EY Enhanced Due Diligence Manager - Newcastle 

United Kingdom, England, Newcastle upon Tyne 

396541413

Level 3Assistant Director

Currently 2 days per week in the office

Your key responsibilities

You will, as an EDD team Manager, establish, lead a team of EDD Analysts covering money laundering, terrorism and sanctions compliance to cover all financial crime client acceptance and continuance procedures for the UK&I Service Line. You will ensure the team are kept up to date with legal, regulatory and industry practice developments. Build strong working relationships with The Second Line of Defence Financial Crime Team, Engagement Partners and their teams to guide, direct and consult on EDD related matters. Deal with escalations and approvals whilst providing the necessary support to the business by acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME). Responsibilities include:

• Act as an EDD Team Ambassador and a dedicated point of contact for high-risk new client onboarding.
• Working with the 2nd line financial crime team (UK&) to ensure all compliance requirements are met establishing good working relationships

• Assist in the review and maintenance of high-risk client on-boarding and monitoring procedures, assess engagement risk and update and amend as necessary
• Assist with stakeholder management within the business
• Provide training and technical guidance to both the wider Central CDD Team and the business to raise awareness.
• Support the Senior Manager, Central CDD, as required
• Identify and embedded operational efficiencies

Skills and attributes for success

• Experience in managing financial crime regulatory compliance at a similar level in a sophisticated business environment
• Strong technical experience preferably within an enhanced due diligence environment
• Strong communication skills, capable of dealing with a wide range of stakeholders all the way to a senior level
• Experience of managing and developing others
• Operational excellence skills in managing and improving quality, and effectively managing change into the team
• Ability to establish a high degree of credibility, respect and trust at all levels
• Ability to take risk-based decisions and provide substantiated arguments
• Experience of working with onboarding complex structures

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Previous experience in a similar role and a strong proven track record

• EDD, KYC and operational experience at Manager or similar level in a multi-service line business Leadership and supervisory experience
• Strong analytical skills and strong risk awareness.

• Ideally, a relevant Financial Crime, AML qualification

Who we seek

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.