Senior Consultant, Financial Crime – UKFS Consulting Service Delivery
Market‑leading growth in our Consulting Service Delivery team has created opportunities for new people to join the team, working in our Newcastle office. CSD specializes in operational delivery and implementing solutions on behalf of clients across a range of solution areas. Financial Crime is a key concern in the business world.
The Opportunity
We have an excellent opportunity for a Financial Crime Executive to join our Newcastle team. In this role you will apply your experience and specialist knowledge to help clients meet their regulatory obligations around various compliance matters, such as Transaction Monitoring, Alert Clearing, and Customer Due Diligence.
Your Key Responsibilities
As a Financial Crime Executive in our Consulting Service Delivery team, you will collaborate with global EY teams to deliver high‑quality work to clients in the financial sector. You will help our clients gain confidence by leveraging your technical knowledge of compliance matters, engage directly with clients, provide advice and recommendations, and support a range of Financial Crime projects.
Client Responsibilities
- Work effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication, and updating senior team members on progress.
- Assist with the mobilisation of project teams and design of the processes to be followed.
- Support engagement management activities such as finance tracking, billing, and resource management.
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel while building strong internal relationships within Consulting and across other service lines.
- Support bids and proposals for new projects and client opportunities.
- Assist in preparing reports and outputs that will be delivered to clients and other parties.
- Adhering to, and managing, productivity and quality expectations.
People Responsibilities
- Contribute to people initiatives, including training and mentoring new joiners.
- Maintain an educational program to continually develop personal skills.
- Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures.
- Support the development of junior colleagues.
- Act as a workplace coach to junior staff.
Skills and Attributes for Success
- History of working for large-scale organisations.
- Experience in leading teams to carry out alert clearing, PEP/Sanctions screening, Transaction Monitoring, Negative News Screening, Customer Due Diligence (CDD), and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD).
- Leadership, project management, and teamwork skills.
- Creative, independent, with strong problem‑solving abilities.
- Strong analytical, interpersonal, communication, and writing skills.
- Demonstrated integrity within a professional environment.
To qualify for the role, you must:
- Eligible to work in the UK.
- Committed to enhancing professional development.
- Have a solid Financial Crime/CDD/KYC background.
- Have knowledge of UK, European, and Global Financial Crime frameworks.
- Support EY’s connected working approach, with presence in the Newcastle office dictated by business or client demands.
Ideally, you’ll also have:
- Experience working in Financial Services or equivalent in a similar role.
- Experience in coaching or mentoring junior team members.
What We Look For
You’ll be a trusted business advisor to our clients, specialising in the Financial Crime sector, seeking out new ways to make a difference. If you’re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities and are committed to seeking out new ways, this role is for you.
What we offer you
We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for career development and, through FlexEY, benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well‑being, insurance, savings, and a wide range of discounts and promotions.
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