Financial Crime QC Lead

QC Governance and Oversight

Take responsibility for the end-to-end Financial Crime and Onboarding QC framework for BCB Group, including standards, calibration, and escalations.

Define and maintain the QC methodology (including sampling, scoring, and documentation) in line with Group policy, regulatory guidance, and internal risk appetite.

Provide challenge on identified shortcomings and financial crime risk issues, ensuring a timely remediation process and clear accountability.

Lead analysis of QC findings, drive corrective actions, and ensure BCB Group remains both audit and regulatory compliant.

Perform detailed quality reviews of Fraud/TM/KYC processes across a range of risk levels.

Assess accuracy and consistency against the QC checklist and scoring criteria, as well as internal policies and regulatory requirements.

Apply a risk-based approach in reviewing to identify inconsistencies and potential financial crime risks.

Ensure all casework meets internal and external standards and support challenging conversations on findings.

Work with the Financial Crime team to ensure timely completion of reviews and processes and support prioritisation of workloads to meet team objectives.

Provide constructive feedback and coaching to team members.

Identify recurring issues and themes, escalation trends, and recommend solutions at operational and technological levels.

Support the development of quality standards, guidance, and training.

Engage with the Onboarding and Financial Crime Teams, including investigators, managers, and executives.

Clearly articulate and justify QC decisions, particularly when challenged.

Build strong working relationships to support a collaborative culture.

Contribute to process enhancements and efficiency initiatives across the team.

Understand developments in UK and EU Law to support changes in the function.

Provide input into process improvements, policy updates, control frameworks, and system improvements.

Support implementation of regulatory or internal change initiatives.

• Experience managing a QC function in a Fin Tech or start‑up environment.
• Experience as a financial crime investigator or analyst.
• Proficiency handling wide sets of data and presenting key findings.
• Confidence in communicating to key stakeholders.
• Desired:
  Experience working with Chain Analysis.

• 30 days annual leave per year.
• 4 wellbeing days per year.
• 1 company volunteering day per year.
• Private Healthcare (AXA + Livi 24/7 virtual doctors).
• Pension: 5% Employee / 3% Employer via Salary Sacrifice.
• Income Protection: 13 weeks full pay, then 67% salary (long-term absence).
• Life Insurance: 2x salary (death in service).
• Enhanced Parental Leave: 17 weeks full pay, 10 weeks half pay, then statutory — for all parents.
• Menopause Policy.