Financial Crime Operations (FCO) Quality Control (QC) Analyst

Position Overview

Job Title Financial Crime Operations (FCO) Quality Control (QC) Analyst

Location Birmingham

Corporate Title Associate

Deutsche Bank benefits from having a highly experienced and dedicated Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) function, which performs a crucial role in keeping Deutsche Bank’s business operations and global financial services clean from Financial Crime while serving the interests of the Bank and society. Our regional/global matrix structure allows for flexible responses to challenges in the core areas of: Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions & Embargoes, Anti-Fraud, Bribery & Corruption, Investigations & Intelligence, Monitoring & Screening, and Risk Assessment.

Our AFC Team will provide you with opportunities to learn, grow and define your career. We foster an open, diverse, and inclusive team culture, that is engaged and well-supported for prosperity and enjoyment of a life/work balance.

You will be supporting the FCO team in implementing and executing a hands-on, sustainable QC process across the United Kingdom (UK) Transaction Monitoring (TM) department, supporting the implementation of a sustainable testing strategy, and evaluating the quality and accuracy of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Alert and Case reviews which have been carried out by FCO investigators.

What we’ll offer you

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

You can expect:

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a Hybrid Working Model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

Your key responsibilities

• Acting as an internal checker, ensuring high quality standards are maintained in strict adherence with global and regional procedures for carrying out AML investigations
• Reviewing UK AML alert and cases adhering to the minimum standards set out, and any applicable global requirements
• Identifying problem areas and risks associated with processes, making recommendations to improve AML alert and case investigations
• Liaising with various business areas including Business Line AFC
• Ensuring QC reviews are complete and within quality expectations
• Recognising, documenting, assessing key risks, control environments, applicable regulations, and escalating critical issues

Your skills and experience

• Educated to Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification/work experience
• Experience with AML Quality Control and knowledge of AFC investigation standards
• Knowledge of financial regulatory requirements and AML risk implications
• Understanding one or more business areas of Investment and Corporate Banking, Trade Finance, Asset Management, and/or Wealth Management
• Experience with TM systems such as Oracle Financial Crime and Compliance Management (FCCM) /Mantas or Actimize, is advantageous
• Knowledge of AML TM lifecycle. Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) certification is beneficial

How we’ll support you

• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (for example. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

About us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.

Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality for three consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Silver Award from Stonewall for two years running and named in their Top 100 Employers for 2023 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.

Our values define the working environment we strive to create – diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. We embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential. Talk to us about flexible work arrangements and other initiatives we offer.
We promote good working relationships and encourage high standards of conduct and work performance. We welcome applications from talented people from all cultures, countries, races, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, beliefs and generations and are committed to providing a working environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation.
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