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Senior Financial Crime Executive

iFAST Global Bank LtdLondon, England🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 22 Sept 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Posted
7 hours ago
ComplianceDue DiligenceKYCMicrosoft WordRegulatory ReportingRisk Management

Job Description

  • Review and investigate escalated sanctions, screening, transaction monitoring, and other financial crime alerts to assess potential financial crime risks and ensure appropriate outcomes.
  • Conduct complex financial crime investigations, analysing customer activity, transactional behaviour, and relevant intelligence to identify potential money laundering, sanctions, fraud, or other financial crime concerns.
  • Perform AML, KYC, Customer Due Diligence (CDD), and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) reviews for new and existing customers, providing independent challenge and recommendations prior to approval.
  • Undertake Politically Exposed Person (PEP), sanctions, and adverse media screening reviews, assessing findings and providing clear risk-based recommendations.
  • Review and assess fraud-related matters, including payment and debit card fraud cases, providing oversight, challenge, and guidance to ensure risks are appropriately managed.
  • Assess financial crime and fraud risks and determine whether internal escalation, suspicious activity reporting, or other regulatory reporting obligations should be considered.
  • Review and respond to information requests from regulatory authorities, law enforcement agencies, correspondent banks, and other financial institutions.
  • Support the ongoing development and enhancement of the Bank's financial crime framework, including policies, systems, controls, monitoring, and governance processes.
  • Analyse financial crime data, trends, and management information to identify emerging risks, control weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement.
  • Prepare management information, reporting, and presentations for senior management, and executive committees.
  • Assess the design and effectiveness of the Bank's financial crime controls and recommend enhancements where required.
  • Provide advice, guidance, and subject matter expertise to business and operational teams on financial crime and fraud-related matters.
  • Build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders and external parties to support the Bank's financial crime risk management framework.
  • Support regulatory reporting and compliance submissions as required.
  • Remain up to date with changes in AML, sanctions, fraud prevention, and wider financial crime regulations, ensuring regulatory developments are appropriately considered and implemented.
  • 3-5 years' experience in a Financial Crime, AML, Compliance, or Fraud-related role within a regulated financial institution.
  • Sound understanding of AML, KYC, sanctions, transaction monitoring, and fraud risk management.
  • Strong investigative and analytical skills, with the ability to make well-reasoned, risk-based decisions.
  • Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to influence and challenge constructively where appropriate.
  • Strong organisational and time-management skills.
  • High level of integrity, professionalism, and discretion.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • 25 days annual leave entitlement plus 8 bank holidays
  • Pension scheme, 4% employer contribution
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • 60-40 Hybrid working after successful probation period
  • Free gym access in the building

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