Company Description
We’re Together – the market leading property finance experts with an entrepreneurial spirit. Based in Cheadle, South Manchester, we’ve been established since in 1974 and have built a team of over 750 colleagues, who are passionate about supporting individuals and businesses achieve their property ambitions by making finance work for them.
We pride ourselves on our common-sense approach to lending and offer a range of mortgage and secured loan products to individuals and businesses who are typically underserved by mainstream lenders. Our customers are central to everything we do and we work hard to support them to turn challenges into opportunities which make our customers' property ambitions a reality.
We’re looking for great people from all backgrounds and experiences who love working together and putting our customers at the heart of everything we do – and that starts with our brilliantly different team of people.
Job Description
As a Financial Crime Manager, you will be responsible for the management of the Financial Crime team. You will be responsible for work allocation, quality and the continuous training and development of the team. The role will include hands on involvement to deliver department activities.
As a Financial Crime Manager, we are looking for someone to:
1. Define and implement processes to enable staff to report suspicious activities in respect of money laundering, including reporting to the National Crime Agency where necessary.
2. Be responsible for management and resourcing of the Financial Crime Operations Team. Allocate and manage workload of the team.
3. Manage the performance of the team through delivery of competency and QA framework and team training and development plans to develop the skills of the team and encourage retention.
4. Maintain comprehensive Financial Crime department procedures and records which meet business and regulatory requirements.
5. Ensure the team undertake CDD on high risk customers pre and post funding in accordance with the CDD manual including investigation of PEP, Sanction and adverse media alerts.
6. Investigate SARs and recommend a course of action to the DMLRO and MLRO prior to SAR submission and reporting.
Qualifications
Essential
7. In depth knowledge of financial crime and financial services regulations, im particular Money Laundering Regulations and FCA
8. Significant experience of practical application of ML regulations into operational activities
9. Significant experience of fraud prevention techniques, fraud investigations and management
10. Ability to assess risks and evaluate impacts and develop appropriate, proportionate responses.
11. Previous people management experience
Additional Information
Benefits working at Together
12. 26 days holiday, and a day off for your birthday (increasing with service to 30 days), plus bank holidays
13. Buy & sell holidays
14. Discretionary annual bonus
15. Matched pension contribution
16. Life assurance
17. Critical illness cover
18. Health cash plan
19. Private medical insurance
20. Free access to company holiday homes
21. Travel season ticket loans
22. Ride to work scheme
23. Free local gym access
24. Local bar / restaurant discounts
Together Money embraces diversity and inclusion, and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference – we celebrate it, support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.
We care that you have a great experience with us at Together, if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to make your experience easier, please let us know and we’ll do all we can.
Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference, financial and criminal record checks.