AFC Compliance Manager UK, Ireland & Jersey

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Company Description

Sports betting, gaming and interactive entertainment is changing, and we're leading that change. By putting people first. By placing exciting, engaging and entertaining experiences at more fingertips than ever before. We're pulling into pole position by pushing boundaries further. With innovation. With technology. But most importantly, with people like you. Because when you join Entain, it's your game. So let's win together.

Job Description

As a Anti-Financial Crime Compliance Manager UK, Ireland & Jersey you will be responsible for ensuring we meet both our regulatory Anti-Financial Crime ('AFC') obligations in the countries we operate in and as a leading gambling operator, to act as a gatekeeper for safer betting and gaming with responsibilities in keeping financial crime out of gambling remains a critical objective.

Reporting to the Head of AFC & MLRO UK and Ireland / Group AFC Technology Lead, this is a pivotal role in ensuring Entain complies with its legal and regulatory AFC obligations and related licence conditions in the UK and Ireland. The role will help drive the AFC and Compliance culture within the company and will support Entain's objective of maintaining and enhancing its reputation a leading operator in providing a crime-free environment for its customers in keeping crime out of gambling.

What you will do

• Support the UK MLRO in AFC-related projects and other projects within the company
• Ongoing monitoring of the effectiveness of the AFC programme.
• Assist in data presentation and preparation for the Financial Crime Committee meetings.
• Ensure strong audit trail of metrics and reports are maintained.
• Drive continuous improvements within UK, Ireland and Jersey processes, in line with expectations and requirements set by regulators, and industry good practice.
• Understand and advise on how Entain manages its AML/CTF and sanctions risk across business areas, providing advice to senior leaders and overseeing how these areas manage controls to mitigate those risks.
• Drive and promote positive risk and compliance culture of FinCrime risk and controls by forging long term relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitor industry AFC approach and ensure that the business benefits from identified learnings.
• Manage the UK, Ireland and Jersey-facing AFC Training. This includes understanding gaps in training in AFC within the organisation, particularly with first line defence teams, and monitoring the effectiveness and quality of the training delivered.
• Identify areas of weakness in education within the organisation and assist with finding opportunities for AFC.
• Identify, understand and communicate emerging risks within the business and business practices.
• Have attention to detail and ask the right questions to pinpoint key issues and provide challenge where necessary.
• Understand regulatory changes, guidance set by regulators, enforcement actions and interpret how those can be applied internally to framework, methodologies and controls.
• Support the UK MLRO in utilising technology to enhance the AFC framework and tools.

Qualifications

• Do you have in-depth knowledge and understanding of UK AFC laws and regulations, and related LCCP and industry guidance?
• Do you have experience within the gambling industry in a similar role within AFC and Customer Protection and Social Responsibility?
• Do you have the ability to analyse data effectively?
• Are you confident working with people at all levels and building relationships with senior leaders and their teams?
• Do you have strong communication and networking skills?
• Do you have the ability to work autonomously with meticulous attention to detail?
• Do you have strong analysis and problem solving skills?
• Do you have enthusiasm for AFC?

Additional Information

At Entain, we know that signing top players requires a great starting package, and plenty of support to inspire peak performance. Join us, and a competitive salary is just the beginning.

Depending on your role and location, you can expect to receive benefits like

• A regular bonus
• Group pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Healthcare support
• A stake in our success through our ShareSave scheme
• Great development opportunities
• Wellbeing support, and so much more.

And outside of this, you'll have the chance to turn recognition from leaders and colleagues into amazing prizes, join a winning team of talented people and be a part of an inclusive and supporting community where everyone is celebrated for being themselves.

Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.

At Entain, we do what's right. It's one of our core values and that's why we're taking the lead when it comes to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive future - for our people, and the wider global sports betting and gaming sector. However you identify, our ambition is to ensure our people across the globe feel valued, respected and their individuality celebrated.