Financial Crime Prevention Officer

Category

Compliance

Advertised Salary

£25,000 - £30,000 DOE negotiable

Position Type

Permanent Full-Time

Financial Crime Prevention Officer

Part of LSL Property Services plc, PRIMIS Mortgage Network are the largest Mortgage and Protection Network in the UK with some 950 firms as business partners and circa 3000 advisors working alongside us.

PRIMIS offer world class support to our partner firms nationally through a multitude of support services which include our financial crime prevention team located in the PRIMIS HQ on the Birmingham Business Park, Solihull. 

We are eager to recruit a Financial Crime Prevention Officer (FCPO) into our existing crime prevention team whom are based out of the Solihull offices (and partly from home) .

Role Purpose:

The aim of the FCPO is to support the maintenance of effective systems and controls to reduce the risk of Financial Crime within the LSL FS Division consisting of brands to include PRIMIS Mortgage Network, Linear Financial Solutions and Embrace Financial Services.

  Key Accountabilities of the role:

• Performance of all duties and responsibilities of the Nominated Officer, including contributing to the financial crime prevention policy, dealing with queries, facilitating the use of the Identity Verification Service for clients, reviewing internal money laundering disclosures, submitting suspicion reports to NCA where appropriate and maintain record keeping for all financial crime prevention activity, especially Suspicious Activity Reporting.
• Conduct AML investigations and internal referrals that would result in LSL FS Division being exposed to high levels of risk, money laundering or fraudulent business.
• Interpret the latest regulations and publications on Financial Crime Prevention (e.g. FCA, JLMSG), for the benefit of LSL FS Division staff and AR’s, and to provide input into the LSL FS Division Financial Crime Prevention policy, procedures and processes accordingly.
• Conduct regular FCA legislation and financial services industry analysis and research on the subject of financial crime prevention, and provide advice, guidance and recommended procedures for the benefit of LSL FS Division management and its members.
• Undertake member investigations to a conclusion, ensuring  procedures are followed at all times including those relating to recording-keeping and the timing of both third party and member communications as appropriate.

  Ideal Experience and Knowledge:

• Ideally with experience of working within a Financial Crime Prevention Team or a compliance function within the broking world
• Ideally Financial Services Experience, including working with investment and pension products
• Willingness to learn on the job and to further develop skills further to forge a career in Financial Services
• Experience in working in a role with exposure to Money Laundering
• In depth knowledge of the FCA handbook & JMLSG Guidance documents alongside the LSL FS Division Compliance & T&C procedures
• Professional Anti-Money Laundering Certificate (Desirable)

Location – Birmingham Business Park in Solihull B37 7YT - with a 50/50 split between working from Home / Office available

Salary - £25,000 - £30,000  negotiable DOE  

Mon – Fri / 9am – 530pm

Applications in confidence with a CV and covering note to of PRIMIS / LSL's internal recruitment function

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