Financial Crime Lead

Admiral Financial Services is recruiting for a Financial Crime Lead. The role involves taking the lead on financial crime strategy by staying up to date with the latest technology, tracking emerging trends, and championing and leading the necessary action to minimise and mitigate risks.

The successful candidate will be able to quickly fit into a fast-moving, innovative and high-profile environment, and will be required to hit the ground running; we are looking for someone with experience in a financial crime role.

Main Duties 

• Being the key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders
• Setting the process and strategy for the financial crime operations team
• Monitoring the fraud emergence on the portfolio, and provide insight into customer behaviours to improve the detection of fraud and to propose improvements to our customer journeys, tools and processes
• Assessing the viability of new fraud detection products and processes
• Support the delivery of the Financial Crime Risk Management Framework
• Participate in committees/forums as the lead of the financial crime function

Key Skills

• Multiple years’ experience within a financial crime function is essential
• A strong understanding of financial crime legislation and regulatory compliance within financial services
• Comfortable working with numbers
• Proficient with Excel, Word and PowerPoint to produce clear documents and analysis, presenting complex information in an effective manner
• Be a communicator, able to discuss tools and processes in detail whilst also being able to present data & trends effectively at committees

Desirable Skills

• Experience of Python, SQL, and Power BI
• Experience of working with fraud systems and controls, notably SIRA, CIFAS and iovation
• Experience of working with unsecured personal loans or motor finance

Our Commitment to You

At Admiral, we are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. Admiral is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.

Benefits and Work-Life Balance

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here.

Location

We are working in a hybrid approach and so are in the office in Cardiff once per week. However, we are open to discussing flexibility around this (UK only). We will provide you with everything you need to work comfortably from home.

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