Financial Crime Control Tester

About the role

Our client, a leading bank, is looking for an experienced Financial Crime Control Tester to join the second line of defence compliance function. The role focuses on testing and assuring the effectiveness of key financial crime controls and supports the bank’s annual risk assessment obligations.

Key responsibilities

• Perform design and effectiveness testing on 8‑9 core financial crime controls, including AML governance, training & awareness, policies & procedures, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening and other FCC programme controls.
• Assess both the design (policies, procedures, governance frameworks, reporting lines, system implementations) and operational effectiveness (sample testing, alert investigation, quality control) of controls.
• Document findings, evaluate residual risks and support reporting requirements as part of the annual Financial Crime Risk Assessment (FCRA) process.
• Collaborate with the compliance team to provide independent assurance to senior management and ensure timely delivery of the testing programme.

Required profile

• Strong knowledge of Financial Crime Compliance areas such as AML, sanctions, transaction monitoring, KYC, governance and training.
• Experience in control testing, quality assurance or compliance monitoring within a second‑line‑of‑defence function in banking or financial services.
• Ability to independently assess policies, procedures and operational processes with strong analytical, documentation and communication skills.
• Available to start immediately and commit to a 2‑month assignment.

Required skills

• AML compliance
• Sanctions screening
• Transaction monitoring
• KYC procedures
• Governance frameworks
• Training and awareness programmes