Financial Crime Compliance & Commercial Risk

Location: Staines

Financial crime compliance & commercial risk city of london hybrid - 3 days in the office permanent £75,000 willingness to travel internationally is a must for this role. Please do not apply if this is not of your interest. This role also requires frnech or spanish language skills - to a conversational level, cer financial are working alongside a bank who are based in the city of london.

They are seeking a financial crime compliance & commercial risk to work with them on a permanent basis. The responsibilities will include:
· serve as the assurance subject matter expert for financial crime compliance (fcc), ensuring programmes align with regulatory requirements and industry best practice.
· conduct independent assurance reviews of 1st line operations, it, sales, and trading to assess effectiveness of financial crime controls.
· support client selection and retention decisions in line with financial crime risk appetite and internal policies.
· perform enhanced client risk assessments (onsite and remote), including control evaluations, transaction analysis, and detailed risk-based reporting.
· provide expert guidance on financial crime matters, acting as an escalation point for ml, sanctions, bribery, corruption, and fraud concerns.
· monitor regulatory and industry developments to ensure fcc frameworks remain current and effective.
· deliver management information and present findings to senior management and governance forums.
· travel internationally to conduct onsite reviews and stakeholder engagement. The candidate will have:
· preferred: bachelor’s degree or equivalent; ica and acams qualifications or equivalent.
· french and/or spanish proficiency.
· willingness to conduct overseas business travel across emerging markets (at least 25%).
· previous audit or assurance experience (inhouse or via consultancy).
· broad financial crimes regulatory knowledge including international best practices for financial crime controls and correspondent banking.
· working knowledge of jmlsg, fca and wolfsberg guidance.
· desirable experience in correspondent banking, payments or mobile money products.
· previous financial services, law enforcement, legal, consultancy, government or regulatory experience.
· experience in client-facing projects; direct collaboration with prospective and existing clients, which may involve dealing with challenging situations.