Financial Crime Testing & Systems Configuration Lead

Company Description
We're Together. For over 50 years, we've helped thousands of people, businesses and professionals unlock their property ambitions with our common-sense approach to lending.

That means we take the time to understand our customers and find a property finance solution that works for them. Our door is always open, so we can often help when other lenders can't or won't.

Our large product suite of mortgages and secured loans gives us the flexibility to help in a wide range of specialist lending scenarios, including residential mortgages, short-term finance, buy-to-let, commercial and semi-commercial mortgages and loans, auction finance and development funding.

Based in Cheadle, Cheshire, our 750 colleagues use their expertise and industry knowledge to help our customers throughout the UK, backed by the power of a £7 billion loan book.

Job Description
As a Financial Crime Testing & Systems Configuration Lead you will play a pivotal role in a major transformation project, leading critical testing and configuration efforts on the RiskNarrative platform. You will ensure that the financial crime controls, strategies and technologies are optimally tested and configured in preparation for the transformation's go-live phase. You will oversee the integration of new in-platform apps and workflows to mitigate financial crime risks and ensure good outcomes are achieved.

As a Financial Crime Testing & Systems Configuration Lead, we are looking for someone to:

• Lead the end-to-end testing program for the RiskNarrative platform, focusing on strategies, journeys, rulesets and individual rules to ensure robust financial crime control.
• Oversee the configuration of referral and workflow outcomes based on tresting results, iterating multiple times to fine-tune financial crime checks for go-live.
• Collaborate with the Deputy MLRO in conducting and overseeing API testing to ensure seamless connections between new technologies and RiskNarrative throughout the customer journey.
• Lead the assurance testing and optimization of rulsesets for new App integrations, including solutions such as remote document verification, and device/email fraud checks.
• Identify and resolve platform defects and configuration issues that arise during the testing process.

Qualifications
Essential:

• Knowledge of financial crime and financial services regulations, in particular Money Laundering Regulation and FCA standards.
• Experience of practcal application of ML regulations into operational activities
• Understanding of fraud prevention techniques, fraud investigation and management
• Experience in system/control projects or testing within a financial crime context
• Experience of conducting testing for workflow-driven platforms

Additional Information
Benefits working at Together

• 26 days holiday, and a day off for your birthday (increasing with service to 30 days), plus bank holidays
• Buy & sell holidays
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Matched pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Critical illness cover
• Health cash plan
• Private medical insurance
• Free access to company holiday homes
• Travel season ticket loans
• Ride to work scheme
• Free local gym access
• Local bar / restaurant discounts

Together embraces diversity and inclusion, and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference - we celebrate it, support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.

We care that you have a great experience with us at Together, if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to make your experience easier, please let us know and we'll do all we can.

Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference, financial and criminal record checks.

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Location: Heald Green, GB

Posted Date: 11/19/2024