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Financial Crime SME Specialist
Apply locations Hybrid (Home/Cobalt Business Park) time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: January 5, 2025 (13 days left to apply) job requisition id JR150
Job Posting Title
Financial Crime SME Specialist
Salary Band
£33,158 - £44,861
Grade: MP3
Job Description
About the Role
Sitting within Newcastle Strategic Solution's Operational department, the Small Medium Enterprise (SME) Team supports both Newcastle Building Society and Newcastle Strategic Solutions partners in preventing and detecting all types of Fraud typologies, Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing on our business savings products (online and in branch).
This is an exciting role which is to support in the delivery and management of a compliant and effective programme of financial crime controls including but not limited to customer due diligence for our SME customers from the initial on-boarding through to the ongoing monitoring control framework.
As a SME specialist, your role will be varied and will include conducting horizon scanning and the completion of gap analysis against regulatory publications.
About You
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate experience of working in a SME environment, either in a Customer Due Diligence, AML/Financial Crime capacity or as a business banking relationship manager. They will also have sound knowledge and a good understanding of the financial crime threats facing the savings sectors and the applicable regulatory obligations, such as Anti Money Laundering regulations.
About Us
Newcastle Strategic Solutions is part of the Newcastle Building Society Group and is dedicated to the provision of outsourcing for financial services.
The Financial Crime Unit provides support to Newcastle Strategic Solutions clients and Newcastle Building Society to manage their regulatory obligations in relation to Financial Crime.
As an inclusive employer and member owned mutual, we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are, we want colleagues to feel this is a place they belong. A place to be you.
What do you get in return? As well as receiving a competitive annual salary based on above-market pay scales, our reward package includes:
* Hybrid working – typically 3 days’ homeworking and 2 days’ office based
* A 35-hour weekly contract - We are happy to talk flexible working and welcome discussions around how and when people work including part-time hours.
* Bonus Scheme (paid annually) - On target 10%, up to 15% depending on performance
* Colleague mortgage scheme and access to our financial advisors
* Private medical insurance
* Pension scheme (up to 9% employers’ contribution)
* Life assurance (4x salary) and income protection
* Access to a range of wellbeing benefits, including Medicash scheme
* Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Above statutory family leave entitlement - 3 months full pay, 3 months half pay regardless of gender or route to parenthood
* An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
* The option to buy and sell holidays
* Two paid volunteering days each year
* A broad range of learning and development opportunities
* Access to a range of high street and online discounts
* Free onsite gym at Cobalt and access to a range of discounted/subsidised gym memberships nationwide
* A wide range of recognition initiatives to recognise and reward great performance
Recognising there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to recruitment, we’re committed to ensuring every candidate has the opportunity to showcase their full potential throughout the recruitment process. We strive to make our processes as accessible as possible, if there are any ways in which we can provide support or make adjustments, we would love to discuss this with you, you can contact your Recruiter for this vacancy at adam.curran@newcastle.co.uk
Company:
Newcastle Strategic Solutions Limited
Why work here?
People are the focus of absolutely everything we do. We believe in people, we care deeply about their hopes, their dreams and their wellbeing. And that applies equally to our customers, our communities and our colleagues – which means you, if you choose to work here. It’s important to us that you know if you join us we will welcome you, respect you, encourage you and help you to achieve your goals.
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