Head of Financial Crime - Financial Services - 1st Line

Head of Financial Crime - Financial Services - 1st line operations

Head of Financial Crime - Financial Services - 1st line operations

• £800 - £1000/day - This role will need to operate through an Umbrella company and all employer, employee tax and NI will be deducted from the rate
• 6 month Initial Contract
• Hybrid working model - 1-2 days a week in either London or Edinburgh

This position requires an experienced Senior Financial crime SME to lead the financial crime team, overseeing all aspects of Financial crime risk management across the business, it's sub entities and geographies.

The role will focus on first line of defence operations and embedding transformation of a pre-existing Target Operating Model.

This will involve the leadership of discharging regulatory responsibilities, ensuring risk appetite is set and maintained in line with policies and standards, ensuring controls are fit for purpose and ensuring oversight if fin crime systems and controls.

Candidates need the following experience:

• Financial services background
• Significant experience within fist line of defence in relation to financial crime, with a deep understanding of related risks
• Financial crime law knowledge (AML, Sanctions, ABC etc)
• familiarity with customer due diligence, regulations, and fraud prevention strategies relevant to individual customers.
• Strong Leadership and team management experience
• experience of supporting large scale financial crime mitigation strategy delivery.
• Able to communicate regulatory concepts effectively in both a written and verbal capacity
• Able to influence Board level and senior stakeholders

Due to the expected number of applications for this vacancy, please note that a consultant will be in touch should you have the experience required clearly evidenced within your CV.

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Reasonable Adjustments: We understand that there are a wide range of reasons that you may require reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process- please let us know in your application how we can best support you.