Senior Compliance Manager and Deputy MLRO
City of London
5 days per week office based
Permanent
cer Financial are working alongside a bank, who are based in the City of London. They are seeking a Senior Compliance Manager and Deputy MLRO to work with them on a permanent basis.
The responsibilities of the Senior Compliance Manager and Deputy MLRO will include:
- Provide regulatory compliance advice and financial crime expertise.
- Maintain and enhance the Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP).
- Monitor regulatory changes and update policies, frameworks, and procedures.
- Support the first line of defence on compliance, AML, CDD, and sanctions matters.
- Review and approve customer risk assessments and oversee transaction monitoring.
- Identify, monitor, and mitigate regulatory and compliance risks.
- Deliver compliance training and communicate regulatory updates.
- Maintain compliance reporting, KRIs, FCA RegData administration, and management information.
- Produce compliance communications and newsletters.
- Support the HoD/MLRO and undertake other compliance duties as required.
The candidate will have:
- Minimum 7 years’ compliance experience, ideally within a wholesale banking environment.
- Strong knowledge of corporate banking products, regulations, and compliance frameworks.
- Degree-level education; relevant professional qualifications preferred.
- Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to balance regulatory risk with commercial objectives.