Global Financial Crimes Specialist Quality Control

Overview

Belfast, United Kingdom

Job Title:

Global Financial Crimes Specialist Quality Control

Corporate

Title:

up to Vice President

Location:

Belfast

Job Description:

This role is responsible for supporting the execution of substantive money laundering, economic sanctions and fraud compliance and operational risk practices. Key responsibilities include assisting Global Financial Crimes executives and managers with activities that support the identification, escalation and timely mitigation of compliance and operational risks in alignment with the Compliance and Operational Risk Management (CORM) Program, the Financial Crimes and Global Compliance - Enterprise Policies and the Enterprise Fraud Risk Management Standards.

• Perform quality control (QC) tests to ensure AML and Fraud investigations are completed in accordance with regulatory requirements and internal procedures.
• Review and scoring of simple to complex AML and fraud cases for GFC Non-US Investigations; evaluation of any errors/discrepancies and document findings in a timely manner.
• Support the development and maintenance of financial crimes owned policies and standards, and review relevant Front Line Units/Control Functions-owned policies and standards to ensure that regulatory requirements and operational risks are appropriately addressed.
• Assist in the production of independent financial crimes risk management reporting to Global Compliance & Operational Risk (GC&OR) Senior Leaders and FLU/CF Senior Leaders.
• Assist in the monitoring of changes in regulations applicable to Global Financial Crimes, including advising business leaders, directing the appropriate areas to implement or amend policies, standards, procedures and/or processes to address regulatory requirements, and challenging the implementation plan as needed.
• Contribute to risk coverage plans, execute independent risk monitoring, testing, and risk assessments.
• Support with escalating financial crimes-related compliance and operational risks and issues to appropriate governance routines, management/board level committees.
• Identify and track any required remediation actions and ensure timely documentation.
• Maintain and update QC procedures to align with regulatory and internal standards.
• Respond to audit-related queries and provide necessary documentation.
• Prepare and deliver monthly QC reports in a timely manner with accurate findings and recommendations.
• Provide training and guidance to relevant stakeholders, including QC Associates, Investigators, QA teams, and MLROs, as needed.

• Demonstrated business and functional experience in AML or fraud
• Degree required:
  Bachelors or equivalent experience
• Confident working within global policies, procedures and risk management guidelines
• Strong organisational skills, time management, and attention to detail

• AML experience reviewing cases in broker dealer, global financial crimes and/or terrorist financing
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills including Excel, Powerpoint, Word and Access

• Private healthcare for you and your family
• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons
• 20 days of back-up childcare including virtual tutoring and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum
• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc
• Use of a flex fund to use towards benefits
• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, and virtual GP services
• Access to the Peppy App which provides 1:1 support, consultations and resources relating to mens health, womens health, fertility, menopause and pregnancy & parenthood
• Access to a range of gyms, exercise classes and wellbeing Apps through Wellhub, including Headspace and Calm
• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution
• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new…