Group Financial Crime Manager

6w1 month ago

CFC

London, GB · Full-time · £110,000 – £150,000

About this role

Join CFC’s Compliance team and help protect our business and customers from financial crime. We’re hiring a Group Financial Crime Manager (SM&CR Certified Function) to shape and strengthen our financial crime framework across the Group. Work closely with senior stakeholders in a fast-paced, technology-led insurance environment.

Support the enhancement, delivery and implementation of CFC’s financial crime framework and controls across the Group. As a key SME within the second line Compliance team, provide pragmatic, commercially minded advice to help prevent financial crime across CFC Underwriting and other Group entities. Ensure policies, standards and approach meet legal and regulatory requirements.

Work closely with the wider Governance team and senior stakeholders across the business. Oversee sanctions screening and investigations into suspected financial crime incidents. Collaborate with UK and international Compliance colleagues as needed.

Develop and maintain financial crime policies, procedures and the wider framework, including the annual Financial Crime Risk Assessment. Deliver tailored training and coaching to junior colleagues. Horizon scan for financial crime-related developments and communicate key changes at governance forums.

Requirements

Strong second line compliance experience in the UK insurance market (e.g Lloyd’s managing agent / Cover holder or UK company market insurer)
Extensive knowledge of international financial crime regulation and expectations for insurers (especially sanctions)
Excellent communication and report-writing skills, with strong attention to detail
Comfortable working autonomously at pace, using sound judgement and discretion
Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to explain complex topics clearly
Experience working with delegated authorities, including understanding of binding authority agreements

Responsibilities

Provide pragmatic, commercially minded financial crime advice to the business
Support the MLRO, including screening and analysis of internal SARs and advice on onward disclosures
Oversee the Group’s sanctions screening solution and approve escalations of screening alerts
Analyse complex sanctions cases across UK, EU, US, Canadian and Australian regimes
Support and oversee investigations into suspected financial crime incidents/breaches (including fraud), escalating findings and recommendations as needed
Develop, enhance and maintain financial crime policies, procedures, guidance and the wider framework, including completion of the annual Financial Crime Risk Assessment
Deliver internal/external reporting and strengthen MI, KPIs and KRIs (including monthly frozen funds reporting)
Design and deliver tailored financial crime and sanctions training and communications; coach junior colleagues

Benefits

Love what you do: passion and intensity set us apart
Challenge everything: constantly challenge ourselves and others to make things better
Have fun, be good: make it fun to work at CFC, welcome all viewpoints