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 Senior Financial Crime Analyst, you will be responsible for protecting the Group against threat of financial crime by supporting the MLRO and Financial Crime function to establish and maintain a robust Financial Crime Prevention Framework. You will ensure appropriate controls are in place and operate effectively to mitigate the Group's risk exposure.
As a Senior Financial Crime Anlayst, we are looking for someone to:
1. Conduct thorough on-boarding and ongoing customer due diligence measures, including unwrapping company structures to identify beneficial owners in accordance with internal policies.
2. Identify cases where enhanced due diligence is necessary in order to mitigate risks/sufficiently understand customers prior to funding, for instance with regards to new high risk applicants.
3. Investigate PEP, sanction and adverse media alerts on behalf of the business. Make recommendations on actions to be undertaken including enhanced due diligence checks.
4. Conduct reviews of Transaction Monitoring Reports to identify suspicious activity.
5. Perform prompt and robust reviews of high risk customers and identify where further action is needed.
Qualifications
Essential:
6. Strong experience in a similar CDD/KYC/Senior Financial Crime Prevention role
7. Knowledge of financial crime and financial services regulations, in particular Money Laundering Regulations and FCA
8. Attention to detail, particularly within investigations and external reports.
Additional Information
Benefits working at Together
9. 26 days holiday, and a day off for your birthday (increasing with service to 30 days), plus bank holidays
10. Buy & sell holidays
11. Discretionary annual bonus
12. Matched pension contribution
13. Life assurance
14. Critical illness cover
15. Health cash plan
16. Private medical insurance
17. Free access to company holiday homes
18. Travel season ticket loans
19. Ride to work scheme
20. Free local gym access
21. 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.