Kind Consultancy is working with an already succesful and rapidly growing alternative Financial Services firm which is currently seeking a Financial Crime Officer to join them in a permanent, full-time hybrid role based in their Birmingham office and paying £40,000 to £45,000 dependent on experience.

The Financial Crime Officer will focus on identifying, assessing, monitoring, and mitigating Financial Crime risks, with key responsibilities including:

• Conducting quality assurance on the output of Financial Crime operations to detect suspicious activity.
• Investigating alert outcomes relating to transaction monitoring, name screening, payment filtering and fraud detection.
• Conducting quality assurance on customer risk assessments and associated due diligence reviews.
• Ensuring all Line 1 financial crime output complies with regulatory requirements and internal processes.
• Preparing and communicating detailed quality assurance reports, highlighting individual and thematic issues.
• Conducting AML/CTF, Sanctions, Political Exposure, and Fraud Investigations in line with internal processes.
• Supporting the drafting of internal suspicious activity reports (SARs) prior to escalation.
• Maintaining accurate records of all investigations and reporting activities.
• Providing advisory support to Customer Due Diligence and Ongoing Monitoring Teams.
• Assisting in developing and updating Line 1 financial crime procedures and methodologies.
• Ensuring regulatory and internal process changes are communicated effectively.
• Assisting with the delivery of training on financial crime awareness and prevention.
• Contributing to developing training materials to support ongoing education.

Our ideal candidate for the Financial Crime Officer opportunity:

• Holds a professional certification such as CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist) or ICA Diploma in Financial Crime Prevention
• Must have at least 3 years of experience in a similar role within Financial Crime compliance
• Possesses strong knowledge of regulations and industry best practices
• Displays excellent analytical and investigative skills and consistently strong attention to detail.
• Has effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Works equally well independently and as part of a team.
• Is proficient in using Financial Crime compliance monitoring software

If you're interested in the Financial Crime Officer role, you have the skills, qualifications and experience we're looking for and you're based in or can commute to Birmingham, please apply with an updated CV today.