Financial Crime Manager
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Location: Newbury, 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
Vodafone UK is transforming its approach to financial crime oversight into a fit-for-purpose 3 lines-of-defence (3LOD) model. The Financial Crime Manager (Trade Control and Economic Sanctions) will play a crucial role in embedding the agreed ways of working, ensuring that financial crime and trade control processes and oversight are effectively implemented across the 2nd line of defence (2LoD).
Initial period includes ensuring the transition of relevant customs activity out of the Vodafone's Financial Crime, Trade and Customs team to an agreed recipient within the Vodafone Group.
Ensure adequate mapping of customs and trade responsibilities is agreed with all stakeholders to enable the transition of customs outside of Vodafone to continue.
For UK related customs activity, post migration, ensure adequate oversight of the relationship with all third parties conducting activity on Vodafone Limited behalf.
Ensure relevant management information is received on the customs operations, identify, and take action where required to maintain compliance with all customs requirements.
To support the Lead Financial Crime Manager in designing and implementing a fit for purpose operational model to support the effective management of financial crime risk & compliance, and the associated policy and governance lifecycle across Vodafone UK, including horizon scanning.
Establish and maintain a constructive and appropriate dialogue with the relevant regulators, including HMRC, the NCA, the FCA and others ensure that any regulatory activities, i.e., reporting obligations.
Work across the business and Group, engaging with pragmatic collaboration to find compliant solutions to business problems regarding financial crime and trade control regulatory/policy compliance.
Lead Vodafone UK activity to ensure the delivery of the relevant financial crime and trade control frameworks.
Ensure effective governance and reporting is in place, including regular KPIs/KRIs, the MLRO annual report and other reporting and ensure escalation of issues to Risk & Compliance Committee via the Lead Financial Crime Manager/Senior Compliance & Financial Crime Advice Manager.
Leadership of Vodafone UK reporting annual risk assessment activity across all core financial crime compliance disciplines, and the onward reporting of outcomes to Senior Leadership and Vodafone Group.
Design strategy and content for and deliver training across the business covering key topics within the financial crime and trade control remit, with support from HR.
Lead the strategy for stakeholder communications at all levels across Vodafone UK and Vodafone Group, ensuring that key stakeholder relationships are maintained positively, and ensuring a strong awareness and understanding of financial crime compliance delivery requirements, strategy and objectives.
Who you are
• Experience working in a similar role in Financial Services, at Manager level, withing a financial crime/compliance discipline.
• Strong analytical, written and verbal communication skills. Experience of writing policies, briefing papers, and reports, attending committees, and supporting senior management.
• Experience of dealing with regulators and other external bodies in the financial crime compliance space as well as regulatory policy and legislation.
• Advanced stakeholder management is essential - experience and ability to influence senior stakeholders and manage sensitive discussions is a necessary skill.
• A willingness to learn, work at a fast pace in a changing environment, positive outlook, and an appetite to succeed.
• Delivery focused, ability to work effectively at pace with experience leading cross-function delivery projects.
• Must be able to think and act in the wider risk context rather than just "tick box" compliance.
• FCA/AML qualifications desirable but not essential
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.