Financial Crime SME

1 month ago

London, UK, United Kingdom HSBC Full time

Title: Financial Crime SME

Duration: 6 Months

Pay rate: Competitive

Location: London / Hybrid

Who are HSBC Innovation Banking?


We’re the power behind the UK’s forward-thinkers, future-makers and leap-takers, helping them ignite the bold ideas that reshape our world. We offer flexible banking solutions for start-ups, scale-ups, growth businesses, investors and those working towards IPO.


Whether it’s comprehensive banking, managing cashflow, plans for buyouts or Global Funds Banking, we power ideas at every stage of their journey. From the first-time founders to the funds that back them and everything in between. Here’s to never standing still. We're proud to accelerate growth for tech and life science businesses, create meaningful connections and open a world of global opportunity for entrepreneurs and investors alike.


The HSBC Innovation Banking, Financial Crime Risk & Controls (FCRC) team is a First Line of Defence (FLOD) team responsible for identifying, investigating and monitoring relationships that pose a money laundering or terrorist financing risk in support of all legal and regulatory requirements relating to anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorism financing.


The FCRC team also has responsibility for reviewing and assessing sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption and reputational risk considerations for both existing clients and new prospects.

The role will report to a Senior Manager within FCRC and the role itself will partner closely with FLOD business and product areas, the Client Lifecycle Management team in the UK and the HSBC UK Business Financial Crime Risk team.


The role will also have a close working relationship with the Second Line of Defence (SLOD) UK Financial Crime (UKFC) team and other SLOD HSBC Regional and Global Financial Crime Risk teams.


The role will be responsible for:


  • Reviewing client relationships that meet HSBC’s high risk business categories and geographies and performing reviews of existing clients and prospects.
  • Serving as an SME for Relationship Teams to aid in identification of prospects & existing clients that may have increased AML, ABC or sanctions risk due to business model or geographic location.
  • Reviewing and responding to financial crime related queries from the FLOD including reputational risk considerations.
  • Assist clients/prospects to ensure compliance with HSBC’s high risk and sanctions requirements including internal scheduled and triggered refresh review escalations regarding client matters.
  • Undertaking financial crime risk assessment including business and country of interest reviews and assessment of Actionable Intelligence alerts (including PEPs, Adverse Media and Account Activity Reviews)
  • Escalation of issues in a timely manner for review and resolution in relation to financial crime including knowledge of SAR escalation.
  • Supporting change in the right way and recommending enhancements to processes and procedures to ensure the firm remains compliant whilst aligning to a risk-based approach.
  • Maintaining current industry awareness and demonstrating awareness and competence in relation to regulatory obligations.
  • Providing guidance and direction to FLOD colleagues to ensure they remain protected from financial crime risks and embedding an effective financial crime risk culture.
  • Assisting clients/prospects to ensure compliance with HSBC financial crime risk assessment requirements
  • Assisting with internal ongoing due diligence review escalations regarding client matters (including both financial crime and reputational risk considerations) and supporting the preparation of papers to Reputational Risk and Client Selection Committees where required
  • Working closely with UKFC to seek advice on complex global financial crime matters and serving as the FLOD escalation point of contact for financial crimes activity for HSBC


The Expertise You Have:

  • Good knowledge of financial crime legislation including Anti-Money Laundering, Counter Terrorist Financing and Sanctions.
  • Solid experience related to financial crime compliance risk management processes.
  • Good working knowledge of financial crime and/or fraud prevention within the UK regulatory environment.
  • Good understanding of a wide range of business sectors and niche sectors of innovation with complex business models
  • Strong individual contributor with the ability to work effectively as a team
  • Able to demonstrate initiative and have strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Good time management and attention to detail are critical to this position.
  • Good judgement, analytical, research, organizational, and project management skills.
  • Flexibility in learning new topics, handling change and deadlines.
  • Strong understanding of requisite Microsoft Office applications and ability to learn new internal systems quickly.


If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

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Please note, in the event of a high volume of applications for this role, we will not be able to respond to each individual applicant. Unfortunately, if you have not been contacted within 7 days we will not be progressing with your application. Thank you for your understanding.

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