Are you an experienced AML professional looking to step into a high-impact second line role within a fast-growing organisation? We’re looking for a Senior AML Advisor to help strengthen our financial crime framework, support key oversight activity, and provide expert guidance across the business.
As a vital part of our second line of defence, you’ll review and challenge KYC activity completed by our first line teams, assess financial crime risks, and help ensure our AML/CTF controls remain robust, compliant and effective.
Key Responsibilities
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Review AML escalations from the KYC team, providing timely, accurate advice and ensuring higher-risk matters are appropriately escalated to the MLRO with clear recommendations.
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Support the DMLRO in designing, updating, and implementing AML policies, standards, and procedures
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Support Internal Audit with customer file reviews and thematic assessments relating to AML systems and controls.
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Act as a subject matter expert to the business, offering practical guidance on AML issues.
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Support the DMLRO in maintaining and updating AML/CTF policies and procedures.
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Assist in developing and delivering AML/CTF training, including targeted training for KYC teams.
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Stay up to date with evolving AML/CTF laws, regulations, and enforcement actions, sharing insights and lessons learned with key stakeholders.
What We’re Looking For
Essential Experience & Skills
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Experience working in a regulated financial services, accountancy, or compliance environment.
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Solid understanding of the UK AML legislative and regulatory framework.
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Hands-on experience in AML/KYC checks, file reviews, QA, or financial crime investigations.
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Strong communication skills and confidence engaging with senior stakeholders.
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Ability to analyse data, identify trends and articulate findings clearly.
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Experience drafting, implementing or maintaining AML/CTF policies and procedures.
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Exposure to escalations, alerts handling, high-risk reviews or SAR-related activities.
INDMED
As one of the UK’s largest privately held software companies, IRIS Software Group exists to simplify the lives of businesses, schools and organisations.
IRIS provides software solutions and services that substantially enhance operational compliance, efficiency and accuracy, empowering the users of our technology to look forward with certainty and confidence.
Over 4 million parents use our software to connect with their child’s school, 18% of UK employees are paid via an IRIS payroll solution, 50,000 SMEs use IRIS cloud bookkeeping and 21,000 firms rely on us for legislative compliance.
Our operational software is the invisible but essential beating heart of our customers’ businesses, supporting them in a range of objectives, from maintaining legislative compliance to boosting engagement with stakeholders and enhancing productivity.
It’s vital these mission-critical functions work first time, every time.
That’s why IRIS helps businesses run the tough stuff, stay compliant and get operational tasks done right first time, every time – so they can focus on productivity and growth.
IRIS is a company built on hiring the best people; our people are our greatest assets.
They enable us to be the innovative, market-leading, and high-performing company that we are today.
We’re delighted to be certified as a Great Place to Work and one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women.
These accolades confirm that our employees have a consistently positive experience at IRIS, with the certifications considering employee wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, trust in management, effective communication and recognition/reward.
IRIS is committed to engaging, rewarding and empowering our employees, and this is central to what we do.
This is why we work to create an environment where employees feel like they are part of a team.
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Phone: 0344 815 5500
