The Client

We are supporting a leading financial services firm and are seeking an experienced Senior AML Manager to join their Financial Crime team on a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover. This role is a Deputy MLRO level position, assisting the MLRO on all things second line.

You’ll play a key part in delivering the AML work programme, ensuring robust governance, and maintaining effective relationships with both UK and global stakeholders.

The Role

• Own and deliver prioritised AML objectives, deliverables, and change projects.
• Draft and update UK AML policies, standards, and procedures for review.
• Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting for UK senior management and enterprise stakeholders.
• Maintain key relationships with global teams to oversee cross-border processes and ensure potential changes are appropriately prioritised.
• Lead High Risk Country assessments and ensure related actions are completed effectively.
• Provide insight and challenge to cross-functional projects, ensuring AML risks are identified, mitigated, and escalated where appropriate.
• Use data and professional judgement to influence design and implementation of AML change initiatives.
• Stay current with industry and regulatory developments in AML/CTF and provide relevant updates to stakeholders.
• Provide second line assurance across business change and processes impacting AML requirements.
• Support and advise on remediation of AML/CTF-related events and issues.
• Conduct testing of AML-owned controls and ensure issues are documented and resolved.
• Maintain oversight of first line AML controls and ensure appropriate escalation and reporting of risks.
• Partner with business areas to ensure AML controls and testing are well-designed, effective, and sustainable.
• Maintain strong working relationships across risk, operations, and compliance teams to proactively manage issues and weaknesses.
• Support the MLRO in managing the Sanctions Screening programme.
• Oversee processes related to sanctions list and hotlist screening in partnership with global teams.
• Ensure sanctions controls, procedures, and documentation are complete, effective, and up to date.
• Identify and address any process gaps or risks within the sanctions framework.

Your Profile

• Strong 2nd LOD experience with prior experience of business wide risk assessments, advisory and overseeing operational financial crime functions.
• Experience within a financial service firm dealing with retail clients.
• Ability to work in Nottingham 3 days a week.
• Ability to start at short notice is highly advantageous.

If you would like to hear more about this role, please contact Jordan White - jordan.white@complianceprofessionals.co.uk