Financial Crime Specialist

Financial Crime Specialist
£42000 + bonus + benefits or £230 per day
15‑Month Fixed term contract
Central London (hybrid working model - 4 days in the office)
We’re looking for a hands‑on Financial Crime Specialist to join a small, friendly second line team in Central London on a 15‑month fixed term contract. You’ll be right in the mix on AML, sanctions, fraud and assurance work, helping keep the bank safe and compliant while learning a huge amount along the way. You will join a small team within a 150 people bank, part of a successful global banking group engaged in universal banking products.
THE ROLE
You’ll support the MLRO across day‑to‑day financial crime work, including:
Regulatory Change Implementation & Compliance Policy Updates
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Monitor, interpret, and implement evolving AML/CFT, sanctions, and anti-fraud regulations.
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Update and enhance financial crime policies and procedures, ensuring they reflect the latest regulatory requirements and risk mitigation strategies.
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Maintain a structured process for tracking regulatory changes and integrating them into organisational policies.
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Ensure that regulatory updates are properly documented, communicated, and implemented across all relevant teams.
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Conduct impact assessments of new policies to evaluate their effects on operational teams and technology systems.
Monitoring and Assurance
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Keeping on top of AML/CFT, sanctions and anti‑fraud regulatory changes and helping to update policies and procedures.
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Supporting internal and external audits, from prep through to tracking and closing actions.
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Screening clients and payments (including WorldCheck and similar tools such as Safcheck), discounting false positives and escalating real issues.
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Helping run monitoring and assurance testing and keeping key registers and trackers up to date (issues, remediation, RCSA, regulatory change, projects).
Routine Financial Crime Compliance Activities
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Carrying out enhanced and standard due diligence checks on new and existing customers (corporates and financial institutions).
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Assisting with investigations, fraud registers, adverse media checks and general team admin and reporting.
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Helping to embed a strong risk culture across the first and second line through support with training
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You’ll be in a small team where your work is visible and you can genuinely shape how things are done.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
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Graduate educated with around 1–2+ years’ experience in a financial crime related role within a bank.
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Comfortable interpreting regulations and guidance and turning them into practical controls.
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Strong attention to detail, able to juggle deadlines and handle periods of pressure.
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Confident with Microsoft Office and typical banking systems; screening tool experience is a plus.
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A team player who can also get on with things independently in a multicultural environment.
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Very hands on environment - may suit someone who has experience of smaller bank where there is a smaller financial crime team
Salary, contract and working pattern
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Salary:
£42,000 plus benefits and discretionary bonus or £230 per day
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Contract:
15‑month fixed term – you must be able to commit to the full period.
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Location:
Central London, hybrid working – 4 days a week in the office, 1 day from home.
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Sponsorship:
Not available – you must already have the right to work in the UK for at least 15 months without the need for sponsorship.
How to apply
If you’re looking to build out your financial crime career in a close‑knit team where you can get broad exposure and real responsibility, we’d like to hear from you. Please send a CV.