Financial Crime Compliance Officer

Jefferies Financial Group ,
London, Greater London

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Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT - EMEA Compliance FUNCTIONAL TITLE - Financial Crime Compliance Officer CORP TITLE - Compliance Associate Company Jefferies, the global investment banking firm, has served companies and investors for over 50 years. Headquartered in New York, with offices in over 30 cities around the world, the firm provides clients with capital markets and financial advisory services, institutional brokerage and securities research. The firm provides research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services including underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalisation, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Team EMEA Compliance Role Compliance Officer role to ensure Jefferies satisfies its anti-financial crime regulatory and compliance obligations across Europe and the Asia-Pacific Region. Key Responsibilities The key responsibilities are: * Providing anti-money laundering, counter terrorist financing, anti-bribery and anti-corruption, sanctions and anti-fraud advice to relevant stakeholders. * Drafting and issuing of anti-financial crime policies and procedures. * Taking the lead on and/or participating in anti-financial crime training. * Oversee the tracking and review of anti-financial crime regulatory change & assist with implementation. * Assist to oversee/conduct anti-financial crime risk assessments. * Assist in overseeing the anti-money laundering monitoring programme (e.g. assessing client due diligence for risk factors, transaction monitoring & sanctions screening). * Review expenses and pre-approval for entertainment of government entities for anti-bribery and anti-corruption purposes. * Assist the MLRO in producing the annual MLRO report and FCA REP-CRIM report. * Liaise closely with global anti-money laundering compliance teams across Jefferies. * Collating and producing management information on a range of anti-financial crime data. Person Specification The following skills and experience are required for this role: * The candidate should now be interested in a compliance career. * The candidate should have experienced working knowledge of financial crime compliance. * The candidate should have good technical as well as interpersonal and communication skills. * The candidate should have strong time management and organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure. This role will suit an ambitious, career-minded individual who wants to work in a dynamic environment.