Financial Crime Manager

GB Bank Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job description

About us

Join one of the UK’s fastest growing and award‑winning banks.

We are a team of ambitious, passionate, hardworking, and committed people who have successfully created and launched one of the UK’s newest specialist property finance banks. As we embark on an exciting journey of growth, we are seeking exceptional new team members who possess both the ambition and drive to contribute to our vision. At GB Bank, we believe that career progression should not only be achievable but accelerated, enabling our employees to reach their potential in a supportive and dynamic atmosphere.

Our environment is fast‑paced and collaborative, where your efforts are recognised, rewarded, and make a tangible impact. We take pride in fostering an open and inclusive culture that not only embraces change but also encourages continuous learning and professional development.

In this role, you will:

The 2nd Line Financial Crime Manager will support the Head of Financial Crime & MLRO in the daily execution of second line responsibilities relating to fraud and financial crime risk management. The role will provide independent oversight and expert advisory to Line 1 operational teams, ensuring adherence to applicable regulatory requirements, internal policies, and industry best practices.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Develop the bank’s financial crime assurance framework, supporting the development and implementation of Line 2 oversight activities, quality assurance and thematic assurance testing of Line 1 activities.


• Provide fraud and financial crime SME input to the bank’s program management process to support new products and initiatives, ensuring relevant risks are identified and mitigated, and the bank meets its policy and regulatory requirements.


• Support the development of the bank’s financial crime risk framework, drafting and developing appropriate policies, procedures, and processes to manage fraud and financial crime risks.


• Support the Head of Financial Crime & MLRO with the annual firm‑wide financial crime risk assessment and preparation for the annual MLRO report.


• Assist with the design and delivery of internal MI reporting and support external regulatory reporting requirements.


• Provide technical expertise into current and future financial crime technology solutions, their implementation and configurations.


• Support with Line 2 oversight of 3rd parties as per SYSC8 outsourcing requirements, including the likes of loan originator partners, deposits aggregator platforms and other relevant third parties providing services to GB Bank.


• Provide advice and guidance to Line 1 colleagues in relation to complex CDD onboarding queries and customers presenting higher financial crime risks to the bank.


• Conduct horizon scanning for regulatory change and maintain a view of industry best practice.


• Provide fraud subject‑matter expertise to support the enhancement of the bank’s fraud management capabilities.

A bit about you – You are/have:

• Extensive experience of operating in a commercial lending environment.


• Exceptional administration and organisational skills with a keen attention to detail and the ability to manage your own workload and deliver exceptional customer service to all internal and external stakeholders.


• You’re driven by quality, accuracy and pace and have a strong desire to exceed expectations.


• Able to build strong relationships by truly understanding what people need and by fulfilling your promises and keeping our values close to the way you work.


• Experience with dealing with legal and valuation professionals to instruct due diligence work on behalf of the Bank.


• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data into meaningful information on broker performance and discuss this with stakeholders to improve our panel broker performance.

What we can offer you:

• 8% company pension contribution and 3% individual contribution (which you can opt to increase).


• 25 days holiday every year plus bank holidays on top.


• Private medical cover with Bupa – includes no excess and you can add family through salary sacrifice.


• Death in service at 4 × base salary with Aviva.


• Mental health support – through a helpline and counselling sessions.


• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

What else do I need to know?

• Location: London with a strong office presence.


• Salary: Competitive.


• Hours: 35 hours per week.

We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of their age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity.

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