Financial Crime Operations Lead

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 a dynamic and growing company. We're seeking a talented and experienced professional to join our team as a Senior Financial Crime Operations Manager.

The Role

As a Senior Financial Crime Operations Manager, you will play a critical role in shaping the future of our Financial Crime department. You will be responsible for:

  • Reviewing and enhancing our Client Onboarding and financial crime operational processes to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies.
  • Performing a strategic review of our systems and providing recommendations to improve our control framework, scalability, and operational efficiency.
  • Overseeing the day-to-day activities of our Financial Crime and KYC teams, providing guidance, coaching, and training to team leads.
  • Building out the department by defining the right size of resourcing and recruiting new staff as activities grow.
  • Providing SME operational recommendations in strategic projects, influencing senior leaders and product teams to deliver automated and streamlined operations.
  • Designing and reviewing Management Information to ensure key risks are being monitored and a comprehensive view of the department's performance is reported to senior management.
  • Promoting a strong culture of risk awareness and accountability for controls across the teams.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this role will involve working autonomously and as part of the overall COO team, ensuring performance adherence to agreed KPIs and critical SLAs on onboarding.

What We're Looking For

We value simplicity, communication, teamwork, trust, and confidence. These core values are what make us tick and keep us all on the same page. We're looking for a self-starter, curious, and dynamic individual who is passionate about reshaping our framework and making an impact.

Requirements

  • Previous experience in a similar Financial Crime role in the Financial Services sector.
  • Expert knowledge of the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (MLRs), the latest Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG) guidance, and KYC requirements.
  • Ability 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.
  • Hybrid/remote working options.
  • Flexible working hours, in line with business needs.
  • Buy and sell up to 5 days of holiday per year.
  • Annual bonus between 0-20% of your annual salary, linked to 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.
  • Free office gym.
  • Free parking nearby.
  • A collaboration space and games room.

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