Head of Financial Crime

Target Group are a leading business services provider in lending, investments and insurance, creating value for our clients through digital customer journey, outsourcing and operational transformation.

As Head of Financial Crime, you will be leading a second line team to successfully deliver key financial crime programmes across the business. Working closely with the CRO, you will be responsible for setting Target’s financial crime strategy, assessing compliance with financial crime requirements and be part of a proactive and collaborative leadership team.

**Some of the day-to-day responsibilities include**:

- Lead a happy, engaged, risk-based and collaborative second line financial crime team, focussing on innovation and delivery
- Take a leading role in ensuring that our services are designed to prevent the facilitation of financial crime, including the identification and correct reporting of suspicious activity.
- Act as a key point of contact for clients, regulators and trade bodies in relation to financial crime in order to reinforce the expertise, passion and effectiveness of the function.
- Manage the Financial Crime Team budget and ensure that new activities are cost-effective and innovative.
- Implement and oversee an effective financial crime framework which assists in the ongoing identification, assessment, mitigation and monitoring of financial crime risks.
- Conduct business wide financial crime risk-assessments and assurance activities which identify and assess financial crime risks, working with colleagues across Target to design solutions.
- Provide colleagues with a proactive, expert and effective financial crime advisory service, including developing and conducting both company wide and role specific training activities
- Provide periodic and other relevant reports/management information, including the annual MLRO report, to ExCo and the Board(s) of relevant Group companies.

**Requirements**:
**We're looking for someone who is...**
- Personable and able to build strong, collaborative relationships quickly.
- Organised and able to plan and manage projects through to completion.
- Able to influence, negotiate and address conflict of views appropriately.
- Able to assess and manage risk, and commercially aware.
- A natural leader with adaptability and empathy
- Passionate about the company culture
- Previous experience of having held relevant financial crime roles within large complex organisations at a senior level.
- Previous MLRO / Deputy MLRO / SMF17 experience preferred but not essential.
- Excellent knowledge and experience of second line financial crime management within financial services.

**Benefits**
- The annual salary for this position is from £60,000, depending on experience
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Annual Pay Review
- Discretionary Company Performance Bonus
- Employee Assistance Program
- Company paid Private Medical Insurance (benefit in kind)
- Free Flu Vaccinations, Eye Tests and employer contribution towards glasses
- My Recognition
- Confidential access to health and wellbeing support
- 4 x Salary Life Insurance
- Our flexible benefits scheme gives employees access to additional benefits to supplement their core package:

- Pension Contribution - Salary Sacrifice
- Cycle2Work + Car Leasing - Electric Cars
- Critical Illness Cover + Dental Insurance
- Gym Flex
- Hello Fresh / Taste Card / Gourmet Card
- RAC Breakdown Cover
- Charitable Payroll Giving
- Buy / Sell holiday
- Technology loans
- We’re committed to creating a Diverse & Inclusive culture through the execution of our D&I strategy, community relationships, our people & leaders

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