Location
Elgin Ave., London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£78,971 per annum

About the Role
The Manager - Financial Crime Compliance (Transactional) role sits within the Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) Division, part of UK Export Finance’s Legal, Environmental & Social and Compliance Group (LEC). FCC’s primary purpose is to assist the Department in identifying, understanding, managing, and mitigating risks related to financial crime, providing advice to support UKEF’s commercial objectives while ensuring compliance with government policy.

The role involves providing high-quality written and oral analysis within UKEF’s policy framework and FCC risk appetite to prevent support for unlawful or corrupt transactions and mitigate risks of financial loss or reputational damage. You will make robust, defensible, and consistent recommendations to senior management, including approaches to specific issues and wider implications such as policy or Risk Appetite Statement changes.

Key responsibilities include leadership and management within the Legal and Compliance Group, transactional analysis of UKEF transactions for financial crime risks, oversight of junior team members, supporting FCC promotion and integration in enterprise risk meetings, and liaising with other government departments and law enforcement agencies. You will also assist in developing and maintaining training resources, contribute to policy and process reviews, and represent UKEF externally to promote an intelligence-led approach to financial crime compliance.

The role requires balancing commercial timescales with compliance responsibilities to ensure FCC does not unnecessarily hinder business operations.

Experience
- Experience of writing high-quality submissions to stakeholders
- Experience working in financial crime either in the private sector or government
- Experience influencing senior stakeholders and building consensus
- Experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver transactional advice
- Experience leading and motivating teams, coaching and supporting professional development
- Experience balancing competing interests and priorities to deliver appropriate outcomes

About you
- Outstanding strategic thinker with an analytical yet pragmatic approach to problem-solving
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to identify unintended consequences and resolve conflicts
- Ability to work confidently with uncertainty and ambiguity and lead others in doing the same
- Outstanding relationship-building and influencing skills
- Effective project and time management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate confidently at all levels
- Ability to be an ‘intelligent customer’ of professional advice including technical legal advice
- Ability to lead and develop junior team members

Qualifications
- Relevant qualification (International Compliance Association or equivalent)
- Evidence of continuing professional development