• To provide advice on queries from the business relating to licensing and financial crime (Sanctions, AML, ABC, Conflicts of Interest, Gifts & Entertainment, Fraud, POCA, Market Abuse).
• To support underwriters by reviewing and performing the necessary Enhanced Due Diligence checks, where required.
• To develop and implement a scoresheet and guidance document to assist executive management with approving customers and / or transactions deemed to be ‘high-risk’.
• To provide input to all Know Your Customer (KYC) requests from third parties and produce a standard compliance KYC response document.
• To manage the review of the daily sanctions alerts via the various screening systems.
• Where required, to assist in the completion of the annual risk assessment of every key area’s exposure to and control over financial crime, evaluating their controls and their understanding of the company-wide controls in place, ensuring the follow-up of any recommendations.
• To review the financial crime e-learning training modules and provide training to staff, including the delivery of face-to-face training, as required.
• To support and produce financial crime and / or advisory Compliance Hot Topics for review and issuance.
• To support the Compliance Department as required and perform tasks requested by the Senior Compliance Officer(s), such as horizon scanning; regulatory returns; compliance projects etc.
• To promote a culture of compliance by raising awareness of compliance and regulatory matters and ensure adherence to applicable laws and regulations.

• Strong knowledge and experience of the application of UK, EU, USA and UN sanctions in the (re)insurance sector as well as international licensing requirements.
• Demonstrate a high level of problem solving and the application of a risk-based methodology to resolve issues.
• An instinct to be proactive, identifying improvements to the Department’s ways of working, reporting and communications.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to manage own workload, prioritising tasks appropriately and ensuring that agreed delivery dates are achieved.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people face to face and over the telephone, Teams etc.
• Good written communication skills so can respond to correspondence in a professional manner both internally and externally.

• A minimum of four years’ experience in providing financial crime advice to the business in a compliance role.
• Experience in using a minimum of one Sanctions Screening Tools (AST)
• Worked as part of a team and has the willingness to help others

• Having used and cleared daily sanctions screening alerts.
• Recognised financial crime qualifications.