Senior Advisor - Financial Crime (12 Month FTC)

A leading global professional services firm is seeking an experienced Financial Crime professional to join its risk and compliance function. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with strong AML/CTF, sanctions and financial crime advisory experience to play a key role in supporting the firm's financial crime framework across a complex, international environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day financial crime advisory support across the business on AML/CTF, sanctions and broader financial crime risk matters.
• Act as a subject matter expert on financial crime risks, providing guidance on complex issues, escalations and risk assessments.
• Support the assessment and management of financial crime risks associated with new business, client onboarding and ongoing business activity.
• Review and advise on complex referrals, unusual activity matters and potential financial crime concerns.
• Support the development, enhancement and implementation of AML/CTF policies, controls and procedures.
• Contribute to financial crime projects, regulatory change initiatives and continuous improvement of the firm's financial crime framework.
• Conduct financial crime risk assessments, gap analyses and support remediation activity to strengthen controls.
• Support investigations into financial crime incidents and contribute to post-incident reviews and lessons learned.
• Provide support for regulatory enquiries, audits and industry surveys, ensuring accurate documentation and evidence is maintained.
• Maintain robust records relating to financial crime decisions, approvals, incidents and remediation actions.

Key Experience Required:

• Minimum 4 years' experience within financial crime compliance, AML/CTF, sanctions in the legal sector.
• Strong knowledge of AML/CTF frameworks and international financial crime regulations.
• Experience advising senior stakeholders on complex financial crime risks and compliance matters.
• Exposure to sanctions regimes and international requirements.
• Experience supporting the development and enhancement of financial crime policies, controls and frameworks.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly regarded international organisation and play a key role in strengthening its financial crime capabilities, advising on complex risk matters and supporting the continued development of its AML/CTF framework.