Details:
- Salary: £35,000 - 50,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Leeds West Yorkshire
- Date: 2 weeks ago
Description:
My client is a well established, growing and award winning pension consultancy with offices throughout the UK. Due to the implementation of a new Regulatory and Compliance team they require an experienced Financial Crime specialist to join their friendly team. Duties will include:
* Working closely with the MLRO to ensure the organisation is compliant and identifying regulatory changes that may impact the company, ensuring they are documented
* Manage the client verification process including CDD / KYC, PEP process, high risk jurisdictions, and refresher checks
* Coordinating response to suspicious activity
* Maintaining all documented policies and procedures relating to financial crime including anti-bribery, gifts and entertainment and personal account dealing.
* Producing initial draft of the annual MLRO report
* Coordinate the provision of company information to suppliers for their verification process
* Provision of scheme and trustee information in relation to a schemes bank account provider
* Provide support to the Investment Management team re AML / KYC requests for new accounts.
Applicants must possess a proven and steady background in the Financial Crime, AML / KYC fields ideally with a minimum of 5 years experience with the pension or financial advisory sectors. The role will offer a good degree of autonomy so you will need to be highly organised, independent and quick to learn and excited by the opportunity of being an important part of the development of a new team. Knowledge of FCA rules and regulations is a pre-requisite.
This is a great opportunity to join a fantastic employer in the establishment of a new team which offers a friendly working environment, generous remuneration package and genuine opportunities for professional growth