Compliance Monitoring Manager
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Location: Newbury or London, hybrid working
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week - Mon to Fri
At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection with our colleagues we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. We don't require you to be in on specific days; instead, we ask people to come into the office 2-3 days each week, on average 8 days a month. Our "Office in a Box" home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.
Who We Are
At Vodafone UK, diversity isn't just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We're proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.
Join us at the heart of Vodafone UK in Corporate, one of the central support functions that underpin our business and keep us moving forward. We provide centralised support, expertise and guidance across our UK and Group operations, continuing to build on our success and trailblazing the way to our next stage of digital growth.
What you'll do
The Compliance Monitoring Manager will be a Financial Crime subject matter expert and is responsible for supporting the Senior Manager of Policy, Monitoring and Governance with the creation and delivery of a robust compliance monitoring framework to ensure Vodafone meets its regulatory obligations. The Compliance Monitoring Manager will carry out reviews assessing Vodafone's ability to effectively monitor, detect, and report financial crimes, including money laundering, bribery/corruption and breaches of economic sanctions/trade controls. The role re-enforces Vodafone's culture to comply with regulatory requirements by challenging gaps and behaviours that undermine regulatory compliance.
• Deliver the compliance monitoring plan for financial crime activities to assess compliance to anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, sanctions laws, and other financial crime prevention regulations,
• Provide senior leadership with independent assessments of UK regulatory compliance status.
• Analyse customer interactions, process operations, records, contracts and data sets to assess regulatory compliance.
• Drive cross-functional stakeholder discussions to address identified compliance gaps.
• Brief senior leaders on monitoring outcomes and escalate issues where appropriate.
• Agree corrective actions and hold senior leaders to account for delivery.
• Provide content for the UK Risk & Compliance Committee and associated sub-forums.
• Act as team subject matter expert for financial crime activities such as, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption and anti-money laundering.
• Perform monitoring risk assessments to shape and adjust the monitoring plan where needed.
• Provide support and expertise to colleagues within the wider Risk & Compliance team.
• Engage and coordinate with colleagues from 1st and 3rd lines of defence.
• Manage or support ad hoc projects as required.
Who you are
• 2+ years of experience in financial crime prevention, AML, or compliance within the financial services or related industry.
• Solid understanding of financial crime regulations and governance, compliance and risk management principles.
• Experience operating a monitoring, assurance or audit framework within a 3 lines of defence model.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and influence senior leadership.
• Strong analytical, written and communication skills, including Microsoft Office tools.
• Knowledge of telecoms products would be an advantage.
Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.
What we offer
We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies.
Together we can
Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.
Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.