Head Of Financial Crime And Mlro

Job Description
Responsibilities
The main purpose of the role is to oversee the management of Financial Crime risks and hold the regulatory function of SMF 17 / MLRO for the two regulated entities G10 Capital Limited and Sapia Partners LLP.
In particular:

• Responsible for the review and maintenance of the Firms' anti-money laundering systems and controls to identify, assess, monitor and manage the money laundering risk through periodic assessments
• Actively participate in the Firms' various Committees as MLRO and subject matter expert
• Review PEP alerts to conduct initial and ongoing enhanced due diligence where appropriate
• Review suspected money laundering activity and where appropriate, submitting Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) to the National Crime Agency (NCA)
• Preparing bi-annual MLRO Reports to the Firms' Boards
• Oversight of the Firms' inbound and outbound due diligence processes regarding the Firms' counterparties
• Act as a central point of contact for Financial Crime and AML queries, providing advice and guidance to all internal stakeholders
• Keeping abreast with UK, EU and international developments in AML legislation, Sanctions and Guidance from bodies such as HM Treasury, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG)
• Provision of anti-Financial Crime training to Staff and Appointed Representatives
• Maintaining records of information and documentation relating to the Firms' anti-Financial Crime systems and controls
• Relationship building across the wider IQ-EQ group on anti-Financial Crime matters and ensuring that group policies and standards are adopted within RegCom
• Providing appropriate MI to various fora including Boards
• Managing the staff within the Financial Crime team (currently 2)

Key competencies

1. Establishes and maintains effective relationships with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders
2. Credibility with the FCA in terms of holding the SMF 17 designation
3. Gains trust and respect through demonstrating technical expertise across the spectrum of Financial Crime issues including sanctions, ABC, AML and fraud
4. Understands the needs of clients and demonstrates a service mentality
5. Resolves issues in a collegiate manner ensuring the outcome meets the needs of the business and the client

Key behaviours we expect to see
In addition to demonstrating our Group Values (Authentic, Bold, and Collaborative), the role holder will be expected to demonstrate the following:

• Approachability
• Attention to detail
• Curiosity
• Organisation
• Proactivity
• Relationship building
• Resilience
• Team working

Qualifications
Qualifications / required experience

• Educated to degree level
• Significant demonstrable experience of managing anti-Financial Crime processes at an FCA regulated firm, ideally with a funds focus, or alternatively with a leading professional services firm. Passion for prevention of Financial Crime
• Previous MLRO or Deputy MLRO designation (ideal but not essential)
• Great teamwork and strong communication skills
• Hands on approach and attention to detail
• Excellent use of Microsoft Office
• Experience of working to tight deadlines
• Strong organisational skills
• Desire to work in a dynamic, fast-growing company with all the benefits of working for a broader global Group with blue-chip clients and an ambition to be best in class

Additional information
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT
As a forward-looking business, sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining meaningful, long-term relationships with all our stakeholders - including our employees, clients, and local communities - while also reducing our impact on our natural environment.
There is always more we can, and should do, to improve - whether in relation to our people, our clients, our planet, or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. We're committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee.
Our learning and development programmes and systems (including PowerU and MyCampus) enable us to invest in growing our employees' careers, while our hybrid working approach supports our employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to their colleagues. We want to empower our 5,500+ employees - from 94 nationalities, speaking 41 languages across 25 countries - to each achieve their potential. Through IQ-EQ Launchpad we support women managers launching their first fund, in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced.
We're committed to growing long-term relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our client's sustainability and success leads to our sustainability and success. We're emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.
Company description
ABOUT IQ-EQ
We're a leading Investor Services group offering end-to-end services in administration, accounting, reporting, regulatory and compliance needs of the investment sector worldwide."
We employ a global workforce of 5,500+ people across 25 jurisdictions and have assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$750 billion. We work with 13 of the world's top 15 private equity firms.
Our services are underpinned by a Group-wide commitment to ESG and best-in-class technology including a global data platform and innovative proprietary tools supported by in-house experts.
Above all, what makes us different is our people."Operating as trusted partners to our clients,"we deliver intelligent solutions through a combination of technical expertise and strong relationships based on deep client understanding."
We're driven by our Group purpose, to power people and possibilities.