Head of Financial Crime and MLRO

Benefits of working at Together26 days holiday, and a day off for your birthday (increasing with service to 30 days), plus bank holidaysFree access to company holiday homesBuy & sell holidaysDiscretionary annual bonus plus an additional Shared Reward BonusMatched pension contributionHealth cash plan plus Private medical insuranceLife assurance and Critical illness coverTravel season ticket loans and Ride to work schemeFree local gym accessLocal bar / restaurant discounts–––––––––––––Company Description We’re Together. For over 50 years, we’ve helped thousands of people, businesses and professionals unlock their property ambitions with our common-sense approach to mortgages and secured loans.We take the time to understand our customers and our door is always open, so we can often help when other lenders can’t or won’t. Based in Cheadle, Cheshire, our 900 colleagues help our customers throughout the UK, backed by the power of a £7 billion loan book. As a Head of Financial Crime and MLRO you will oversee the company's compliance with Financial Crime and Anti-Money Laundering regulation to prevent the company from being used as a vehicle for financial crime. As a Head of Financial Crime and MLRO we are looking for someone to: Ensure the company has appropriately considered, assessed and responded to its Financial Crime risksEnsure the company identifies all current and proposed Financial Crime legislation, undertakes assessment of applicability and impact and implements this in an appropriate and timely mannerOversee the company's compliance with FCA rules on systems and controls against Money Laundering and establishing a risk based approach to the prevention of Anti Money Laundering Develop, implement and maintain appropriate reporting of Financial Crime risks and issues Provide mandatory AML and Financial Crime training to the management team and colleaguesProvide risk & control advice to operations, change management & project teams to ensure that Financial Crime risk is appropriately considered & assessed within processes & projectsDefine processes to enable colleagues to report suspicious activities in respect of money laundering, including reporting to the National Crime Agency (NCA) where necessaryBe responsible for the delivery of Financial Crime compliance monitoringMeet the expectations of the SMCR regime and the company's approach to its implementation Essential:At least 5 years experience leading 2LOD Financial Crime functions, preferably within the Financial Services sector Must have held an SMF17 before.Extensive  understanding of financial crime risk identification, assessment, quantification, mitigation and monitoring methodsIn-depth knowledge and practice of the MLRs and FCA requirements Strong ability to influence and all levels up-to and including the Board Experience of a diverse range of product offerings including regulat...