Financial Crime Compliance Manager

At Rathbones, we help people invest their money well, so they can live well. That means more than financial returns - it's about helping people feel confident in their decisions and supported in their future. We don't just manage money, we guide people through life's big moments, helping them stay on track and focus on what matters most.

We're proud to be one of the UK's leading wealth managers, with £113.6bn in assets under management (as of March 2026) and 20+ offices across the UK and Channel Islands. We're a FTSE 250 company with national reach and a local feel - and we're growing.

Financial Crime Compliance Manager

London

FTC - 12 Months

Hybrid

This role is to support the Head of Financial Crime in operating, maintaining and enhancing a proportionate, risk-based anti-financial crime framework across Rathbones' Group. This role provides expert second line advice and oversight across AML/CTF, sanctions, bribery and corruption, tax evasion, regulatory change and management information.

• Support the Head of Financial Crime in maintaining an effective enterprise-wide financial crime framework, including policies, standards, procedures, control documentation and operating guidance.
• Interpret regulatory and industry guidance into practical financial crime controls, ensuring requirements are proportionate to client, product, jurisdiction, delivery channel and transaction risk.
• Support the production and maintenance of the business-wide financial crime risk assessment, including action tracking and evidence of closure.
• Prepare clear and insightful MI for the MLRO, senior management, committees and boards.
• Lead or support investigations into internal suspicious activity reports, documenting decisions, rationale and recommendations for MLRO review.
• Identify, assess and support implementation of changes arising from legislation, FCA expectations, JMLSG guidance, OFSI guidance, enforcement cases, industry intelligence and internal risk events.
• Lead drafting or enhancement of financial crime policies and procedures, ensuring they are clear, operationally usable and aligned to the firm's risk appetite.
• Maintain a strong audit trail for policy decisions, control design, risk acceptance and management action plans.
• Lead on the design and delivery of financial crime training, including changes to process, controls etc.
• Provide targeted briefings on emerging typologies and regulatory change, with practical examples relevant to the Group.
• Act as a trusted adviser to the business while maintaining appropriate second line challenge and independence.
• Manage and develop Financial Crime Team members, setting clear expectations, reviewing work quality and supporting technical capability development.
• Review and maintain the methodologies and underlying country and industry risk lists.
• Promote consistent decision making, high-quality records, knowledge sharing and a collaborative "One Rathbones" approach.

• Significant financial crime experience in wealth management, asset management, financial planning, banking or other related regulated environments.
• Strong working knowledge of UK financial crime legislation, FCA expectations, JMLSG guidance and risk-based controls.
• Advanced MI reporting capabilities with the ability to analyse datasets and identify emerging trends.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills to analyse complex information and identify the key issue/action to drive resolutions
• Strong experience in managing senior stakeholder interaction, presenting clear and concise risks alongside reasonable and solution focused recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Able to plan and prioritise work tasks in a very fast paced environment under own initiative.
• Demonstrable experience in advising key stakeholders on anti-money laundering, sanctions, terrorist financing and other financial crime related matters.
• Preferred Level 6 industry recognised AML or financial crime qualification (ICA/CISI).

We want everyone at Rathbones to fulfil their potential, in an environment where you are proud to work and feel like you belong.

We offer a comprehensive remuneration package, which we review regularly, and benefits include:

• A company pension - 9% non-contributory or 10% if you contribute 5%
• Private medical insurance - Individual on joining, family after 1 year's service
• Life assurance - 8 x salary
• Income protection - 75 % salary
• Company share scheme
• Discretionary bonus
• Flexible holidays - purchase up to 5 additional days
• Green Car Scheme
• Family friendly policies - enhanced family leave for parents & carers
• Study support - study days and funding for courses and qualifications
• Season travel ticket loans
• Volunteering days
• Gym discounts
• Other voluntary benefits you can choose to suit you

Our employees can choose to take part in various social groups and communities to support their wellbeing, growth, development and sense of community. These include:

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