Salary: c£35k dependent upon experience

Hours: 35 hours per week

Benefits

• 24 days holiday, and in addition all public/bank holidays
• Generous company pension and life assurance after qualifying period
• Wellbeing and Smart Health Employee Assistance Programme
• Hybrid working pattern: combination of office and WFH days per week
• Flexible pattern across core hours available
• Free onsite parking
• Free electric car charging point onsite

This is a superb opportunity to further your career in financial crime within our wider Risk and Compliance team within a leading ethical financial institution.

About us

Ecology Building Society is a successful member-owned Building Society with a clear environmental focus and a mission to promote sustainable development. We are committed to building a greener society through the provision of a range of simple, ethical savings products to support mortgages for properties and projects which respect the environment.

As a building society, we are dual regulated by both the PRA and the FCA. Our Risk and Compliance team provide the Society’s second line of defence and in conjunction with our operational first-line risk owners, protect the Society from emerging and varied risk types including credit, financial, ethics, operational and strategic risks.

About the role

We are currently recruiting for a Financial Crime Lead with a financial services background to join our team on a permanent basis.

The selected candidate will be responsible for facilitating the ongoing development and implementation of the financial crime framework including fraud and money laundering controls.

Main areas of responsibility

• Be the Subject matter expert in financial crime (AML and Fraud), understanding the risks which the Ecology may be exposed to
• Collaborate with all business areas to promote a financial crime aware culture
• Work closely with the business functions to understand their business area and the type of financial crime exposure they have and to be proactive in promoting possible solutions
• Provide financial crime risk management expertise, advice and guidance to operational service delivery functions and specialist functions
• Creation and maintenance of Financial Crime Policies and Procedures
• Liaison and ownership of third-party relationships for customer due diligence (CDD / KYC) and transaction monitoring tools
• Identify material financial crime risks, assess the effectiveness of control design, changes and ensure that any control gaps identified are managed until closed within a timely basis
• Elevate, report, and investigate financial crime errors, losses and near misses, identifying the root causes and overseeing the implementation of corrective actions
• Work with the business area to ensure that all financial crime events are comprehensively captured within the Risk Management Database (Triline) and closed in a timely manner with adequate source data documentation
• Undertake high-quality routine reviews assessing the relevant risks and controls, supported by complete and accurate documentation and evidence
• Production of insightful financial crime MI for Senior Management and Governance Committees, highlighting relevant and key financial crime issues and metrics adding quantitative/qualitative risk analysis

About you

You are an independent and critical thinker.

You bring excellent delivery skills, assume responsibility for your own work and manage timelines adequately and independently.

You have 5 years of experience in a financial institution with solid general knowledge /experience in financial crime management.

You have an understanding of business processes in Banking or Building Society business.

You are an analytical person, able to handle ambiguity, and embrace change.

As a strong communicator, you have the ability to seamlessly interact with colleagues across functions, and on all levels.

Have the interpersonal skills to influence appropriately, to 'take people with you', and build effective working relationships.

Knowledge and skills desired

• Qualifications: A relevant Risk Management / Financial Crime qualification is desirable
• Knowledge Financial Crime Frameworks, especially Anti-Money Laundering and Fraud
• Knowledge of both the FCA and PRA
• Working knowledge of the Building Society sector is desirable

To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter to [email protected] outlining your suitability for the role and your alignment with our mission. Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to undergo a Basic DBS and credit check.

Contract type: Permanent

Application deadline: 6 March 2022