Financial Crime Risk Executive

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**Bibby Financial Services** have an exciting opportunity available for a conscientious **Financial Crime Risk Executive **to join our team in a flexible location (ideally Leicester or Birmingham) with the option to discuss therole on a home-working basis. You will join us on a **full time, permanent** basis and in return, you will receive a **competitive salary, plus benefits.**

We’ve supported small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) since 1982 and today we support more than 9000 businesses worldwide. We are proud to help businesses, both big and small to grow and thrive in domestic and international markets.

**Why us?**

We’re in the business of relationships. We know real value lies in real people, and it takes a motivated mindset and can-do attitude to belong here. It can be fast-paced and full-on, but we can handle it. We’re a collective of “got your back”, we collaboratetogether, take ownership and deliver for our clients every time. That way, everybody wins. In return, we’re all empowered to get the job done because we’re trusted to get it right. It’s why we were hired in the first place. We want you to make the choicesyou believe in - we’ll believe in them too.

**As our Financial Crime Risk Executive, we will reward you and your hard work with**:

- Private healthcare for you and your family
- Company pension scheme
- Wide range of flexible benefits, such as gym membership, technology, or health assessments
- Access to an online wellbeing centre
- Range of discounts from many businesses
- 25 days holiday which increases with service and options to buy or sell more
- Electric Vehicle/Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (EV/PHEV) scheme

As our **Financial Crime Risk Executive,** you will work as a key part of the Financial Crime Team. You'll be responsible for supporting the assessment and approval of financial crime risk assessments (FCRA)s for both new prospect clients andexisting client FCRA reviews and will support BFS to grow and maintain a client base with the right type of clients and also to support BFS in meeting its regulatory responsibilities, especially around Financial Crime,AML & Counter-Terrorist Financing.

**Your responsibilities as our Financial Crime Risk Executive will include**:

- Working closely with BFS operating companies and our service providers to ensure that we are meeting our regulatory responsibilities
- Supporting front-line colleagues with Client Due Diligence (CDD) and Know Your Customer (KYC) identification and verification checks, risk classifications and financial crime risk evaluationsand approvals of new prospects & existing clients
- Undertaking Enhanced Due Diligence, including using Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) techniques where required
- Recommending controls that can be put in place to monitor, reviewand mitigate where there is a propensity for possible financial crime situations
- Supporting the Financial Crime Manager in regular risk assessments of the risks of each type of financial crime to BFS and how those risks can be mitigated and with any projects and initiatives
- Ensuring that the BFS AML policy is adhered to for CDD undertaken at the KYC stage and to sign-off as acceptable
- Investigating and approving any Watchlist alerts against the Dow Jones Watchlist for prospects and clients
- Staying abreast of financial crime developmentsthat could impact BFS
- Undertaking sampling to support BFS continued compliance with FC & AMLCFT regulations and where required support implementation of remediation where required

**What we are looking for in our ideal Financial Crime Risk Executive**:

- Experience in a financial crime environment
- Experience in an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) due diligence and/or client onboarding role
- Prior experience working in financial services
- Familiarity with AML and/or KYC regulations and industry guidelines
- Familiarity with KYC and Client Due Diligence processes
- The ability to collaborate with sales teams and build rapport with internal stakeholders and compliance colleagues

There’s no place quite like BFS and we’re proud of that. And it’s all down to you - you make us the people with which every ambitious business loves to work.

If you would like to join us, please click** ‘Apply’** today to be considered as our **Financial Crime Risk Executive **- we would love to hear from you

We're absolutely committed to being a truly inclusive place to work, where everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their true potential. Let us know if you need adjustments to support you through any stage of the recruitment process.

**No agencies, please.