Financial Crime Operations Analyst

Job Description

Financial Crime Operations Analyst | Vanguard

The Tone:
This is a full-time hybrid role at Vanguard, located in London, England, United Kingdom, requiring three days per week in the office. Vanguard is a globally respected investment management firm founded on the principle that an investment company should manage funds solely in the interests of its clients. This role is crucial in safeguarding Vanguard’s clients, business, and the integrity of the financial system by ensuring the company meets its regulatory obligations. You will play a key part in protecting investors and contributing to an organization whose mission is to give investors the best chance for investment success.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, London, England, United Kingdom

• Team: Financial Crime
• Mission: To assess financial crime risk, support robust customer risk assessments, and ensure Vanguard continues to meet its regulatory obligations.
• Tech Stack: customer screening, case management, risk assessment tools

What You’ll Actually Do
• Due Diligence: Conduct Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), and Source of Wealth (SoW) assessments, including periodic reviews of higher-risk customers.
• Control Enhancement: Support the development, implementation, and testing of financial crime controls, helping to identify control enhancements and improve overall effectiveness.
• Risk Reporting: Analyze information from various sources, document findings, and contribute to management reporting, dashboards, and risk insights.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with internal stakeholders across the business to support audit activity, regulatory requirements, and risk mitigation initiatives.
• Framework Improvement: Contribute to projects and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance Vanguard’s financial crime framework and control environment.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience with experience in AML/KYC, CDD, EDD, Source of Wealth, or periodic review activities within Financial Services.
• Experience: Strong understanding of the Financial Crime regulations and lifecycle, including AML, Sanctions, Bribery and Corruption, and Tax Evasion, with experience assessing asset management customer risk (including high risk) and complex ownership structures.
• Skills: Strong analytical and investigative skills with the ability to make sound, risk-based decisions, produce clear, concise, and evidence-based holistic risk assessments, and demonstrate excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Bonus: Experience within financial services, investment management, wealth management, banking or fintech, knowledge of UK Money Laundering Regulations, JMLSG Guidance and FCA expectations, and experience using customer screening, case management and risk assessment tools.