Job Title:	Financial Crime Manager
Reference:	MPS/476690
Salary:	c.£45,000 - £50,000 + Benefits
Location(s):	Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Merseyside, Manchester
Industry(s):	Risk
Advertiser:	PSD Group
Employment Type:	Permanent
Posted:	24-02-2010

Description:

In this role your role and responsibilities will be varied and include:

Assist in the further development of the “Frozen Account” functionality (in liaison with IT & Project Management)
Monitor frozen and under watch accounts (highlight issues, escalate suspicious activity and make suggestions for changes to the frozen markers)
Conduct departmental reviews to ensure that the requisite money laundering / financial crime prevention controls are in place in the relevant departments
Developing training materials on financial crime topics such as AML, fraud, market abuse and sanctions
Direct supervision of local report, reviewing workload, assigning tasks and checking quality
Undertake monitoring for the proactive identification of potentially suspicious transactions
Assist in the further development of the Actimize surveillance monitoring tool
Perform the initial review of Actimize alerts (potentially suspicious activity) and escalate to other FCT members
Ongoing review of existing clients through the performance of regular reviews of KYC documentation
Conduct client visits on higher risk clients to assess quality of KYC function / documentation & assess the quality of reliance that can be placed on the client firm

You should have experience of working in financial services (principally AML related) with detailed knowledge of Money Laundering Regulations, Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and JMLSG Guidance. You should also have an awareness of UK Treasury & OFAC sanctions, and some previous staff management experience.