Financial Crime Prevention Consultant

Role Overview

• Conduct High Risk Country, World Check, and Adverse Media reviews for corporate claims.
• Collaborate across Zurich’s Compliance Teams to strengthen relationships across our lines of defence.
• Help ensure our processes and procedures remain current and effective.
• Make sure withdrawals are paid promptly and in line with Anti Money Laundering guideline.
• Reviewing outward corporate payments to ensure compliance with AML guidelines, checking for acceptable documentation and investigating any alerts for payors, schemes, or beneficiaries.
• Conducting thorough investigations of corporate entities and customers, using a variety of open sources including internet and social media.
• Assessing whether claims align with customer profiles and circumstances, documenting any discrepancies.
• Performing Root Cause Analysis, spotting trends and training needs flagged through referrals to the Corporate Financial Crime Prevention team.
• Adhering to Zurich’s policies, standards, and limits of authority, supported by ongoing training, coaching, and clear communication.
• Keeping your knowledge of regulations and guidelines up to date.
• Building strong relationships with Compliance teams to ensure smooth transitions for cases requiring additional sign-offs or approvals.
• Developing and maintaining your functional and technical expertise, including understanding our products, procedures, services, systems, markets, and frameworks.
• Identifying and driving continuous improvement opportunities to enhance our Financial Crime Prevention processes, always keeping compliance and regulatory requirements in mind.

Requirements

• Solid understanding of regulatory requirements, especially related to Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT).
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong sense of integrity, with a commitment to equality and diversity.
• Proactive, collaborative approach
• comfortable working with colleagues across Zurich.
• Confident team player who can also work independently.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills; able to deliver high-quality work to deadlines.
• Proven written and verbal communication skills.
• Open-minded, curious, and ready to embrace new perspectives.
• Innovative problem solver who challenges the status quo to achieve positive results.
• Makes sound decisions by assessing situations and delivering outcomes that benefit both the business and our customers.

Benefits

• 12% defined non-contributory pension scheme.
• Annual company bonus.
• Income Protection.
• Life cover
• four times your salary.
• Free Car Parking, including electric car charging points.
• 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays.
• The option to buy up to an additional 20 days or sell some of your holiday.
• Three days paid volunteering.
• Up to 16 weeks' full pay for maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Access to Private medical insurance.
• Virtual GP appointments.
• Free flu jab.
• Access to a wealth of support from our wellbeing partners.
• Flexible working.
• Free fruit on a Weekly basis