Head of Financial Crime - Banking - Contract - London

Head Of Financial Crime - Banking - Contract - London

The incumbent will have responsibility for leading the UK MLROs/Financial Crime Advisory Team and virtual manager of MLROs in Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Cyprus and Cayman Islands ("OSI"). The main function is to provide Wealth related businesses with an advisory service relating to day to day Financial Crime matters (sanctions, ABC, KYC, suspicious activity etc).

The role holder will lead the UK & OSI Financial Crime Advisory Team through the following:

- Provide advisory guidance to Wealth related businesses
- Assist in the implementation of Global Policy and standards
- Provide Financial Crime expertise on ad hoc projects
- Represent Wealth at Financial Crime meetings (projects, Steerco, Opco - as required)
- Attend business project meetings & Steerco where required
- Attend business level risk & control meetings (and presentation of any issues/escalations)
- Identification and escalation of key risks and issues to the Wealth Financial Crime Director and the PCB Managing Director
- receipt, investigation and management of suspicious activity
- Receipt, review and approval of all ABC, AML and sanctions related exceptions, breaches, waivers, dispensations etc
- First line review and sign off of all PEP accounts

If you believe you are a good fit for this role please get in touch.