London, United Kingdom (Hybrid working)
We are working with a high-growth consultancy looking to expand their Financial Crime practice. They are seeking an experienced Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join their London team at Associate Director level. You will provide deep technical expertise across AML, sanctions, and fraud, supporting clients on complex and high-impact engagements.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a Financial Crime SME across client engagements, providing deep technical expertise
- Lead and deliver complex financial crime projects across AML, CTF, sanctions, and fraud
- Provide expert input into financial crime frameworks, policies, and control design
- Conduct detailed gap analyses against UK regulatory requirements and industry best practice (e.g. FCA, JMLSG)
- Support and oversee remediation programmes, including large-scale reviews and control enhancements
- Review and challenge client approaches, ensuring robust and effective financial crime controls
- Provide technical oversight and quality assurance on deliverables produced by wider team members
- Act as a senior technical escalation point for both clients and internal teams
- Extensive experience in financial crime compliance within:
- Retail banking, or
- Consumer credit / lending
- Recognised subject matter expertise across all financial crime frameworks
- Deep understanding of UK regulatory expectations (e.g. FCA)
- Strong experience delivering complex financial crime reviews, audits, or remediation programmes
- Ability to interpret regulation and translate into practical, effective solutions
