Head of Economic Crime Risk & Controls

Reporting directly to the Head of Economic Crime (Nominated Officer), we have a rare and exciting opportunity to join us as Head of Economic Crime Risk & Controls.

Working closely with senior leadership, this role is integral to ensuring robust governance, whilst setting the standard for risk management and control monitoring and optimisation in Economic Crime for the Society.

The person in post will ensure best in class control ownership and assessment, drawing on data to optimise control monitoring and ensuring we continue to have consistently effective systems and controls to counter risks posed by the ever-evolving threats in the world of money laundering, sanctions, and fraud.

As part of the Economic Crime Senior Leadership team, the Head of Economic Crime Risk & Controls will work closely with other areas of the business to set clear standards and ways of working when embedding the controls and risk management that have been set.

Our benefits include:

• 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Personal pension with matched contributions
• Life assurance (6 times annual salary)
• Car allowance
• Private medical cover

As an expert in control ownership and application within the Economic Crime risk management framework, you’ll bring your analytical mindset to set a clear roadmap of control review and know how to embed this. You’ll have great senior stakeholder management skills, driving the agenda of Economic Crime Risk and Controls both in this function and with key stakeholders across the business.

Your ability to draw on data to strengthen and optimise controls will sit alongside your in-depth experience of managing economic crime threats, typologies and systems. You’ll also set governance through clear, robust documentation, and be proactive in monitoring externally for emerging risks and developments in economic crime.

With your experience in making effective recommendations, you’ll set the standard in how we continually assess, enhance and evidence control effectiveness and risk management. Your leadership experience will show in bringing colleagues along on the journey, empowering them whilst guiding them through change.

As a mutual, we have always worked together to improve the lives of others. Now one of the largest Building Societies in the UK, over 3,000 of us share that goal, in our branches and Head Office. Our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and total support for our wellbeing.

We are serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability, and sexual orientation, but also of personality and the way we think. By being yourself, you will make us stronger.

You can build so much more than a career. Come and make a difference in our Society, that has been voted a ‘Great Place to Work’ by our team.

Flexibility and why it matters

We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we will consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role.