Business Unit: Economic Crime Risk Salary range: circa up to £55,000 per annum DOE + red-hot benefits Location: UK Flexible Contract type: Permanent Live to challenge the status quo.
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Our Team You'll be part of a team of assurance professionals helping the bank meet its legal and regulatory obligations by conducting timely Thematic Reviews, Ongoing Assurance and Close and Continuous assurance activities across all elements of Economic Crime (Fraud, Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing, Tax Evasion, Bribery and Corruption, Proliferation Financing and Sanctions Evasion).
What you'll be doing Acting as a key subject matter expert in designing and executing assurance activity to ensure the bank's Economic Crime systems and controls are keeping our customers safe.
Plan, develop and execute an effective risk based annual Economic Crime Assurance Programme to include, Fraud and financial crime related thematic reviews and ongoing assurance activity.
Completing planned assurance reviews on time and to required quality using Economic Crime subject matter expertise to ensure control design and operation is efficient and effective.
Demonstrate your understanding of the Bank's customers, products, channels, and business areas and the associated Economic Crime risks Identify control weaknesses and areas for improvement to enhance the Bank's Economic Crime framework.
Consistently produce targeted high quality written and verbal communication to senior management level.
Work with Assurance and Audit teams to ensure that Economic Crime Assurance Plans are understood.
Feed Assurance findings into future risk-based Economic Crime Assurance plan for VMUK.
We need you to have Substantial experience in Financial Services with a background of working within an Economic Crime role.
Experience as an Economic Crime SME with extensive knowledge of relevant risks, threats and landscape.
Demonstrable excellent written communication and reporting skills.
Proven research and analytical skills with the ability to analyse and communicate technical and regulatory matters in a non-technical manner.
Fostering teamwork, collaboration and respect for others.
A relevant recognised professional qualification in financial services or risk (ICA or equivalent).
It's a bonus if you have but not essential Understanding of risk management principles.
Good understanding of Economic Crime risk identification, assessment and measurement principles.
Red Hot Rewards Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time)? plus the option to buy more.
Up to five extra paid well-being days per year?.
20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt.
Market-leading pension.
Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance.
Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness.
And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one.
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