We are seeking an experienced Financial Crime Operations Assistant Manager to join our growing Financial Crime Operations team in the 1LoD, to provide day to day leadership to the first line of defence Financial Crime Operations function, ensuring that activities are completed in a compliant, effective and efficient manner to meet agreed standards and service level agreements.
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide leadership, development and coaching to direct reports. Actively engaging, motivating, and supporting the development of your team to ensure better performance.
• Manages allocated workloads effectively, driving performance and delivering results.
• Perform quality oversight on activities completed by the team.
• Contribute to the on-going improvement of controls including the review and refinement of role specific training, transaction thresholds and reports etc.
• Support the Financial Crime Operations Manager in relation to AML CTF, ABC and Sanction risk activities.
• Liaison with staff across STB Group on AML, KYC and Sanctions related matters and establishing close working relationship with STBG Compliance and Financial Crime Risk teams
• Provide advice and guidance to the business on all areas of financial crime within the confines of the Group Financial Crime related policies.
• Liaise with relevant business stakeholders to implement financial crime initiatives.
• Work with relevant third parties and law enforcement agencies.
• Fully co-operate with risk management and audit oversight, owning any remedial actions identified.
What you will Bring:
• Experience of leading a team, ideally in Financial Services. Strong people management skills.
• Technical knowledge of the UK financial crime regulatory regime across all areas of financial crime including, AML, CTF, Fraud and Sanctions.
• Knowledge and experience in the use of industry recognised systems and databases used to combat financial crime.
• Competent in reviewing, understanding and applying legislation and regulation in a commercial and practical manner.
• Works well with others in the team and acts as a role model, setting high standards of quality and demonstrating commitment to self-development.
• Holds an industry recognised financial crime related professional qualification (desirable).
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