Financial Crime Manager Virgin Money Opportunities Search Results Virgin Money Current Opportunities

Do you know how to get the best out of people? Strive in developing others? Know your stuff about Financial Crime? Well, why not come join the Financial Crime Operations team, who are responsible for AML activity across all our products, as a Financial Crime Manager specifically overseeing sanction payment referrals.
The core role of our Leaders is to deliver the very best performance through their people by keeping our Purpose, Strategic Aims and Values & Behaviours at the heart of all they do whilst developing their team with stretching goals to build capability and ambition.
What you'll be doing
+ Manage a team of Investigators responsible for reviewing sanction payment referrals, ensuring SLAs are met, payment flows comply with sanctions regulations, and team performance and capacity are optimised.
+ Recruitment, development, and performance management of direct reports.
+ Ensuring all internal and external service levels are achieved.
+ Representing VM at industry intelligence sharing groups and internal projects, receiving, reviewing, and circulating new intelligence as appropriate and feeding operational best practice into projects.
+ Ensuring all new or amended key stroke and high-level processes are documented, amended and communicated in accordance with the Risk and Operations framework.
+ Responsible for quality outcomes within your team.
+ Own AML Risk Control Self-Assessment and operational risk actions and associated updates, amends and attestations.
+ Complying fully with legal, regulatory and TCF requirements and all codes of practice and conduct within the business., As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team careers@virginmoney.com
Now the legal bit
Living A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it), but we'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.
If you're successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks - we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment checks.

+ Proven experience in Financial Crime Operations, with a focus on payments and sanctions (Payment Filtering).
+ Knowledge of Financial Crime legislation, regulation and industry guidance would be an advantage but not essential.
+ A proven people leader who can motivate a team.
+ Experience of delivering operational change.
+ Excellent written communication and reporting skills with the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders.
+ Experience in building relationships with colleagues, empowering others and pushing boundaries.
It's a bonus if you have but not essential
+ An ICA Advanced AML certificate or ICA AML Diploma (or willing to work towards)
+ Understanding of industry leading Sanction Screening System(s)

+ 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt
+ Market-leading pension
+ Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance
+ Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness
+ Ability to work anywhere in the UK (where the role allows)
And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one.
Feeling insatiably curious about this role? Apply as soon as you can. If we're lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out.
We're all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin, so happy to talk flexible working with you.
Say hello to Virgin Money
We're making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK's best digital bank. As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we`re a workforce to be reckoned with. We're putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people's lives. We strive to create positive experiences for our millions of customers and our purpose, 'Making You Happier About Money', underpins everything we do. We believe in doing banking differently, innovating and working together to make a real difference. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work.
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+ Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time) plus the option to buy more
+ Up to five extra paid well-being days per year