Financial Crime Consultant

Hours:

35 hours per week Monday to Friday, on secondment until June 2027. Salary: £29,100 Per Annum. Closing Date:
Mon, 2 Nov 2026.

We’re looking for a curious and meticulous Financial Crime Consultant to join our Financial Crime Operations team. Transaction monitoring will be the main focus of the role. You’ll review alerts, investigate unusual account activity and decide whether the risk is genuine or a false positive. This is a critical role where your judgement and attention to detail will help protect our members, colleagues and the Society.

You’ll join a supportive team, with opportunities to grow your financial crime knowledge and stretch your skills. At Skipton, we’re founded on fairness. We exist to do right by our members - and we believe that starts with doing right by our people. So whoever you are and whatever you bring, there's a place for you here and a genuine plan for where you go next.

• Reviewing transaction monitoring alerts and account activity to identify potential financial crime.
• Searching through high volumes of records and separating genuine concerns from false positives.
• Investigating suspicious activity, gathering information from different sources and recording clear, accurate findings.
• Assessing the level of risk and taking the appropriate action when concerns are identified.
• Providing clear financial crime guidance to colleagues across the business.

• Previous exposure to transaction monitoring, including reviewing alerts or investigating unusual customer activity.
• An understanding of financial crime risks, including fraud prevention and anti-money laundering.
• Confidence making balanced decisions based on the information available.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to produce clear, concise and accurate records.
• The ability to gather, assess and explain information clearly to different stakeholders.
• A calm and organised approach when working under pressure or managing changing priorities.
• An interest in keeping up to date with changes in financial crime regulation, risks and trends.

• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a max of 30 days
• Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)
• Colleague Mortgages and access to Skipton products and services at discounted rates
• Flexible working to help balance your commitments
• Private medical insurance, health and wellbeing app, volunteering opportunities, cycle-to-work scheme, discounted gym memberships
• Lifestyle perks such as a Home and Tech voucher, which can be used at Currys, and IKEA

Our story began in 1853 in Skipton, North Yorkshire. Today, you’ll find us across England and Scotland, from Aberdeen to Plymouth. We help over a million members put down roots, save for what matters, and feel good about their money. As a mutual, they own us, so everything we do is for them. You'll feel that same fairness and purpose in how all 2,500 of our colleagues work together, too It all means that life at Skipton is more exciting than you imagine.

We talk and we listen to each other. And we make decisions as a team. That way, you get all the support you need to do work that works for everyone. At Skipton we value work life balance and are proud to support hybrid and flexible working. This opportunity is for 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday on a fixed term contract until June 2027, and you’ll spend a minimum of 3 days a week collaborating with colleagues at our Head Office in Skipton.

We also value what everyone brings to Skipton. And we create a fair place where you can be yourself. Our colleague networks play a big role in this. They…