Senior Specialist - Financial Crime Compliance
Posted 1 week ago by Vanguard
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Specialist - Financial Crime Compliance role involves developing and maintaining financial crime frameworks and governance processes across Europe. The position requires conducting risk assessments and translating regulatory requirements into actionable business processes. The specialist will lead change programs and support various anti-financial crime initiatives while preparing reports for audits and board sessions. This role is based in either London or Manchester and operates in a hybrid work setup.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, enhance, and maintain the Financial Crime framework, policies, standards, and governance processes across Europe.
- Conduct enterprise and product-level risk assessments, thematic reviews, testing, and monitoring to identify gaps and emerging risks.
- Translate regulatory requirements into practical business processes and provide clear guidance to stakeholders.
- Support ABAC, Anti Tax Evasion, and broader AFC initiatives, ensuring alignment with global standards and regulatory expectations.
- Lead change programmes and cross-functional projects, embedding financial crime considerations into new products, systems, and processes.
- Prepare materials and reports for board sessions, audits, regulatory touchpoints, and track remediation to improve controls.
Key Skills:
- Strong knowledge of AML/CTF, Sanctions, ABAC, Anti Tax Evasion, and wider financial crime frameworks.
- Experience in governance, policy, risk assessment, testing, monitoring, or compliance oversight.
- Proven ability to interpret regulations and translate them into practical business processes.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills across teams and geographies.
- Exposure to cross-border or multi-jurisdictional regulatory frameworks, audit, assurance, or thematic reviews.
- Professional certifications (e.g., ICA, ACAMS, International Diploma in AML) or experience supporting AFC transformation, technology, or data initiatives.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Senior Specialist - Financial Crime Compliance
Location: London or Manchester
Contract: Permanent
Work Setup: Hybrid
Who We Are
Vanguard is a global investment management firm dedicated to helping clients reach their financial goals. Known for low-cost, transparent investment solutions, Vanguard offers mutual funds, ETFs, retirement accounts, and advisory services, trusted by millions worldwide.
What you'll do
- Develop, enhance, and maintain the Financial Crime framework, policies, standards, and governance processes across Europe.
- Conduct enterprise and product-level risk assessments, thematic reviews, testing, and monitoring to identify gaps and emerging risks.
- Translate regulatory requirements into practical business processes and provide clear guidance to stakeholders.
- Support ABAC, Anti Tax Evasion, and broader AFC initiatives, ensuring alignment with global standards and regulatory expectations.
- Lead change programmes and cross-functional projects, embedding financial crime considerations into new products, systems, and processes.
- Prepare materials and reports for board sessions, audits, regulatory touchpoints, and track remediation to improve controls.
What you bring
- Strong knowledge of AML/CTF, Sanctions, ABAC, Anti Tax Evasion, and wider financial crime frameworks.
- Experience in governance, policy, risk assessment, testing, monitoring, or compliance oversight.
- Proven ability to interpret regulations and translate them into practical business processes.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills across teams and geographies.
- Exposure to cross-border or multi-jurisdictional regulatory frameworks, audit, assurance, or thematic reviews.
- Professional certifications (e.g., ICA, ACAMS, International Diploma in AML) or experience supporting AFC transformation, technology, or data initiatives.
What's Next?
If you are ready to take the next step, apply now. Successful applicants will be contacted directly by a recruiter to discuss the role more. We are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require support or adjustments to the recruitment process, our Adjustment Concierge Service is here to help. Please feel free to contact us at adjustments@robertwalters.com to discuss how we can support you.
This position is being recruited on behalf of our client through our Outsourcing service line. Resource Solutions Limited, trading as Robert Walters, acts as an employment business and agency, partnering with top organizations to help them find the best talent. We welcome applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities.