Senior Financial Crime Analyst

This is a great job for someone
who has Practical financial crime experience or transferable skills such as a Legal or Risk background.

A bit about the job:
We are seeking a Senior Financial Crime Analyst to join our Operational 1st Line Financial Crime team. This role is pivotal in supporting and protecting the business against financial crime through the completion of key controls and oversight activities. The team is responsible for Customer Due Diligence, financial crime screening, and governance of third-party services, while also supporting the Global Financial Crime Operating Model. The successful candidate will bring broad experience working with Corporate and Retail clients across the Investment, Insurance, Finance, or Banking sectors, and possess expert knowledge of Fraud, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and wider financial crime regulations. You will play a critical role in ensuring compliance with AML regulations across multiple jurisdictions and Aviva's Financial Crime Standards. The role demands strong analytical insight, technical support, and stakeholder engagement, with a proven ability to challenge and enhance financial crime policies, embed risk considerations into decision-making, and deliver efficient AML processes. You'll be expected to manage control weaknesses, escalate material events appropriately, support regulatory reporting compliance, and provide expert advice to colleagues, all while demonstrating a commitment to ongoing self-development.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• International Compliance Association Financial Crime qualification, or equivalent professional qualification.
• Proven track record and experience in relation to the application and completion of financial crime controls in investment and asset management (or other financial sectors such as Finance, Banking, or Insurance).
• Good knowledge of Anti Money Laundering, Fraud and broader Financial Crime regulations
• Track record in and good knowledge of Financial Crime processes including Customer Due Diligence, Transaction Monitoring, Politically Exposed Person, Sanction, State Owned Company and Special Interest Screening.
• Proven track record of using multiple financial crime systems, due diligence/ screening tools and third-party data providers to complete customer due diligence.

What you'll get for this role:

• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
• Eligibility for annual performance bonus
• Family friendly parental and carer's leave
• Generous holiday entitlement plus bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
• Up to 40% discount for Aviva products
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars
• Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme
• 21 volunteering hours per year

Aviva is for everyone:
We're inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don't, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working –spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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