Financial Crime Assurance Manager

7 days ago


Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Change Recruitment Full time

Exciting Opportunity for Financial Crime Specialists with 2LOD or Audit Expertise


Are you passionate about combatting financial crime and making a difference in the fight against illegal activities like human trafficking, drug trade, and terrorism? This role offers an opportunity to play a pivotal part in ensuring robust oversight and assurance in financial crime risk management.


The Role: Key Responsibilities

  • Leading assurance reviews as part of the financial crime assurance plan, delivering clear, timely, and impactful opinions.
  • Designing and agreeing review scopes, ensuring delivery against key milestones.
  • Collaborating across teams to assess whether financial crime risks are effectively identified, assessed, and managed.
  • Producing high-quality, evidence-based reports to provide senior management with actionable insights.
  • Identifying issues or areas for improvement and overseeing the execution of management actions to address findings.
  • Validating the effectiveness of actions taken to mitigate identified risks.


What You Bring (Essential)

  • Strong experience in Assurance, Compliance Monitoring, or Internal Audit, particularly in assessing financial crime risk management within the banking sector.
  • Expertise in conducting and leading reviews of financial crime risk management frameworks, systems, and controls.
  • Solid financial crime or broader risk management knowledge.
  • Outstanding stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and communicate effectively, even with challenging stakeholders.


Desirable Attributes

  • Advanced project management and organisational skills, capable of working independently or leading others.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to articulate findings and emerging business trends.
  • A recognised qualification in Financial Crime, Compliance, or Internal Audit (e.g., ICA, ACAMS, or equivalent).


This role is perfect for professionals with a 2nd Line of Defence (2LOD) or Audit background, seeking an opportunity to shape financial crime risk assurance. Bring your expertise to a dynamic environment where your work will have a meaningful impact.



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