Details:
- Salary: £55,000 - 60,000 - Annum
- Location: Kettering ENG
- Date: 6 days ago
Description:
Financial Crime Assurance Project Manager
Sector: UK Financial Services (Consumer Lending)
Contract: Fixed-term (9 months initially) or consultancy on a day rate
Location: Flexible home working, with occasional travel to an office in Northamptonshire
Rate / Salary: circa £55k neg dep upon exp
About the role
Our client, a well-established UK consumer lending group, is looking for an experienced financial crime professional to lead a strategic review of its AML, fraud and financial crime control framework across its UK businesses.
Reporting to the Head of UK Regulatory Compliance and supported by an established compliance team, you’ll run a full assurance programme from start to finish. You’ll identify control weaknesses, recommend improvements and drive remediation through to completion.
This is a high-impact, autonomous role suited to someone who can step in, take ownership and deliver a complex project to deadline.
What you’ll be doing
Leading enterprise-wide AML and fraud risk assessments
Reviewing financial crime governance, policies, procedures and controls
Designing and carrying out control effectiveness testing
Assessing compliance against UK financial crime regulations and regulatory expectations
Identifying gaps, producing clear and practical recommendations, and seeing remediation through to completion
Providing clear reporting and assurance opinions to senior management and the Board
Putting in place a sustainable monitoring and assurance framework for the long term
What you’ll need
Significant experience in AML, financial crime, compliance, risk or internal audit within financial services
Strong knowledge of UK financial crime regulation and regulatory expectations
A proven track record of running control reviews and assurance programmes
Experience leading remediation and control enhancement projects
Excellent stakeholder management and report-writing skills
The ability to work independently and deliver complex projects on time
Desirable
Experience in consumer credit, retail finance or asset finance
An ICA or ACAMS qualification, or equivalent
Experience in FCA-regulated firms and on regulatory remediation programmes