Group Financial Crime Governance Manager

At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.

Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

The Group Financial Crime Governance Manager is a management level role with day-to-day responsibility for managing the Group Financial Crime Governance arrangements.

Financial crime responsibilities:

•Produce and maintain the M&G Group Financial Crime Governance and Management Information Framework, including minimum requirements for financial crime governance.

•Establish, review and maintain Group minimum financial crime management Information requirements.

•Produce the Head of Group Financial Crime reports.

•Maintain the Financial Crime Accountabilities & Responsibilities Model.

•Maintain the Risk Decisioning Matrix.

•Maintain the framework for setting financial crime risk appetite.

•Maintain the Financial Crime Strategy statement and list of priorities across Group 2LoD Financial Crime.

•Manage the production of PLC level attestations and external communications, such as the Public Policy and Associated Documents (AML/comfort letter and Wolfsburg Questionnaire).

Additional responsibilities:

•Coordinate the dissemination of Group governance and management information related frameworks and expectations across the organisation.

•Identify training requirements as a result of changes to Group governance and management information related frameworks.

•Build collaborative relationships with other Group Risk and Compliance stakeholders as well as local 2LoD financial crime teams to enhance risk management and compliance culture.

•Other tasks and activities within the scope of your role or team as required from time to time.

Skill requirements:

•Established experience in financial crime with subject matter knowledge in anti-money laundering, counter terrorist financing, sanctions, tax evasion, fraud and ABC.

•Experienced in designing and running of financial crime governance models and reporting (at Group/1LOD/2LOD function levels).

•Experienced in designing and managing the risk appetite and risk decisioning frameworks.

•Experienced in designing and maintaining the financial crime RACIs and Accountability models  (at Group/1LOD/2LOD function levels).

•Sound communication skills and ability to work with diverse range of stakeholders within and outside of the team.

•[Desired] Experienced in financial crime risk management within the context of Asset management and or insurance sectors.

Experience Level: Manager/Expert

Recruiter: Helen Simons

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.