Adviser - Anti Financial Crime Manager

at  abrdn

Job Description
At abrdn, our purpose is to enable our clients to be better investors.
Clients worldwide trust us to find future-fit investment opportunities to deliver the outcomes they want. Our technology and insight help empower them to make better decisions, while the powerful partnerships we build help to enhance the expertise that we offer. And by enabling clients to invest responsibly, it helps us to build a better world.
About the department
We are a market leading, award winning business in the UK and are no.1 in the advised platform market for gross flows and AUA of £67bn as at the end of 2020! We have been in the market for 15 years and half the advisers in the UK have access to our platforms; Wrap and Elevate.
We have recently rebranded to abrdn Wrap and abrdn Elevate creating greater clarity and less confusion through our unified, consistent brand. We are in an even better position to equip advisers for the future, making it easier for them to run their businesses, and help them deliver an increasingly personalised advice service to more clients.
About the role
We have an exciting new opportunity for an Anti-Financial Crime Manager to join our Chief Operating Office within the Adviser Vector.
As the Adviser Anti Financial Crime Manager you will get the opportunity to work closely with the Head of AFC to ensure that at all times the Adviser Vector business practices meet legal and regulatory requirements and the abrdn Anti-Financial Crime and Anti Bribery policy.
Key Responsibilities

You will manage a team of Consultants who will:

• Review & progress PEPS / Sanctions / Screening Data & Alerts
• Undertake Transaction Monitoring on customer activity
• Undertake Investigations as required
• Support operational teams with AFC queries and questions e.g. Customer Risk Assessment / Customer Due Diligence
• Build strong relationships with 2nd & 3rd line colleagues to ensure AFC requirements are met.
• Contribute to a strong internal control environment through robust data and information maintenance
• Encounter highly sensitive and confidential information every day and will be required to act with discretion and professionalism at all times

About the candidate requirements

• Financial Crime Qualification
• Detailed knowledge and experience of managing Anti-Financial Crime teams & activities in Financial Services – PEPS / Sanctions / Transaction Monitoring experience is a must have
• Has an ability to work both collaboratively and independently working unsupervised with limited direction – will represent / deputise for the Head of AFC as required.
• Good prioritisation and time management effectively balancing a very varied workload
• Be rigorously planned and organised to ensure demanding targets are achieved
• Working knowledge of Actimize / OWS desirable.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. Therefore, if you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire and one of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.
Our benefits
There’s more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.
When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits
here.
Our business
Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do
here
.
We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.
If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist

Please refer the Job description for details