Senior Financial Crime Manager

Moneybox; Harrow; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology company in Harrow is seeking a Senior Financial Crime Manager to enhance their financial crime control framework. This role requires strong AML expertise and a minimum of 5 years in financial crime assurance. The successful candidate will work closely with senior management to ensure compliance while fostering a collaborative team culture. The position offers a hybrid working environment and various employee benefits including a pension scheme and medical insurance.

Benefits

Company shares

Company pension scheme

Hybrid working environment

Private Medical Insurance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced business environment.
• Ability to interpret and apply complex regulations practically.
• Oversee effective testing of financial crime controls.

Responsibilities

• Build a best-in-class financial crime control framework.
• Design and deliver an assurance and monitoring programme.
• Provide guidance to the business on financial crime.

Skills

5+ years’ experience in second line financial crime assurance

Strong regulatory knowledge

Designing and delivering second line assurance programmes

Excellent data analysis skills

Effective communication to senior management

Excellent stakeholder management skills

Fluency in English

Autonomous work ability

Education

Relevant financial crime qualification such as ICA, CISI or ACAMS

Job description

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The Senior Financial Crime Manager will join our second line Financial Crime team, reporting to the Head of Financial Crime. You will have significant experience in AML and financial crime and be able to proactively carry out a variety of tasks including ensuring our AML operations are effectively monitored, dealing with high‑risk AML escalations, leading reviews and advising the business on financial crime matters.

What You’ll Do

• Working closely with the Head of Financial Crime, you will help Moneybox continue to build a best in class financial crime control framework, backed by robust processes and controls. You will be responsible for, but not limited to, these duties:
• Assist the Head of Financial Crime in continuing to develop the financial crime framework as the business grows and changes, including input to the business wide risk assessment process, review and maintenance of financial crime policies and processes.
• Design, own and deliver a robust second line assurance and monitoring programme for financial crime.
• Be a subject matter expert on AML and financial crime, providing guidance to the business and support to our first line AML operations team.
• Oversee the monitoring and testing of key financial crime controls.
• Prepare key management and regulatory reports.
• Lead periodic financial crime reviews.
• Contribute to broader compliance work, including regulatory and other ad‑hoc projects to deliver change.

Who You Are

• A driven, motivated individual who’s looking to build their career at an exciting, fast‑growing company that’s trying to make a positive mark on the world.
• Is proactive and orientated toward action.
• Eager to take on new challenges, developing deep knowledge in new areas.
• Has an independent and questioning mind.
• Able to adapt quickly and manage competing priorities.
• Takes a methodical, analytical approach to make good judgements.
• Naturally personable, a great communicator who has a passion for their work and the people they work with.
• Knows how to have fun whilst maintaining a professional outlook.

Experience And Skills

• 5+ years’ experience in second line financial crime assurance, preferably within a fast‑paced business environment.
• Strong regulatory knowledge including Money Laundering Regulations, POCA, JMLSG guidance and the ability to interpret and apply complex regulations in a practical way.
• Experience in designing and delivering second line assurance programmes and overseeing the effective testing of financial crime controls and outcomes.
• Excellent data analysis skills.
• Effective in communicating and presenting to senior management.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Fluency in English.
• Ability to work autonomously with minimal guidance.
• A relevant financial crime qualification such as the ICA, CISI or ACAMS would be beneficial.

What’s in it for you?

• Opportunity to join a fast‑growing, award‑winning and super‑ambitious company.
• Work with a friendly team of highly motivated individuals.
• Be in an environment where you are listened to and can actually have an impact.
• Thriving collaborative and inclusive company culture.
• Company shares.
• Company pension scheme.
• Hybrid working environment.
• Home office furniture allowance.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Personal Annual Learning and Development budget.
• Health Cashback Plan – cashback on everyday healthcare like dental and opticians.
• Cycle to work scheme – spread the cost of a new bike and accessories.
• CycleSaver – save on bike share subscriptions and have a more sustainable commute.
• Wellhub subscription to a variety of gyms and wellbeing apps.
• Enhanced parental pay & leave.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays with additional days added with length of service.

Our office is in London, by the Oxo Tower.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level.

Employment type: Full‑time.

Job function: Finance and Sales.