Financial Crime Compliance Director – Freelance

New Opportunity

Pentagon Global Finance provides is a global professional services provider helping some of the fastest growing companies and SMEs in the world work efficiently and differently. Our success comes from a shared belief in rolling up our sleeves and doing the hard work of solving complex challenges, executing plans and implementing technology to help transform organizations. By partnering with the Pentagon Finance team, our clients have access to top finance transformation and Compliance professionals with decades of experience without the need for a full-time staff.

As we continue to grow and deepen our impact on organizations here in the UK and around the world, we are looking for the right people to join us on a freelance and contingent basis. If you are interested in being part of our global contingent team, there are a few things you should know:

• We are energized by challenges and the effort needed to solve them by best practice.

• We like working with people who are honest, positive, adaptable and growth-minded.

• We care how work gets accomplished and are deeply invested in the success of our clients and our colleagues.

If this sounds like you, we would like to hear from you.

The opportunity

We are seeking a Director level Compliance expert to join our Global Risk Management team on a freelance and adhoc basis. The role offers the successful candidate the opportunity to develop and lead on the design and implementation of Pentagon Finance’s financial crime framework, controls and monitoring procedures with our Clients. The role will require helping to manage and enhance the Anti Money Laundering  and Customer Due Diligence functions of our Clients, also working with senior members of Compliance and Financial Crime teams as well as members of the Risk Management executive teams of our Clients.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

1. Support with the design and implementation of financial crime controls to strengthen the compliance framework of the businesses we serve.
2. Lead the testing of updates to existing financial crime technology and validate new opportunities for automation on projects.
3. Provide guidance and consultation to Engagement Teams in relation to client engagement and decisions
4. Lead, Develop and expand the scope of compliance testing as and where required on projects.
5. Prepare and deliver information to Clients on Pentagon Finance’s compliance insights to raise awareness and understanding of key compliance matters.
6. Assist clients with the development and delivery of in-house financial crime learning and training.
7. Advice clients on how best to increase levels of synergy between the 1st and 2nd lines of defence within Global Risk Management
8. Manage Compliance teams on high level projects where senior experience and expertise is required.
9. Provide advisory to client C-Suite teams on ways to enhance and improve their Enterprise Risk Management process

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES 

1. Excellent communication and networking skills – able to influence a broad range of colleagues including clients and client facing professionals
2. A strong team player, comfortable working collaboratively, virtually and independently
3. Ability to work in a high pace, agile environment
4. Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, managing multiple priorities effectively
5. Ability to translate complex information into simple, high impact messages
6. Excellent business writing, communication and presentation skills

DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND REQUIREMENTS

1. Experience of financial crime regulatory or compliance work, preferably from a professional services firm
2. SME experience in one or two of the following disciplines – Financial Crime, Risk Management, Compliance + Monitoring, Second Line of Defense, Procedure and Control, Anti-Money Laundering
3. Qualified Accountant or QBE
4. Strong technical knowledge of financial crime at a theoretical and practical level
5. Financial crime experience at Manager or similar level in a multi-service line business Leadership and supervisory experience
6. Ability to devise and implement appropriate system and process improvements
7. Strong analytical skills
8. Excellent written and verbal communication and facilitation skills to build relationships and foster trust at all organizational levels and a strong client service orientation.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Pentagon Global Finance is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or veteran status, and encourage all applicants to apply.