Financial Crime Manager

Overview
Our Financial Crime Manager’s purpose is to engage and deliver an effective AML/financial crime compliance culture within the business.  This will be through the delivery of risk-based compliance monitoring, providing advice and guidance on AML/financial crime issues and developments, ensuring that the business is operating in a compliant manner.
This is a hybrid role based from either Gresham Street in London or Leeds city centre.

What you’ll be doing:
•    Creating and maintaining a compliance culture within the business, ensuring the business complies with all Anti-Money Laundering, Financial Crime, Sanctions and Terrorist Financing requirements and other relevant legislation
•    Reviewing, communicating and implementing any Financial Crime related regulatory updates and changes in addition to compliance monitoring and assurance work
•    Remaining up to date with Financial Crime related regulatory developments and assessing the implications for the business, communicating where appropriate and recommending and implementing changes with the senior management team to ensure that the business is advised of any AML, Financial Crime and other regulatory developments that may impact the business
•    Reviewing and maintaining the AML manual, Fraud policies and procedures and other internal policies and risk assessments to ensure they are up to date and fit for purpose, in addition to ensuring robust processes are in place to adhere to the relevant sanctions regimes, including HMT and OFAC
•    Ensuring all Fraud investigations are reported to the appropriate authorities, overseeing maintenance of the Fraud Register and acting as the focal point within the business for all Fraud related queries
•    Completing and submitting comprehensive reports as required to the MLRO, in addition to completing and submitting relevant reports, applicable notices and business changes to relevant boards and bodies in a timely and accurate manager
•    Acting as the focal point of expertise for the business on AML, Financial Crime, Fraud and other areas as advised by the MLRO, dealing with queries and ensuring any updates from the FCA/HMRC and other relevant regulatory bodies are actively monitored, assessed and embedded into the business

What we’re looking for:
•    A minimum 5 years’ experience in AML compliance, working within the FCA or HMRC regulatory framework
•    Demonstrable experience in undertaking and assessing, or 2nd line oversight of, Customer Due Diligence
•    A sound understanding and working knowledge of AML / Financial Crime regulatory requirements
•    Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships and communicate both verbally and in writing with all levels across the organisation and externally
•    The ability to exercise independent judgement and discretion when performing your duties, maintaining trust, respect and the cooperation of the business at all times
•    A relevant qualification or willingness to study e.g. ICA Diploma in AML, would be advantageous
•    Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail with a commitment to lead by example and embed a ‘right first time’ culture
•    The ability to work with full autonomy whilst keeping aware of any need for escalation to senior stakeholders, critiquing your own performance and acknowledging strengths and areas for development
•    A demonstrable ability to solve problems, thinking and acting strategically, looking past symptoms and determining the underlying cause of any issues
•    A good, strong knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, with excellent report writing and time management skills

About Link Group / Corporate Markets:
Link Group works in partnership internationally with almost 7,000 clients including asset managers and investors, business managers, asset owners, trustees, issuers and borrowers.  We provide the infrastructure through which assets are secured or deployed in both regulated and unregulated markets.

We offer industry-leading shareholder services through Link Market Services to a wide range of corporates, issuers and business managers. We are the largest UK share registrar providing services to more than 1,300 companies large and small across the UK.
We administer share plans for over 200 clients and have worked on more than 50% of UK IPOs since 2005. Our unique place in the market, combined with our partnership and relationship management approach, enables us to play a vital role in connecting issuers with 5 million shareholders around the world.

What’s in it for you?
•    A competitive basic salary plus benefits.
•    23 days’ holiday to start, (rising to 25) plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy extra leave.
•    Company matched pension scheme, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more.
•    Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology.
•    There could be the possibility of flexible working options
•    You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Link Group. You’ll be joining a network of 7,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple teams and countries. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that.

What we hope you’ll do next:
Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Candidates must have the relevant work rights to be considered for an opportunity at Link Group. Successful applicants will be required to complete background screening prior to commencement of employment.