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At IQ-EQ, we take our responsibility to safeguard clients and the business seriously. As our Financial Crime Prevention Specialist, you will play a vital role in strengthening our AML/CFT control framework, supporting the MLRO, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards — while fostering a culture of integrity across the business
What You’ll Do
- You will be the go-to person for financial crime prevention, ensuring visibility across the business and promoting the importance of AML/CFT controls.
- You will manage daily client screening (Sanctions and PEPs), assist with financial crime investigations, and make recommendations to the MLRO.
- You will liaise with regulators and external authorities, ensuring timely responses and clear record-keeping.
- You will provide expert guidance and training on financial crime matters, contributing to awareness and continuous improvement.
- You will work closely with colleagues across all three lines of defence, supporting a culture of collaboration, compliance, and proactive risk management.
What we offer
- Comprehensive remuneration: Motivating financial packages based upon market rates for your role and is proportionate to your qualifications, level of experiences and skills profile
- Flexible working: We recognise the value of working flexibly and is keen to ensure all employees enjoy an excellent work-life blend. As such, we are open to conversations with employees related to setting up flexible working arrangements.
Qualifications
What You’ll Bring
- You hold a recognised AML/CFT qualification and have a strong understanding of the regulatory framework.
- You have solid knowledge of industry best practice in trust, fund, and company administration.
- You are analytical, detail-oriented, and confident interpreting legal and regulatory documents.
- You are an effective communicator, approachable, and a strong team player who can build trust across the business.
- You are resilient, adaptable, and solutions-driven, with the ability to balance compliance and business needs under pressure.
If you’re ready to take ownership, strengthen our financial crime prevention framework, and make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Additional information
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining long-term relationships with all our stakeholders – including our employees, clients, and local communities – while also reducing our impact on our natural environment.
There is always more we can, and should do, to improve – whether in relation to our people, our clients, our planet, or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee.
Our learning and development programmes and systems (including PowerU and MyCampus) enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers, while our hybrid working approach supports our employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to their colleagues. We want to empower our 5,800+ employees - from 94 nationalities, across 25 countries - to each achieve their potential. Through IQ-EQ Launchpad we support women managers launching their first fund, in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced.
We’re committed to growing relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients’ sustainability and success leads to our sustainability and success. We’re emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.
Company description
ABOUT IQ-EQ
We’re a leading Investor Services group offering end-to-end services in administration, accounting, reporting, regulatory and compliance needs of the investment sector worldwide. We employ a global workforce of 5,800+ people across 25 jurisdictions and have assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$750 billion. We work with 13 of the world’s top-15 private equity firms.
Our services are underpinned by a Group-wide commitment to ESG and best-in-class technology including a global data platform and innovative proprietary tools supported by in-house experts.
Above all, what makes us different is our people. Operating as trusted partners to our clients, we deliver intelligent solutions through a combination of technical expertise and strong relationships based on deep client understanding.
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