Financial Crime Consultant | Financial Services | up-to £50,000 pa

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Job description

Accountabilities and responsibilities

Client delivery

Advise and support clients on a wide range of financial crime compliance matters. This may include:

• Advise clients on UK financial crime regulatory requirements, expectations and industry practices.
• Performing independent reviews of firms' systems and controls.
• Execute design and operational effectiveness testing of clients' financial crime risk management controls including due diligence, transaction monitoring, screening, and suspicious activity reporting processes.
• Draft, revise, and present client deliverables, including but not limited to: reports; policies and procedures; presentations; and correspondence.
• Be your clients' point of contact on specific elements of our engagements.
• Participate in client meetings, such as interviews and presentations.
• At all times adhere to the Quality Assurance Framework prior to submission to the client.
• Accurately record all client details, including opportunities, projects and billable time in line with defined protocols.

Business Development

• Foster a professional relationship with clients and contacts, ensuring regular and open communication
• Actively seek to increase our client base by providing market insight and building meaningful, long-term client relationships
• Participate in and where relevant, help to present at industry events and training sessions, such as client briefings on topical regulatory issues and roundtable events aimed at compliance professionals
• Actively contribute to marketing and business development activities including:
• Preparing proposals and draft engagement letters
• Writing engaging and informative content
• Preparing other marketing material

Regulatory knowledge

• Be the focal point for all such matters within the firm and provide specialist insight into financial crime systems and controls
• Keep abreast of relevant regulatory developments and understand how client activities may be impacted
• Be proactive in updating both colleagues and clients on relevant regulatory changes and industry news
• Develop a thorough understanding of clients' businesses and requirements so you can provide relevant and accurate advice
• Conduct research and assist colleagues with preparing templates and other technical material on topics of interest

Qualifications and experience

• Educated to degree level
• Financial crime-related Diploma level professional qualification, or willing to study towards
• A minimum of two years demonstrable financial crime compliance-related experience gained at a financial institution, legal practice, consultancy and/or the regulator
• Technical knowledge of UK AML/CTF regulations and guidance, and a working knowledge of other relevant anti-financial crime laws and regulations such as Sanctions, Terrorist Financing and Bribery and Corruption
• Excellent report writing skills with the ability to construct well-founded, clear and concise observations and recommendations
• Ability to write policies and other framework documentation
• Experience translating regulatory rules and guidance into meaningful and pragmatic solutions for clients
• Experience managing client relationships and engagements
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills and experience using a CRM system would be an advantage

Competencies

• A high level of personal pride in the quality of your outputs as well as your own reputation with clients and colleagues
• A commercial mindset with the appetite to grow this area of our business
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Ability to prioritise multiple projects and engagements whilst meeting tight deadlines
• Highly motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Commercial acumen, with the ability to spot new opportunities and develop them
• A 'can do' attitude and a willingness to be hands-on and to tackle a broad range of matters outside main areas of expertise