Financial Crime QA Manager

Morson Edge are currently representing a established bank on an exciting opportunity for a Financial Crime Quality Assurance Manager to join on a perm basis and take ownership of building and embedding a first-line assurance capability for the bank. The role would take the reigns in managing a team alongside ensuring the bank meet their financial crime obligations.

It would suit an individual who enjoys variety in their role, you would engage with stakeholder across different levels. Candidates who enjoy the pace of a start up environment would align well, given the visibility of this role as the function grows strong progression would follow.

This would be a London based role with 3 days in the office

Job responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of a first-line Quality Assurance (QA) framework across key financial crime functions, including client onboarding, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and ongoing due diligence.
• Perform independent assessments of case management and decision-making to evaluate control effectiveness, ensure consistency, and confirm adherence to internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Implement a tiered QA approach, combining real-time reviews for high-risk clients with retrospective sampling for lower-risk activities, to enhance timely feedback and minimise approval delays.

To be considered you would need

• Proven experience managing financial crime controls across high-risk client sectors, including NBFIs, MSBs, FX brokers, and cryptocurrency firms.
• Comprehensive knowledge of financial crime control frameworks (Design and implementation of QA/QC frameworks), including onboarding, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and management information (MI) reporting.
• Solid understanding of the three lines of defence model, with proven capability operating effectively within the First Line of Defence (1LOD).
• Skilled in the use of financial crime technology solutions such as ComplyAdvantage, LexisNexis, and Dun & Bradstreet, with experience leveraging data to support risk-based decision-making.

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