Senior Vice President, Audit Manager AML and Sanctions

Posted 15 April by eFinancialCareers
Competitive salary
Manchester , Lancashire
Permanent, full-time
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Overview
Bring your ideas. Make history.
BNY Mellon offers an exciting array of future-forward careers at the intersection of business, finance, and technology. We are one of the world's top asset management and banking firms that manages trillions of dollars in assets, custody and/or administration. Known as the "bank of banks" - 97% of the world's top banks work with us as we lead and serve our customers into the new era of digital.
With over 238 years of rich history and industry firsts, BNY Mellon has been built upon our proven ability to evolve, lead, and drive new ideas at every turn. Today, we're approximately 50,000 employees across 35 countries with a culture that empowers you to grow, take risks, experiment and be yourself. This is what #LifeAtBNYMellon is all about.
We're seeking a future team member for the role of SVP Senior Audit Manager - AML & Sanctions to join our Global Financial Crimes Compliance Audit Team. This role is located in London or Manchester - HYBRID.
In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:
  • Directing complex AML and Sanctions audits.
  • Managing end-to-end planning, fieldwork and reporting of audit assignments - this will require consideration of complex, judgemental business processes and outcomes.
  • Manage a team of seasoned SMEs. Coach, review their work, and give meaningful feedback.
  • Participate in knowledge sharing efforts and the development of intellectual capital in Financial Crime within audit groups or across the department.
  • Identify meaningful issues impacting business and operations under review, guiding management to ensure appropriate remedial action has been taken to address the issues identified.
  • Prepare and present draft audit reports, have stakeholder discussions and articulate risks.
  • Follow-up of audit actions and where necessary testing their implementation.
  • Build and proactively manage relationships with key stakeholders and participate in Continuous Monitoring activities
  • Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Internal Audit on financial crime
  • Contributes to the development of the annual audit plan.
  • Maintain up to date knowledge of industry best practices and regulatory requirements for Financial Crime, Sanctions and Anti-Bribery & Corruption
  • Carry out other ad-hoc tasks and projects as directed by audit senior management.
  • Represents Internal Audit on projects and at management meetings/committees.
To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:
  • Relevant years of experience working in financial services or banking, within Third Line Internal Audit or Second Line Risk or Compliance Monitoring. Masters or JD preferred.
  • Experience in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Sanctions related processes. Experience in Financial Crime Audit preferred.
  • Knowledge of UK, EMEA and APAC laws rules and regulations relating to Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions.
  • Communication, influencing skills and confident in communicating with stakeholders both internal and external both written and verbal with the ability to influence at a senior level
  • Substantial operations, conduct and governance understanding and exposure
  • In depth knowledge of audit methodologies
  • Knowledge and experience in Financial Crime and awareness of key regulatory focus from regulators
  • Financial Crime risk and control mindset
  • Self-starter with a high degree of self-sufficiency
  • Excellent planning, co-ordination, organisation, and presentation skills
  • Thrives in a fast-paced environment and adaptable to change
  • Strong knowledge and use of Excel and other Microsoft software - PowerPoint, Word, Visio
  • Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills, including with colleagues remotely
  • Ideally educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience and have completed a recognised relevant post-graduate qualification (e.g. CIA, CMIIA, ACA, ACCA, CAMS).
At BNY Mellon, our inclusive culture speaks for itself. Here's a few of our awards:
  • Fortune World's Most Admired Companies & Top 20 for Diversity and Inclusion
  • Bloomberg's Gender Equality Index (GEI)
  • Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 100% score Corporate Equality Index
  • Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion , Disability: IN - 100% score
  • 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators, Fast Company
  • CDP's Climate Change 'A List'
Our Benefits:
BNY Mellon offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life's journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves that can support you and your family through moments that matter.
BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

Employer Description:

For over 230 years, the people of BNY Mellon have been at the forefront of finance, expanding the financial markets while supporting investors throughout the investment lifecycle. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments and safeguards nearly one-fifth of the world's financial assets. BNY Mellon remains one of the safest, most trusted and admired companies. Every day our employees make their mark by helping clients better manage and service their financial assets around the world. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, clients count on the people of BNY Mellon across time zones and in 35 countries and more than 100 markets. It's the collective ambition, innovative thinking and exceptionally focused client service paired with a commitment to doing what is right that continues to set us apart. Make your mark: careers.

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