We are working with a leading financial institution and they are seeking a Financial Crime Compliance First Line Controls Specialist to join them on a contract basis for 6 months with the potential to extend. The successful individual will be responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring internal controls to prevent financial crime.
Daily duties will include verifying customer identity and beneficial ownership, collecting and validating documents such as government ID’s and trade licences, ongoing monitoring of customer profiles and transactions, and conducting Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) for high-risk customers. Further duties will include sanctions and PEP screening against sanctions lists, identifying Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), and applying appropriate controls.
A key aspect of the role will include transaction monitoring, real-time monitoring of financial activities to detect suspicious patterns using automated alerts and AI-powered systems to flag anomalies. At all times, you will ensure compliance with internal procedures and regulatory requirements are adhered to, embedding AML protocols into operational workflows.
Candidates will have gained significant experience working in financial crime compliance and will be comfortable writing and documenting controls and fully understand the customer lifecycle. First class organisational and communication skills are paramount coupled with the ability to work on multiple workstreams concurrently.
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