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WTW

Financial Crime Advisor

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WTW

London, GB · Full-time · £85,000 – £110,000

About this role

You will join WTW’s Financial Crime Team of highly skilled colleagues maintaining the Group’s Global Financial Crime Framework. This highly visible, multi-jurisdictional role reports to the Global Anti-Bribery & Corruption (AB&C) and Fraud Director. Provide commercially aware subject matter expertise, advice, and guidance to in-country Compliance Business Partners and stakeholders on financial crime risks, policies, procedures, controls, and regulatory requirements.

A key focus involves supporting the design and implementation of AB&C and Fraud related processes and controls. Support the Global AB&C and Fraud Director in maintaining and enhancing the Group AB&C and Fraud Prevention Framework. Deliver on the annual Financial Crime Compliance Plan while reviewing and challenging in-country policies and business proposals with financial crime elements.

As Second Line of Defence within the wider Compliance function, engage stakeholders to protect the company from regulatory risk. Champion financial crime compliance and proactively offer pragmatic, risk-based advice on new developments. Collaborate with Compliance colleagues, business, and operational stakeholders to deliver enhanced frameworks.

Independently manage project workstreams and support delivery of financial crime specific and cross-functional projects. Demonstrate commitment to continuous professional development and regulatory awareness. Foster a robust compliance culture with high ethical standards in a dynamic finance and professional services environment.

Requirements

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Established financial services professional with experience in financial crime
  • Insurance background preferred
  • Strong regulatory and corporate governance knowledge
  • Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills to engage at various levels
  • Ability to work individually and as a team under pressure to tight timelines without direct supervision
  • Commercial and pragmatic approach to managing compliance risks
  • Proactive self-starter with excellent analytical problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

  • Support the Global AB&C and Fraud Director in maintaining and enhancing the Group AB&C and Fraud Prevention Framework
  • Deliver on the annual Financial Crime Compliance Plan
  • Support and challenge the review, development and enhancement of in-country financial crime policies, procedures, controls, and business proposals
  • Support delivery of financial crime specific projects and cross-functional projects with financial crime touchpoints
  • Champion financial crime compliance as Second Line of Defence
  • Proactively provide subject matter expertise and pragmatic risk-based advice and guidance
  • Independently manage project workstreams in the department’s Compliance Plan
  • Collaborate with Compliance colleagues and business stakeholders to deliver enhanced frameworks