Financial Crime - Transaction Monitoring Lead (VP)

Job Title: Financial Crime - Transaction Monitoring Lead

Corporate Title: Vice President

Department: Compliance - Financial Crime (LCC)

Location: London

Company overview

Nomura is an Asia-based financial services group with an integrated global network spanning over 30 countries. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Retail, Asset Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com

Department overview:

The EMEA Compliance function is searching for an experienced Transaction Monitoring Lead to work in the London based team.

This role will require a sound understanding of the Transaction Monitoring end to end process Risks and typologies and will be required to support EMEA Compliance management on all TM related matters.


Role Description:


Duties & Responsibilities:

The role holder will be expected to drive standards in Transaction Monitoring through:

• Management of the Transaction Monitoring process end to end
• Overseeing the delivery of technological solutions including owning the UAT approach
• Designing, configuring, testing and implementing automated Transaction Monitoring rules aligned to our Transaction Monitoring risk assessments
• Performing Model effectiveness reviews producing recommendations for action
• Driving the implementation of approved recommendations
• Developing data quality tests and implementing data quality and capability MI
• Overseeing the offshore alert handling team - being the central point for any queries
• Performing QA of alert handling
• Tracking, reviewing and escalating metrics and reporting to identify Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and Key Risk Indicators (KRI) to management and other key stakeholders.

General Responsibilities:

• Conduct initial analysis of transactions using internal/external research tools in order to assess and determine if the transactions seem plausible or if there is reasonable suspicion that the transaction involves money laundering.
• Working with colleagues in the wider Financial Crime Team with respect to identifying suspicious or unusual transactions, non-compliant activity or increased compliance risk.
• Accurately document rationale for case closure or escalation as appropriate.
• Determine if additional enquiries are required and escalate as appropriate for non/low quality responses.

• Preparation of customer transaction analysis summaries on request.
• Participate in cross-functional compliance meetings.
• Ensure close communication and information sharing with global compliance colleagues
• Participate in ongoing development of the Transaction Monitoring systems, including User Acceptance Testing as needed.

Skills, Experience, Qualifications and Knowledge required

• Suitable candidates will have a good understanding of how a Transaction Monitoring System is configured, ideally gained from previous experience at a bank or financial services business
• Experience of data quality work
• Analytical, well-informed and creative approach to problem-solving
• Ability to work independently and to the highest level of accuracy and accountability
• Highly organized with excellent research and analytical skills
• Good written, oral, presentation and interpersonal skills

• Self-motivated and adept at working independently or in a team on multiple and varied tasks
• Ability to perform under pressure and capable of working collaboratively with employees throughout the company
• Minimum of 5 years practical experience in Compliance, Banking, Audit or other Regulatory related work.

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