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Client:
Starling Bank
Location:
Manchester, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Finance
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
2
Posted:
13.04.2025
Expiry Date:
28.05.2025
Job Description:
Hello, we’re Starling. We built a new kind of bank because we knew technology had the power to help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way. We’re a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company. We employ more than 3,500 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices.
About the role:
This role will be pivotal in supporting the embedding of the SME Financial Crime operating model to deliver Starling's Business Banking growth strategy.
As a financial crime expert, the role holder will be instrumental in enhancing the SME compliance culture, safeguarding Starling and their customers against financial crime risks; including money laundering, terrorist financing, tax evasion, modern day slavery and bribery and corruption.
The SME Financial Crime Technical Manager will drive continuous improvements in financial crime risk, acting as 1st line advisory for SME queries and new initiatives, ensuring alignment to industry standards.
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:
* Supporting the Head of SME Financial Crime to deliver improvements in performance strategy.
* Keeping abreast of emerging typologies, incorporating insights for business opportunities.
* Collaborating with AML Strategy to identify gaps and inefficiencies to develop solutions to improve processes.
* Supporting the oversight of anti-financial crime systems for SME customers including transaction monitoring and screening.
* Designing and implementing new financial crime prevention frameworks, policies and procedures.
* Leading opportunities to enhance SME financial crime controls leveraging machine learning to mitigate future risks.
* Implementing robust governance for high risk SME retention and exit decisions, enabling accurate oversight reporting.
* Completing gap analyses in response to horizon scanning and regulatory changes.
* Managing stakeholder communications, influencing decisions and challenging the status quo.
* Proactively analysing data to make informed business decisions.
* Designing SME financial crime training, collaborating with learning and competency teams to align delivery to strategic priorities.
* Working in partnership with the SME Financial Crime Operations Manager to achieve shared COO and SME Banking objectives.
Requirements:
* Financial Crime Knowledge - Technical working knowledge of financial crime regulations.
* Customer Centricity - Ability to balance regulatory risk with customer centricity to support commercial growth.
* Communication - Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to explain complex issues and solutions to a diverse range of stakeholders.
* Prioritisation - Demonstrates personal resilience and rigor to deliver competing strategic priorities.
* Analytical Skills - Strong analytical skills with the ability to think creatively to overcome business challenges.
Skills & Experience:
* Minimum of 5+ years proven experience in 1LOD/2LOD financial crime, with the ability to adapt to dynamic and agile operating environments.
* Critical thinking with a customer focussed approach to problem solving.
* In depth experience of managing regulatory oversight and external body actions.
* Deep awareness of SME customers and their needs.
About us:
You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren’t sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway. We’re on a mission to radically reshape banking – and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we’re proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.
Starling Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace.
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