•  Manage and oversee the work of the FCP team to ensure bank account opening packs and KYC reviews are in compliance with AML and business requirements.
•  Be the escalation point for front office Financial Crime queries and procedure updates.
•  Maintain Financial Crime policies and procedures.
•  Prepare and deliver Financial Crime training to staff across the business.
•  Conduct financial crime investigations, including the assessment of internal SARs/STORs and preparation of external disclosures where required, ensuring a risk‑based, proportionate and well‑documented approach in line with legal and regulatory expectations.
•  Respond to external requests for information from law enforcement, regulators and other competent authorities.
•  Oversee the monitoring and review of potential PEP and Sanctions matches.
•  Oversee the preparation of Financial Crime MI for use by the team and business.
•  Deputise for the MLRO at relevant management committees.
•  Provide ad hoc assistance on projects, requests from Senior Management and Internal Audit queries.

Knowledge/Experience/Skills:

• A very good technical understanding of the financial crime legal and regulatory environment.
• Experience of leading teams Customer Due Diligence teams within a Financial Crime / Customer Due Diligence environment.
• Ability to work with stakeholders at all levels of the business.

Qualifications:

• A relevant advanced certificate or diploma level qualification

• Communication and confidence
• Influencing others
• Team working
• Expert Knowledge
• Problem Solving and Judgement
• Planning and Reviewing

Life, Work and Benefits

At Arbuthnot Latham, we seek proactive individuals who embrace high standards and bring the energy needed to drive success. In return, you can thrive in a dynamic environment that values your innovative ideas and provides the stability and support for your personal and professional growth.  Our human-scale ethos means that everyone is recognised as an individual, not just a number, creating a workplace where you truly belong and thrive.  

As a service led, relationship driven bank, in-person collaboration and wellbeing are important to us and drives our inclusive culture. With this in mind we offer one day a week working from home.

Benefits

• Competitive holiday allowance with the ability to buy / sell / rollover up to five days per year
• Pension via market leading provider
• Private Healthcare cover
• 4x Life Assurance
• Discretionary Bonus
• Access to a suite of flexible benefits including Cycle to Work Scheme, Gym Scheme, Health Assessment, Season Ticket / Travel loans and Dental insurance as well as other discounts / vouchers

Data Privacy and Reasonable adjustments

We take keeping your data security seriously.  For more detail on how we may keep your data please refer to our Privacy Notice

https://careers.arbuthnotlatham.co.uk/files/RecruitmentPrivacyNotice.pdf

Reasonable adjustments: Please let us know of any adjustments or arrangements that you may need to help you apply to this role or that will help you during the recruitment process. If you wish to discuss any particular requirements or concerns you have because of a disability or medical condition please contact us at [email protected]. Information you provide about any disability or medical condition will remain confidential unless it is necessary to disclose it to other members of staff or outside agencies to ensure the health and safety of yourself and others, or to implement the adjustments you require. In these circumstances we will first discuss with you how and to whom the information may be disclosed.