Financial Crime Screening Manager

Job Description

We are currently hiring a Financial Crime Screening Manager to join our team.In this role, you will lead, coach and develop a small team, whose role is to review screening alerts to identify business relationships with a Sanctioned Individual, individuals convicted of a Financial Crime, Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) or residingin Restricted/High Risk Jurisdictions.What youll be doing

• Overseeing and managing the members and processes of the Central Screening Function, ensuring that all processes adhere to the requirements set by the Group Financial Crime policy, including the configuration of the screening tool.
• Managing the relationship with the supplier Lexis Nexis, covering all services offered by Lexis Nexis utilised by Legal & General, completing activities required by Group Policies and Procedures for all key suppliers. Developing and overseeing a frameworkof performance managers across the Divisions within Legal & General.
• Where required, reviewing Sanction, Terrorism, PEP and Enforcement generated alerts to identify and apply a risk rating to confirmed matches.
• Reviewing Legal & General systems, available data and investigative tools to assist Financial Crime Consultants with their investigations into Internal Referrals of suspicion and Law Enforcement enquiries.
• Producing clear and to-the-point management information for various groups, committees and team meetings.
• Treating Customers Fairly: taking responsibility to ensure that the needs of our customers internally and externally are met and are in line with Legal and General’s Customer Experience and Treating Customer’s Fairly Policy.
• Managing, motivating and developing employees at all levels, in a manner that is consistent with the Company’s policies and procedures including the Partnership Agreement, to maximize the performance of the area.

QualificationsWhat were looking for

• Sufficient commercial perspective and overall knowledge of business sectors in which Legal & General operates and the Legal & General entities involved.
• Awareness of appropriate regulatory requirements in relation to supplier management
• Strong Understanding of Sanction and PEP requirements for UK entities.
• Understanding and experience of UK criminal law and its application to Financial Crime
• Demonstrate ability to maintain effective relationships with management and external parties, such as suppliers and outsourcers, to enable the delivery of practical solutions to problems or the implementation of improved systems, processes or controls.
• Ability to demonstrate a proactive approach while contributing to the development and implementation of a comprehensive screening framework.
• Ability to analyse data within Excel using pivot tables and Vlookup. Demonstrates the ability to interrogate systems and extract data for the compilation of investigation reports
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to ensure high quality delivery of management information and presentations in meetings and other forums
• Managing supplier relationships and contract management
• Experience of setting up/onboarding and developing supplier contracts and demonstrating continuous improvement
• Ability to engage with and influence internal and external key stakeholders and peers.