control activities to support the accuracy, completeness and integrity of financial crime management information across reporting processes and systems.
• Undertake other tasks and activities within the scope of the role or team as required from time to time.

Essential Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Good knowledge of financial crime data and risk management, including experience supporting the monitoring of Key Risk Indicators (KRIs), risk appetite metrics, risk tolerances and management information (MI) across one or more areas such as AML, sanctions, fraud, anti-bribery and corruption, or customer due diligence.
• Relevant experience in data analytics, reporting or data governance within financial crime, risk or compliance, including data quality and integrity testing, investigation of data issues, trend analysis and preparation of clear management information for stakeholders.
• Experience working with technology and data teams to support the testing, documentation and implementation of automated solutions, maintain data processes, improve controls and enhance the accuracy and efficiency of monitoring and reporting.
• Effective stakeholder management, communication and collaboration skills, with the confidence to work across first and second lines of defence, raise and help resolve data quality issues, explain KRI and risk tolerance requirements, and contribute to a strong risk and compliance culture.
• Practical technical capability and an improvement-focused mindset, with experience using data and reporting tools to support financial crime monitoring and management information.
• Proficiency in Power BI and SQL is desirable, together with exposure to Databricks or equivalent platforms, JIRA, data modelling, ETL processes, reporting architecture, automation or business intelligence solutions.

Location: London, Edinburgh or Stirling

Job Level: Experienced Colleague

Recruiter: Helen Simons

What we offer: We’re dedicated to supporting your wellbeing and helping you thrive, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, and financially plan for the future.

Our UK benefits include:

• A valuable pension scheme of up to 18% (13% made up of employer contributions and 5% employee contributions).
• Access to our Share Save and Share Incentive Plan, alongside financial wellbeing and support services.
• Enjoy 38 days annual leave (including bank holidays), with the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days.
• Our Time Off When You Need It policy gives you the flexibility to balance work and personal commitments.
• Our market-leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave.
• Health & Protection cover includes Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with additional family options.

At M&G we strive to have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture, underpinned by our policies and employee-led networks that offer networking, support and development opportunities for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – across gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation and more – including neurodivergent individuals, career returners and those with military service experience.

M&G is proud to be Level 3: Disability Confident Leader under the UK Government Disability Confident employer scheme, and we welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions. We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. All candidates have the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments when applying.