Head of Financial Crime driving transformation in financial crime operations for Tandem Bank, a UK digital bank. Leading compliance and risk management while managing a high - performing team.
About the role
- KYC Analyst III providing analytical support and enhancements for KYC programs in financial services. Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure regulatory compliance and quality control in operations.
Responsibilities
- Provides a range of analytical, research and assessment support to the development of and enhancements to, the enterprise’s KYC programs and processes.
- May interact with key stakeholders and third-party service providers to deliver KYC programs that satisfy regulatory requirements.
- Focuses on complex customers or high visibility cases, and is expected to provide a modicum of subject matter expertise.
- Performs quality control on the work product as needed.
- Perform more advanced, complicated, or high visibility job functions aligned with policies, standards, procedures, and job aids.
- Ensures that work products are fit for purpose and audit / regulator ready.
- Suggests process improvements to drive better results from efficiency, accuracy, or quality of work product.
- Independently performs activities from end to end.
- Manages ambiguity, and apply judgement to identify, troubleshoot and resolve ongoing business and operational issues.
Requirements
- Undergraduate Degree or equivalent professional work experience
- 2+ direct experience in financial services or similar industries including fraud, know your customer, anti-money laundering, sanctions screening, or similar roles for new joiners.
- 6+ years' experience in an unrelated role involving information fluency, investigation, research, or financial services broadly but not specifically KYC or AML.
- Deep KYC/AML background and Internal Systems experience preferred
- Mastery of RFI Request for Information creation and tracking
- Cross Functional Collaboration Skills
- Analytical and Critical Thinking Capabilities
- Ability to Translate Complex Data into Clear Documentation
- RFI Interpretation & Reporting Skills
- Strong oral & written communication skills; ability to ARTICULATE complex scenarios into simple business language
- Very detailed and strong organizational skills are paramount for success in this role
Benefits
- Health and well-being benefits
- Savings and retirement programs
- Paid time off (including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO)
- Banking benefits and discounts
- Career development
- Reward and recognition
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