Senior Financial Crime Executive

Senior Financial Crime Executive (12 months fixed term contract)

Admiral Financial Services (AFSL) are seeking a Senior Financial Crime Executive to be at the forefront of our Financial Crime defences within the Customer Fulfilment team. This role requires you to bring an inquisitive mindset to a rapidly evolving business area that aims to mitigate Financial Crime risk, whilst ensuring a great customer end-to-end experience.

The successful candidate will be passionate about mitigating Financial Crime, with investigative experience that they can confidently apply to develop this newly created role. You will be a competent communicator who will work with internal and external stakeholders.

As a subject matter expert across both Fraud and AML within the business – you will lead on task allocation, and act as an escalation point for complex enquiries within and outside your team. You will be confident in generating new ideas for the scrutiny and oversight of Financial Crime, including contribution into monthly and quarterly reports, whilst keeping abreast of fraud typologies and the evolution of Financial Crime.

We are a small team that are currently working remotely, so you will be confident in bringing your own initiative to this new and exciting role, and not afraid to voice your own ideas to help set the change agenda.

This role is offered as a 12 month's fixed term contract.

Main Responsibilities:

• Task allocation and management of Financial Crime enquiries and referrals.
• Oversight of origination and in-life Fraud and AML investigations, including customer / victim contact.
• Investigative escalation point for complex enquiries from business and team, including write-off requests.
• External liaison, including:
• DPA / Lawful Authority requests, including witness statements and court attendance.
• NCA liaison including Suspicious Activity Reports and DAML requests.
• Outbound / inbound customer, bank and CIFAS member contact.
• Review and response to loading queries.
• Monitoring activities, including Transaction Monitoring, Source of Funds and High-Risk Customers.
• Oversight and management of record keeping, MI and decisions.
• Contribution towards Monthly and Quarterly reports.
• Root Cause Analysis / Quality Assurance.
• Input into completion of Financial Crime risk / control assessment.
• Design and delivery of training to the business.
• Forum / regional meeting representation.
• Support the delivery of the Financial Crime Risk Management Framework and wider Underwriting function.

Required skills and experience:

• Operational experience in Financial Crime, such as Fraud, AML or Risk (or other relevant business setting).
• An understanding of Financial Crime legislation and regulatory compliance within financial services.
• Experience in Fraud systems and controls, such as SIRA, CIFAS and iovation (or similar tooling).
• Proficient with Excel, Word and PowerPoint to produce clear documents and analysis, presenting complex information in an effective manner.
• A keen eye for detail and inquisitive mindset.
• An ability to manage and prioritise multiple pieces of work concurrently.
• Confident in interacting with a range of internal and external stakeholders and suppliers.
• Flexible and adaptable approach to work as processes and systems evolve.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• An ability and willingness to undertake further role-specific training and certifications.

Desirable skills and experience:

• Financial Crime qualifications in Fraud or AML from the ICA, CIFAS or other educational body.
• Previous Underwriting experience.
• Experience of managing a small team.

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.

This role is initially on a 12-month contract, with the possibility of it evolving into a permanent role following that period.

Salary, Benefits and Work-Life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.

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 why we're consistently voted one of the Sunday Times’ Best Big Companies to work for in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here; https://admiraljobs.co.uk/employee-benefits/.

If you think this role is for you and would like to be considered for this opportunity, please click “apply now” to complete an online application form.

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