Financial Crime and Trade Surveillance Associate 12 month FTC - #2176623

As a Financial Crime & Trade Surveillance Associate (12-Month FTC) in London, you will join a leading wealth management firm, and be exposed to trade surveillance and market abuse monitoring. Working closely with senior compliance stakeholders, you'll gain broad exposure to complex regulatory matters while helping shape and strengthen the firm's financial crime framework in a highly collaborative environment.

Client Details

A well-established and highly regarded financial services organisation with a strong presence in the wealth and investment management sector.

The business is currently undergoing significant growth across the UK, offering employees the opportunity to work across a broad range of financial crime and compliance matters.

Description

• Support trade surveillance activities and assist with the escalation and investigation of potential regulatory breaches.
• Monitor and investigate financial crime risks, including suspicious activity, sanctions concerns, and market abuse alerts.
• Contribute to the ongoing enhancement and delivery of the firm's Financial Crime Monitoring Programme.
• Assist with regulatory reporting and responses to requests from regulators and law enforcement agencies.
• Provide financial crime guidance and support to stakeholders across the business.
• Support financial crime and compliance projects, helping drive continuous improvement across the function.
• Assist the MLRO and DMLRO with conducting AML, KYC, and Enhanced Due Diligence reviews for new and existing clients.

Profile

The successful Financial Crime & Trade Surveillance Associate should have:

• Trade surveillance, transaction monitoring, or market abuse frameworks experience in a wealth management environment is essential.
• Previous experience within Financial Crime, AML, Compliance, KYC, or a related regulatory function.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage across all levels of the business.
• Able to work independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative team environment

Job Offer

• 12-month fixed-term contract.
• Salary of £50,000 to £65,000, dependent on the level of experience.
• London-based role with WFH flexibility.
• Work closely with MLRO and DMLRO.