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Manager, Group Financial Crime Compliance

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Iqeq logoIqeq · Belfast, UK
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Responsibilities

  • You'll support and enhance the Group's Financial Crime (FC) risk management and compliance programmes across money laundering, terrorist and proliferation financing, sanctions, bribery and corruption, fraud, and tax evasion, ensuring alignment with regulations and best practices.
  • You'll lead the development, maintenance, and governance of Financial Crime policies, Business Risk Assessments (BRAs), industry risk assessments, and key risk registers, ensuring accurate tracking, analysis, escalation, and remediation of emerging risks.
  • You'll oversee client risk assessment tools, screening systems, and training programmes, partnering with internal teams to ensure effective implementation, data integrity, and strong Financial Crime Compliance culture across the Group.
  • You'll drive horizon scanning, regulatory interpretation, and internal communications (alerts, forums, and blogs), translating evolving Financial Crime laws and requirements into practical controls and framework enhancements.
  • You'll bring proven second-line compliance experience, strong regulatory and Financial Crime expertise, risk management and register oversight capability, and a track record in policy development, training delivery, and embedding risk-based compliance frameworks globally.

Benefits

Comprehensive remuneration: Motivating financial packages based upon market rates for your role and is proportionate to your qualifications, level of experiences and skills profileWellbeing: Additional social benefits such as private health and dental cover, life assurance, discounted gym membership, eye test and corporate GPAnnual leave: All our employees are entitled to 25 days paid leave, plus all UK public holidays. Enhanced maternity and paternity, including shared parental leave and adoption leaveFlexible working: We recognize the value of working flexibly and is keen to ensure all employees enjoy an excellent work-life blend. As such, we are open to conversations with employees related to setting up flexible working arrangementsSupport and development: We will ensure you have the right training, tools and development plan to grow and improve your skills every day.About youYou hold a degree in Law or Financial Regulations (e.g., LLB, LLM, or Law with Finance/Banking specialization).You bring at least 5 years of experience in a financial services environment, ideally within a second-line Financial Crime compliance role in a large, multi-regulator group.You demonstrate fluency in written and spoken English, enabling clear communication and reporting.You possess advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for reporting, analysis, and presentations.You have strong technical skills in drafting procedures and training materials, data review and analysis, report writing, and issue management.Sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining long-term relationships with all our stakeholders - including our employees, clients, and local communities - while also reducing our impact on our natural environment.Health insuranceDental insuranceFlexible scheduleEquity / stock optionsParental leave

Additional Information

IQ EQ Group is committed to the highest standards of legal, ethical, and regulatory compliance, with a strong focus on integrity and protecting its global reputation. The Group Risk & Compliance (GRC) function supports the Board and senior management by delivering an integrated risk and compliance framework, ensuring adherence to regulatory obligations and enabling the effective execution of the Group's strategy. The Manager, Group Financial Crime Compliance plays a key role within this framework, contributing to the design, implementation, and continuous enhancement of the Group's Financial Crime Compliance and Risk Management programmes in line with the evolving risks Working closely with the Group Head of Financial Crime (GHFCC) and global stakeholders, the role supports the development of robust controls, promotes best practice across jurisdictions, and helps ensure that employees understand and meet their financial crime prevention obligations.

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