Financial Crime Compliance Officer

Job description

Financial Crime Compliance Officer (12-Month Contract) - London (Hybrid)

About the Opportunity

We are recruiting on behalf of a leading international financial institution for an experienced Financial Crime Compliance Officer to join their UK Compliance team on a 12-month contract.

This is an excellent opportunity for a compliance professional with strong experience in Financial Crime, AML, KYC, Sanctions, and Financial Crime Advisory within a global banking environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in advising the business on financial crime risks, supporting regulatory compliance, and strengthening the firm's financial crime framework.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Financial Crime Advisory support to the business on client onboarding, periodic reviews, and transaction-related escalations.
• Assess and mitigate financial crime risks relating to AML, KYC, Sanctions, PEPs, ABC, and reputational risk.
• Review and approve complex client files and financial crime risk assessments.
• Provide guidance to Front Office and Client Due Diligence teams on financial crime matters.
• Conduct enhanced due diligence and open-source investigations.
• Maintain client financial crime risk ratings and ensure accurate documentation.
• Support the development and enhancement of financial crime policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Deliver financial crime compliance training across the business.
• Monitor regulatory developments and implement changes where required.
• Produce management information and compliance reporting for senior management and governance committees.
• Support internal audits and regulatory requests.

Required Experience

• Proven experience within Financial Crime Compliance (2nd Line of Defence).
• Strong experience advising on AML, KYC, Sanctions, PEPs, ABC, and Financial Crime Risk.
• Experience conducting financial crime reviews, investigations, and client risk assessments.
• Strong knowledge of UK Financial Crime regulations and industry best practices.
• Experience working within an Investment Bank, Corporate Bank, or Global Financial Institution.
• Experience using Dow Jones RiskCenter, Factiva, or similar screening platforms.
• Excellent analytical, investigative, research, and report-writing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple complex cases simultaneously.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

If you have a strong Financial Crime background within banking and are looking for your next contract opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Full Time Jobs

Published at

02-08-2026

Profession type

Accountancy

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English