Financial Crime Business Architect
Posted 1 day ago by Sanderson Recruitment Plc
£900 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London, UK
Summary: The role of Business Architect involves supporting a leading financial services organization in enhancing risk and compliance processes within their Financial Crime function. The position emphasizes practical process design and operational detail, working closely with senior compliance stakeholders. The engagement is fast-paced and focused on defining controls and governance rather than high-level strategy. The contract is initially for six months, with a hybrid working arrangement requiring 2-3 days onsite in London.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the definition and enhancement of controls, processes, and governance across the Financial Crime function.
- Analyze existing operational processes and identify gaps.
- Shape practical solutions aligned to regulatory and compliance requirements.
- Work closely with senior stakeholders across Risk, Compliance, and Financial Crime.
Key Skills:
- Strong experience within Financial Services.
- Strong experience and knowledge within Financial Crime.
- Experience working across Risk & Compliance functions.
- Strong process definition/process mapping experience.
- Experience defining and documenting controls frameworks.
- Ability to work closely with senior stakeholders, including Compliance and MLRO functions.
- Strong analytical and communication skills.
- Previous Business Architect experience.
Salary (Rate): £900 daily
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Finance
Business Architect - Up to £900 p/d
We're supporting a leading financial services organisation, who are looking for a strong Business Architect to support a key risk & compliance workstream within their Financial Crime function.
This is a fast-paced engagement focused on controls definition, process design, and operational detail working closely with senior compliance stakeholders and the MLRO function. The role is less focused on high-level TOM strategy, and far more centred around putting structure, detail, and practical process design in place.
Up to £750-£900 p/d (via umbrella)
6 month initial contract
Hybrid - 2-3 days onsite in London
The Role:
Working closely with senior stakeholders across Risk, Compliance, and Financial Crime, you'll support the definition and enhancement of controls, processes, and governance across the function. The role will involve analysing existing operational processes, identifying gaps, and helping shape practical solutions aligned to regulatory and compliance requirements.
Experience needed:
- Strong experience within Financial Services
- Strong experience and knowledge within Financial Crime
- Experience working across Risk & Compliance functions
- Strong process definition/process mapping experience
- Experience defining and documenting controls frameworks
- Ability to work closely with senior stakeholders, including Compliance and MLRO functions
- Strong analytical and communication skills
- Previous Business Architect experience
To apply for this role, please send a copy of your CV. Suitable candidates will be contacted in due course.
Reasonable Adjustments:
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