Financial Crime Assurance Manager
The following information provides an overview of the skills, qualities, and qualifications needed for this role.
- Greater Glasgow Exciting opportunity for individuals with 2LOD Financial Crime experience or Audit Expertise Are you passionate about combatting financial crime and making a difference in the fight against illegal activities like human trafficking, drug trade, and terrorism? This role offers an opportunity to play a pivotal part in ensuring robust oversight and assurance in financial crime risk management.
The Role: Key Responsibilities Leading assurance reviews as part of the financial crime assurance plan, delivering clear, timely, and impactful opinions.
Designing and agreeing review scopes, ensuring delivery against key milestones.
Collaborating across teams to assess whether financial crime risks are effectively identified, assessed, and managed.
Producing high-quality, evidence-based reports to provide senior management with actionable insights.
Identifying issues or areas for improvement and overseeing the execution of management actions to address findings.
Validating the effectiveness of actions taken to mitigate identified risks.
What You Bring (Essential) Strong experience in Assurance, Compliance Monitoring, or Internal Audit, particularly in assessing financial crime risk management within the banking sector.
Expertise in conducting and leading reviews of financial crime risk management frameworks, systems, and controls.
Solid financial crime or broader risk management knowledge.
Outstanding stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and communicate effectively, even with challenging stakeholders.
Desirable Attributes Advanced project management and organisational skills, capable of working independently or leading others.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to articulate findings and emerging business trends.
A recognised qualification in Financial Crime, Compliance, or Internal Audit (e.g., ICA, ACAMS, or equivalent).
This role is perfect for professionals with a 2nd Line of Defence (2LOD) Assurance or Audit background, seeking an opportunity to shape financial crime risk assurance.
Bring your expertise to a dynamic environment where your work will have a meaningful impact.
Having only Financial Crime operations or 1LOD experience is not aligned to this particular position