Head of Financial Crime and MLRO

As a Head of Financial Crime and MLRO you will oversee the company's compliance with Financial Crime and Anti-Money Laundering regulation to prevent the company from being used as a vehicle for financial crime. As a Head of Financial Crime and MLRO we are looking for someone to: - Ensure the company has appropriately considered, assessed and responded to its Financial Crime risks - Ensure the company identifies all current and proposed Financial Crime legislation, undertakes assessment of applicability and impact and implements this in an appropriate and timely manner - Oversee the company's compliance with FCA rules on systems and controls against Money Laundering and establishing a risk based approach to the prevention of Anti Money Laundering - Develop, implement and maintain appropriate reporting of Financial Crime risks and issues - Provide mandatory AML and Financial Crime training to the management team and colleagues - Provide risk & control advice to operations, change management & project teams to ensure that Financial Crime risk is appropriately considered & assessed within processes & projects - Define processes to enable colleagues to report suspicious activities in respect of money laundering, including reporting to the National Crime Agency (NCA) where necessary - Be responsible for the delivery of Financial Crime compliance monitoring - Meet the expectations of the SMCR regime and the company's approach to its implementation Essential: - At least 5 years experience leading 2LOD Financial Crime functions, preferably within the Financial Services sector - Must have held an SMF17 before. - Extensive understanding of financial crime risk identification, assessment, quantification, mitigation and monitoring methods - In-depth knowledge and practice of the MLRs and FCA requirements - Strong ability to influence and all levels up-to and including the Board - Experience of a diverse range of product offerings including regulated and unregulated If you feel you have some of the skills mentioned above, but not all, please do still apply and we would be happy to have a further discussion with you in regards to your suitability for the role.