Anti-Financial Crime Officer (temp 3 months)

THE COMPANY:

Our client is full-service investment brokerage company based in the City. With an international presence and a strong compliance culture, they are an excellent employer.

THE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reviewing alerts generated daily by the transaction monitoring system and determining whether further investigation is required.
• Performing preliminary investigations by analysing customer and transaction data and escalating where required.
• Liaising with Account Executives and other departments to obtain additional information to conclude alerts.
• Concluding alerts by documenting a concise and clear rationale for closure.
• Drafting internal suspicious activity reports.
• Providing support to the business and other departments by responding to queries and requests for information.
• Supporting with the development of new transaction monitoring scenarios.
• Supporting with tuning and testing of existing transaction monitoring scenarios.
• Supporting with the implementation of enhancements to transaction monitoring systems and controls.
• Supporting with gathering information on new or emerging financial crime risks and determining whether enhancements to transaction monitoring scenarios are required.
• Drafting updates to procedure and process documentation.
• Supporting with the creation and distribution of management information.
• Maintaining accurate records and ensuring data integrity across systems.
• Supporting with other ad-hoc duties and projects where required.
• Keeping up to date with changes to anti-financial crime law, regulation and industry guidance.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Office based role -must be willing to work full time in office
• Financial crime advisory and generalist experience and Transaction Monitoring experience .
• Experienced in analysing information, identifying risks and making recommendations.
• Ability to work effectively alone or as part of a team.
• Experience of working to tight deadlines and prioritizing activities.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Flexible and adaptable approach to work.

For further information please contact Hannah Tabatabai