Financial Crime Assurance Manager

Financial Crime Assurance Project Manager

Sector: UK Financial Services (Consumer Lending)

Contract: Fixed-term (9 months initially) or consultancy on a day rate

Location: Flexible home working, with occasional travel to an office in Northamptonshire

Rate / Salary: circa £55k neg dep upon exp

About the role

Our client, a well-established UK consumer lending group, is looking for an experienced financial crime professional to lead a strategic review of its AML, fraud and financial crime control framework across its UK businesses.

Reporting to the Head of UK Regulatory Compliance and supported by an established compliance team, you’ll run a full assurance programme from start to finish. You’ll identify control weaknesses, recommend improvements and drive remediation through to completion.

This is a high-impact, autonomous role suited to someone who can step in, take ownership and deliver a complex project to deadline.

What you’ll be doing

Leading enterprise-wide AML and fraud risk assessments

Reviewing financial crime governance, policies, procedures and controls

Designing and carrying out control effectiveness testing

Assessing compliance against UK financial crime regulations and regulatory expectations

Identifying gaps, producing clear and practical recommendations, and seeing remediation through to completion

Providing clear reporting and assurance opinions to senior management and the Board

Putting in place a sustainable monitoring and assurance framework for the long term
What you’ll need

Significant experience in AML, financial crime, compliance, risk or internal audit within financial services

Strong knowledge of UK financial crime regulation and regulatory expectations

A proven track record of running control reviews and assurance programmes

Experience leading remediation and control enhancement projects

Excellent stakeholder management and report-writing skills

The ability to work independently and deliver complex projects on time
Desirable

Experience in consumer credit, retail finance or asset finance

An ICA or ACAMS qualification, or equivalent

Experience in FCA-regulated firms and on regulatory remediation programmes