Financial Crime Senior Manager - London, United Kingdom - Mazars

Mazars

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Financial crime supports some of the worst problems we see in society today, ranging from terrorism, exploitation, and modern slavery.

It is a multi-billion-pound problem with devastating economic, security, and social impact and is estimated to affect50% of companies worldwide.

The role of the financial services (FS) sector in preventing, detecting, and managing the risk of being used as a conduit to perpetrate financial crime is hugely important.

It's a highly regulated sector and firms must comply with a vast amount of, oftencomplex, national, and international legislation.

At Mazars, we help our FS clients protect themselves from the financial, operational, and reputational damage of financial crime.
We engage at all levels with our clients, including board level and operate in specialist teams advising senior stakeholders.

We are looking for a passionate financial crime professional to join our agile and dynamic financial crime advisory team.

You will work alongside a diverse and experienced group where your personal development is at the forefront of our culture.

There willbe opportunities to work on high profile engagements, providing experience across a range of clients and developing several different skill sets.

Job role and responsibilities

You will be aSenior Manager (or very experienced Manager) and will be expected to lead on client engagement, practice growth and team development.

Therefore, a strong knowledge of the financial crime sector in the UK, combined with a deep network of seniordecision makers is a must.

As a Senior Manager, you will be expected to:

Play a lead role in business development activities by identifying new business opportunities, responding to requests for proposals etc.
Develop inhouse propositions in line with industry trends and client demand.
Support the development of innovative Financial Crime thought leadership.
Manage a project from cradle to grave, ensuring regular communication with the Partner is maintained.
Assess and benchmark a firms' FC systems and controls against regulation and legislation
Design and support the implementation of Financial Crime target operating models, FC controls and/or FC systems (TM, Client Screening, Payments)
Provide on the job training, mentoring, coaching to more junior staff
Develop and deliver technical training courses to our clients and internal staff

Person Specification

Strong relationship management skills and ability to develop and maintain internal and external network of contacts.
Ideally holds relevant professional qualification/s in financial crime, AML/CTF compliance
Strong understanding of the UK, EU and global regulatory framework and developments regarding financial crime compliance. Specifically, knowledge of legal obligations, regulatory and other requirements, and guidance such as that set out by the Proceedsof Crime Act, the Terrorism Act, Money Laundering Regulations, FCA and JMLSG guidance's, FATF recommendations.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to present effectively to senior level client executives.
Demonstrated management skills, including the ability to lead and develop professional staff with diverse skills and backgrounds.
Acts as a role model, setting high standards of quality and demonstrating commitment to selfdevelopment.
Communicates team goals with clarity, sets clear objectives for team members that are aligned to business plans and monitors and assesses performance, providing timely feedback and support as necessary.
Promotes the firms values and beliefs, demonstrating integrity and maintaining an ethical stance, using flexibility and tact to express views as necessary.

As a member of this busy and growing team you will be instrumental in ensuring that client expectations are met through the provision of a quality product within an agreed budget and timescale.

In addition, you will be actively involved in the growth anddevelopment of the wider forensic practice in London, including our FS investigations practice, by participating in business development activities and contributing to the development of junior team members.

Inclusion and Diversity
At Mazars inclusion and diversity are central to our values. We recognise that being an inclusive and diverse organisation makes us stronger as a business.