Senior Financial Crime Operations Analyst

The opportunity

Shieldpay are looking for a Senior Financial Crime Operations Analyst to join our Financial
Crime Operations team supporting the Head of Financial Crime to c

The role will be required to assist with the authoring and editing of financial crime operational procedures, process collateral and track progress made on the implementation of enhancements to the financial crime framework. This role will work closely with the second line Compliance team to ensure all processes and associated documentation are effectively mitigating against the financial crime risks posed to the business. Occasionally this role will be required to support the operational team with the onboarding and ongoing monitoring of complex financial crime cases

What you’ll be doing

• Work with Compliance to enhance the Business Wide Financial Crime Risk Assessment.
• Work with the Head of Financial Crime to implement controls required as a result of the Financial Crime Risk Assessment.
• Author and enhance procedures relating to Financial Crime Operations activities.
• Ensure these procedures mitigate financial crime risks and work with the Compliance team to have them reviewed and signed off by relevant stakeholders.
• Track and report to senior management and the board on enhancements to the Financial Crime framework.
• Ensure procedures are kept up to date and manage the ongoing review of first line procedures and controls.
• Working with Reg Tech providers to understand their offerings and how they can meet the requirements of the business to enhance our first line controls and product offerings.
• Work with IT to enhance the financial crime operations systems by writing requirements and work with IT on refinement of IT capabilities.
• On occasion, perform KYC on a wide range of client types and risk, in particularly enhanced due diligence, complex ownership, etc and perform Quality Checks (QC) on KYC files completed by members of the team.
• Act as an escalation point for the Financial Crime Operations team and deputise for the Head of Financial Crime when necessary.

What we're looking for in you

• Expert knowledge of KYC/Compliance/AML standards at UK regulated financial services company.
• Can effectively understand financial crime risks posed to financial services companies and design and implement operational procedures to mitigate these risks.
• Knowledge and understanding of payment schemes and regulatory regimes.
• Demonstrated experience of due diligence in onboarding/KYC refresh of financial services and products.
• Knowledge of multiple complex client types (i.e., Corporates, Non-Banking Financial
• Institutions, Funds, Non-Operating/Asset Holding Companies/SPVs, Organizations, Publicly Traded Companies, Trusts)
• Strong written and oral communication skills with experience of conflict resolution and ability to influence internal and external stakeholders
• Strong attention to detail
• Proactive and flexible approach to personal workload and wider team targets
• Ability to work under pressure and to fixed deadlines
• Effective at managing time appropriately and organising workload for maximum
  productivity.
• Logical, structured approach to planning, problem solving and decision-making

What we’re looking for in you

• As we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where every individual is valued, respected, and empowered to use their voice, we’ll expect you to demonstrate a likeminded approach to how you communicate and collaborate with others.
• We don’t like old fashioned corporate hierarchy. Instead, we like to empower our people and be autonomous in their role. You should be adaptable and thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• We're building a vibrant community full of the best people the fintech world has to offer. You should be enthusiastic about our industry and able tap into your experience and expertise to help take Shieldpay to the next level.
• We've resilient and hard working. You should exemplify a strong work ethic by consistently striving for excellence and productivity in everything you do. Persevere through challenges and maintain a positive outlook.
• We're value collaboration. Practice open communication by sharing openly and honestly, even when it's challenging and to acknowledge mistakes and learn from them to improve our performance.

Our promise

Shieldpay is an equal opportunities employer. For Shieldpay building a fair and transparent workforce begins with the recruitment process that does not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

At Shieldpay we will consider requests for flexible working on hiring. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, Hybrid working (an element of working from home), compressed hours. Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways.