Financial Crime Quality Assurance Specia

Location: Newbury or London, hybrid working Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week - Mon to Fri     At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection with our colleagues we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. We don't require you to be in on specific days; instead, we ask people to come into the office 2-3 days each week, on average 8 days a month. Our "Office in a Box" home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.     Who We Are     At Vodafone UK, diversity isn't just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We're proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.     Join us at the heart of Vodafone UK in Corporate, one of the central support functions that underpin our business and keep us moving forward. We provide centralised support, expertise and guidance across our UK and Group operations, continuing to build on our success and trailblazing the way to our next stage of digital growth. What you'll do     The Financial Crime Quality Assurance Specialist will be responsible in supporting the Senior Manager with the delivery of a robust financial crime quality assurance framework to ensure Vodafone meets its regulatory and legislative requirements. They will carry out reviews to assess the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial crime prevention activities, such as anti-money laundering and anti-bribery and corruption. They will also help promote and drive our financial crime culture to deliver good customer outcomes.    

• Perform independent regular and targeted quality assurance reviews of financial crime activities to assess compliance to anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, sanctions laws, and other financial crime prevention regulations.
• Analyse customer interactions, process operations, records, contracts and data sets to ensure regulatory requirements are met and good customer outcomes are achieved.
• Prepare detailed QA reports highlighting trends, root causes of deficiencies, and suggested improvements. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement suggested improvements.
• Maintain detailed and accurate record keeping for all QA activities. 
• Provide support and expertise to colleagues within the wider Risk & Compliance team.
• Engage and coordinate with colleagues from 1st and 3rd lines of defence.
• Manage or support ad hoc projects as required.
    Who you are    
• Experience in financial crime prevention, AML, or compliance within the financial services or related industry. 
• Good understanding of financial crime regulations and governance, compliance and risk management principles.
• Experience in a quality assurance role. 
• Strong analytical, written and communication skills, including Microsoft Office tools
• A willingness to learn, positive outlook, and an appetite to succeed. 
• Knowledge of telecoms products would be an advantage.
  Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.     What we offer     We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies.     Together we can     Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.     If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance     #LI-Hybrid #vodafoneuk  


• Experience in financial crime prevention, AML, or compliance within the financial services or related industry.
• Good understanding of financial crime regulations and governance, compliance and risk management principles.
• Experience in a quality assurance role.
• Strong analytical, written and communication skills, including Microsoft Office tools
• A willingness to learn, positive outlook, and an appetite to succeed.
• Knowledge of telecoms products would be an advantage.
  
  At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection with our colleagues we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. We don't require you to be in on specific days; instead, we ask people to come into the office 2-3 days each week, on average 8 days a month. Our "Office in a Box" home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are., At Vodafone UK, diversity isn't just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We're proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve., Join us at the heart of Vodafone UK in Corporate, one of the central support functions that underpin our business and keep us moving forward. We provide centralised support, expertise and guidance across our UK and Group operations, continuing to build on our success and trailblazing the way to our next stage of digital growth.
  
  We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies.