Financial Crime Systems Assurance Senior Specialist - #1694286

Position : Financial Crime Risk Assurance Senior Specialist (systems focus)

Location: remote

Client: Innovative, digital-first financial services client who truly values and rewards their employees

Outstanding benefits package

Our client is looking to hire an Economic Crime Risk Assurance Senior Specialist to join their Economic Crime Risk team. The role will operate as a subject matter expert, designing and executing systems assurance activities to ensure the bank’s Financial Crime systems and controls are robust, helping protect customers and the organisation from risk.

As part of a wider team of assurance professionals delivering the Economic Crime Assurance Plan, you will be focused on:

- Acting as a key subject matter expert, designing and executing systems assurance activity across Fraud, AML, CTF, Sanctions, and related areas.

- Providing assurance around systems effectiveness, including payment screening, client screening, Transaction Monitoring, Customer Risk Assessment, and fraud prevention/detection systems.

- Planning and delivering a risk-based annual Economic Crime Assurance Programme.

- Leading independent testing of systems components including data lineage/mapping, data reconciliation, rule/model calibration, change management and governance.

- Identifying control weaknesses, analysing trends and system capabilities, and recommending rule or systems enhancements.

- Consistently producing high-quality written and verbal reports to senior management.

- Collaborating with Assurance, Audit, and Systems teams to ensure effective delivery and continuous improvement of assurance activities.

We’re looking for:

- Minimum 5 years’ experience in Financial Services within Financial Crime/Fraud analytics, managing and analysing large volumes of complex data.

- Strong research and analytical skills with the ability to translate complex and technical matters into accessible communications.

- Good SQL knowledge and experience (SAS experience beneficial).

- Proven experience delivering assurance/audit reviews of Financial Crime systems and data feeds.

- Expertise in Economic Crime risks, regulations, threats, and mitigation strategies

Full job spec and details of the benefits on offer available on request. Please get in contact with me if you want to hear more about this fantastic opportunity!