Manager - Group Financial Crime Compliance

Job Description

Role summary IQ EQ Group (“IQ EQ”) is committed to maintaining the highest levels of legal and ethical standards in the conduct of its business, and places the highest importance upon its reputation for compliance with all applicable laws and rules, and for honesty and integrity. The overall goal of the Group Risk & Compliance (GRC) function is to protect the Group brand and to support the successful execution of the Group’s business strategy through the delivery of an integrated risk and compliance programme across the Group. GRC aims to support the Board and senior management to fulfil their statutory and regulatory obligations, by helping to ensure compliance with the laws, regulations, principles and codes established by our regulators, and more generally by supporting the effective and continuous development and operation of the Group’s risk management framework. The Manager, Group Financial Crime role reflects and supports the Group’s continued commitment to combatting financial crime. The role holder is responsible for working with the Senior Manager, Financial Crime Compliance (SMFCC) in a small team within the GRC function dedicated to the development and ongoing maintenance of the Group’s Financial Crime Compliance and Risk Management Programmes, reflecting the importance that the Group places on Financial Crime compliance and Risk Management, and in light of the Group’s continued expansion. The roleholder is responsible for supporting the SMFCC in ensuring that robust Financial Frime Compliance and Risk Management measures are in place at a Group level and for helping to ensure that employees are aware of the Group’s Financial Crime prevention obligations. The roleholder reports to the SMFCC and also works closely and collaboratively with key stakeholders, including Financial Crime Officers across the Group, to drive best practice across the Group in all matters Financial Crime related. Principal responsibilities Support the FCC Function in maintaining the Group’s Financial Crime (“FC”) Risk Management and Compliance Programmes in relation to the following financial crimes - Money Laundering; Terrorist Financing; Proliferation Financing; Economic & Financial Sanctions; Bribery and Corruption; Fraud; and Tax evasion Undertake periodic reviews of and draft updates to the Group’s FC Policies and Procedures, ensuring that they continue to reflect key regulatory requirements and industry best practices Maintain the GFCC Policy and Standards Register and ensure all documents are updated to meet deadlines set Maintain Group FCC lists including those relating to Higher Risk Countries, Approved Regulated Markets, MLROs etc. Promote the culture and practice of Financial Crime Compliance and Risk Management helping to ensure that, among other things – All staff are aware of the Group’s zero tolerance approach to FC and understand the role they play in combatting it; The Group is aware of the FC risks it faces; and The Group’s minimum FC standards and controls are well known throughout the business and embedded in practice. Updating existing eLearning training modules and creating new ones Own the Group FC Training Calendar, ensuring new training modules are developed, updated/in place as required to meet roll out deadlines Deliver and provide ad-hoc training on key FCC related topics to staff across the Group Manage the GFCC mailbox and ensure emails are picked up timely, escalated where required and appropriately filed. Liaise with Horizon Scanning Team to identify and assess the impacts of regulatory change (negative or positive) on the Group’s FC Programmes, presenting results and proposed approaches to any changes required to the SMFCC Arrange Financial Crime Network Team calls, prepare packs and follow up on actions arising Prepare internal alerts/blogs on key FC related developments