Financial Crime List Management Analyst | S2 | D-FACT | Milton Keynes – Unity Place | Internal Mobility

Country: United Kingdom

IT STARTS HERE

Santander is evolving from a global, high-impact brand into a technology-driven organisation, and our people are at the heart of this journey. Together, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what’s possible. This is more than a strategic shift. It’s a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference. Our mission is to contribute to help more people and businesses prosper. We embrace a robust risk culture and all our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.

Retail & Commercial Banking is a global business integrating all our retail and commercial banking activities to better serve our customers, improve efficiency and drive value creation.

THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE

Financial Crime CoE is looking for a List Management Analyst based out of Milton Keynes. You’ll support the List Management team within Financial Crime Centre of Excellence, helping Santander meet its legal, regulatory and stakeholder obligations in respect of Financial Crime Compliance. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with excellent numerical reasoning, structured problem-solving and attention to detail to build experience in Financial Crime, analytics, model support and risk management. You’ll work with colleagues across Santander UK, including Business Units, Line 2 Financial Crime, Technology and Operations, supporting controlled processes, analytical investigation, MI and evidence-based decision making.

We’re shaping the way we work through innovation, cutting-edge technology, collaboration and the freedom to explore new ideas. To succeed in this role, you will be responsible for:

• Supporting List Management activity through accurate process execution, analytical investigation and robust evidence management.
• Using quantitative, analytical and data-handling capability to support model development, list management activity, data analysis and interpretation of regulatory or conduct requirements.
• Supporting the production, validation and investigation of MI, data extracts and analytical outputs used in List Management and Financial Crime control activity.
• Applying analytical judgement to identify data quality issues, trends, exceptions or anomalies, escalating findings with clear evidence and recommendations.
• Maintaining great audit trails, working papers and supporting evidence in line with governance, assurance and regulatory expectations.
• Supporting appropriate governance for sign-off of procedures, documents and communications.
• Building effective relationships with stakeholders across the Bank, helping promote List Management and supporting fair customer outcomes.
• Identifying opportunities to improve critical processes while maintaining great control standards.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

Our people are our greatest strength. Every individual contributes unique perspectives that make us greater as a team and as an organisation. We’re enabling teams to go beyond by valuing who they are and empowering what they bring. The following requirements represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Professional Experience
• Experience delivering multiple tasks or processes accurately and to a consistent high standard. (Required)
• Experience working with data, including spotting patterns, investigating anomalies and explaining findings clearly. (Required)
• Experience maintaining audit trails, working papers or supporting evidence in a controlled environment. (Required)
• Experience in financial services, financial crime, compliance, risk, operations, data analytics or model monitoring. (Preferred)
• Education
• A degree, apprenticeship, professional qualification or equivalent practical experience in a quantitative, analytical, data or technology-related discipline. (Preferred)
• Relevant backgrounds may include mathematics, statistics, data science, economics, physics, engineering, computer science, operational research or similar. (Preferred)
• Candidates without a degree will be considered where they can demonstrate equivalent analytical capability through work experience, apprenticeships, placements, personal projects or professional training. (Required)
• Languages
• No additional language requirement.
• Hard Skills
• Great numerical reasoning and structured problem-solving. (Required)
• Good Excel skills and willingness to develop Python, SQL, VBA or similar analytical tools. (Required)
• Ability to work with data, identify data quality issues and communicate findings clearly. (Required)
• Ability to maintain robust audit trails and supporting evidence. (Required)
• Experience using Python, SQL, R, SAS, VBA or similar analytical tools. (Preferred)
• Awareness of UK financial services regulation or Financial Crime risks. (Preferred)
• Soft Skills
• High attention to detail and ability to follow controlled processes. (Required)
• Good written and verbal communication skills. (Required)
• Ability to manage own workload and escalate issues appropriately. (Required)
• Ability to build collaborative relationships across the function and relevant business areas. (Required)
• Curiosity, willingness to learn and confidence working with complex or incomplete information. (Required)

WE VALUE YOUR IMPACT

At Santander, your contribution matters. We recognise the difference you make every day, and we make sure you feel valued, supported and rewarded in return. Here, recognition goes beyond pay. It’s about the pride you feel in your work, the impact you have on customers and communities, and the opportunities you have to grow and thrive — personally and professionally.

Salary Range: £37,762.00 - £56,642.00 per annum (depending on experience) This salary range represents the expected remuneration for the role. Annual salary is based on a standard 35-hour working week. Actual salary offered will depend on skills, experience, qualifications and location.

Competitive rewards that reflect the real impact you make and the value you bring.

Wellbeing that goes beyond work — we work with a range of wellbeing partners across our 4 pillars of wellbeing (physical, mental, social and financial) to give you access to a suite of apps, discounted gym and fitness access, weekly online classes, flexible healthcare and mental health support.

Support for every life stage — from menopause and pregnancy to parenthood and beyond, with enhanced family leave, childcare options and tailored wellbeing support.

Time to give back through volunteering opportunities that let you make a difference in the communities we serve.

Global growth opportunities to shape your career, learn new skills and explore what’s possible across our international network.

Ready to be recognised? It starts with you.

LOCAL COMPLIANCE

At Santander, we’re proud to be an inclusive organisation that provides equal opportunities for everyone — regardless of age, gender, disability, civil status, race, religion or sexual orientation. We’re committed to creating a recruitment experience that’s accessible, fair and welcoming for all candidates. We want our people to thrive — at work and at home — while delivering the best outcomes for our customers and supporting each other to grow.

To make this possible, our roles are site-based with a hybrid working pattern, where colleagues are expected to attend the office at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles). When applying, please consider the travel distance, time and cost to your chosen office location(s). We welcome applications on the understanding that, should you be offered this role, there may be no relocation package available. Santander will pay the employer mandatory government fees that are required to pay in connection with visa sponsorship. You may be liable for your own personal employee immigration and relocation costs. (Only applicable for roles that are eligible for sponsorship)

WHAT TO DO NEXT

If this sounds like a role you are interested in, then please apply. For further Guidance please visit Internal Mobility - Candidate Guidance. If you want to know more about the opportunity: Please contact: Patrik O’Boyle – patrik.oboyle@santander.co.uk