Senior Financial Crime Operations Manager

2 months ago

Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom Wealthify Full time

Wealthify - Senior Financial Crime Operations Manager

Welcome to Wealthify, a leading online saving and investing service. Our mission is to empower individuals to build their financial future by making it easy for them to manage their money.

Our team is collaborative, innovative, and customer-focused, reflecting the values of our organization. We're growing rapidly, and we're looking for a talented and experienced Financial Crime professional to join our team.

The Role

We're seeking a Senior Financial Crime Operations Manager to lead the strategic development and implementation of our Financial Crime and KYC/Onboarding processes. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for shaping the future state of our department, managing and guiding our teams, and ensuring the effective execution of our risk management framework.

Key Responsibilities

  • Review and enhance our Client Onboarding (EDD) and financial crime operational processes and procedures, strengthening and implementing new controls where necessary in line with our company's policies, risk appetite, and risk assessment.
  • Perform a strategic review of our systems and provide recommendations to support an improved control framework, scalability, and operational efficiency.
  • Improve the quality control framework and oversee its execution in the team to ensure effective implementation and execution against standards defined.
  • Oversee the Financial Crime and KYC teams' day-to-day activities, including providing necessary guidance, coaching, and training to the team leads.
  • Build out the department by defining the right size of resourcing and recruiting new staff as activities grow and to strengthen capabilities.
  • Provide SME operational recommendations in all strategic projects, influencing Senior Leaders and Product teams to deliver automated and streamlined operations.
  • Design and review MI (Management Information) to ensure key risks are being monitored and an accurate and comprehensive view of the department's performance is being reported to Senior Management.
  • Promote and embed a strong culture of risk awareness and accountability for controls across the teams.

Requirements

  • Previous experience in a similar Financial Crime role in the Financial Services sector (Investment and/or banking).
  • Expert knowledge of the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (MLRs), the latest Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG) guidance, and KYC requirements.
  • Self-starter, curious, and dynamic person, enjoying reshaping frameworks and keen to make an impact.
  • Able to work in a scaling environment where things move at pace.
  • Confident to lead and coach people through change.
  • Proactive and adept at problem-solving, with a great attention to detail.
  • Effective communication skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels of the business.
  • Ability to work independently and make sound decisions.

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary between £50,000 - £65,000.
  • 24 days' holiday a year, plus bank holidays (you'll earn an extra day holiday for each full year you're with us, up to 28 days).
  • Hybrid/remote working options.
  • Flexible working hours, in line with business needs.
  • Buy and sell up to 5 days of holiday per year.

Perks

  • Annual bonus between 0-20% of your annual salary, which is linked to both company and individual performance.
  • Private medical insurance.
  • Death in service cover (x3 your annual salary).
  • Income protection insurance.
  • Company pension plan.
  • Healthify: a team to support the health and wellbeing of all staff at Wealthify.
  • Ministry of Fun: providing plenty of social activities and events throughout the year.
  • Offices in a picturesque location.
  • Free office gym.
  • Free parking nearby.
  • A collaboration space and games room.

We're a responsible company, and we're constantly working to improve our culture, ethics, impact on the environment, and contribution to charitable causes.

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