Transact
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London, Greater London
Financial Crime Analyst - 6 months FTC
Overview
Are you a recent graduate looking for further experience in financial services? We are currently recruiting for a 6 month fixed term contract for a Financial Crime Analyst working within the Compliance department. As part of the Financial Crime team, you will be providing support to the team in managing the output from PEP, sanction and negative media screening. This role will focus on completing the successful transition between client screening tools. Your main task will be to manage the daily output from PEP, sanction and negative media screening. You will be managing the transition of existing client alerts within the system and reporting weekly figures to the Compliance Leadership team. To be considered for this role you will be a recent graduate with knowledge of financial services; and have a good understanding of key regulatory requirements around anti-money laundering and financial crime. You should have a good understanding of what constitutes as a Politically Exposed Person (PEP) and the risks associated. Ideally you will have 6 -12 months’ experience of working in a financial services investment or asset management firm. You must have advanced MS Excel skills. Alternatively we would consider LPC Graduates/paralegals who have ideally taken a Finance/Financial Services elective or similar. Any other office experience or relevant extra-curricular activities would be an advantage. In return we offer an excellent opportunity to gain experience of regulatory compliance and Financial Crime in a corporate commercial business. You will gain an insight into Financial Crime within Financial Services and learn valuable skills to enhance your career prospects within Financial Services and Financial Crime. About us: Transact is the leading independent investment wrap platform in the UK. Established in 2000, we have over £39 billion of funds under direction (as at December 2019) on behalf of over 5,900 advisers and 179,000 investor clients. Our service includes an online platform, owned and built by us, and dedicated regional adviser support to help bring clients' assets and investments together in a smarter, more tax efficient way. We offer access to a wide range of tax wrappers (including ISAs, pensions and life insurance investment bonds) and funds which advisers use to build client investment portfolios. Portfolio valuations, purchases and sales are all supported via Transact Online which is available 24/7. Transact's parent company, IntegraFin Holdings plc, is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 index. We have been rated the number one investment platform in independent surveys conducted by CoreData and Investment Trends for the last ten consecutive years (2010-2019), once again topping major categories including Overall Satisfaction, Investment Capabilities and Adviser Support Services in the 2019 Investment Trends survey. We are proud to have been voted Platform of the Decade at the 2016 UK Platform Awards, and in 2017 we won eight awards including FT Adviser’s 5 Star Investment and Investment Innovation award. In 2018 our awards included Platforum's Best Adviser Platform over £10bn, as well as Professional Paraplanner's Best Platform and Best Overall Service - Existing Business awards. In 2019 we were awarded Professional Adviser's Best Platform for Advisers (AUA over £20bn), Professional Paraplanner's Best Platform award as well as FT Adviser’s 5 Star Investment Provider award. So far in 2020 we have been awarded a Platinum Platform Rating by Adviser Asset (which we also received in 2019 and 2018). Equal Opportunities: We provide a diverse and inclusive workplace and ensure that all of our staff respect and understand individual differences. We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.