[Hiring] Financial Crime Executive @Target

Role Description

Help protect our business, our clients and our customers — and build a career in a fast‑paced, high‑impact environment. We’re looking for a Financial Crime Executive to join our Financial Crime Operations Team on a 6 month Fixed Term Contract with the possibility of a permanent opportunity.

In this role, you’ll help deliver robust financial crime prevention systems and controls across all areas of the business and its products. You’ll proactively support colleagues, work with multiple clients, and help deliver proportionate, accurate and effective financial crime services in a fast‑paced environment. You’ll also support customer onboarding activity, making sure CDD, KYC, fraud and EDD requirements are completed accurately, efficiently and in line with regulatory and internal policy requirements.

No two days look the same. You’ll get involved in a wide range of activities, including:

• Monitoring transactions, high-risk payments, sanctions alerts, PEP hits and adverse media
• Investigating alerts from transaction monitoring systems, documenting outcomes clearly and maintaining accurate records and audit trails
• Supporting customer onboarding, including CDD, KYC, fraud risk management and EDD checks
• Assessing customer risk, verifying identity, reviewing source of funds and helping customers onboard smoothly within agreed service levels
• Having insightful conversations over the phone to gather source-of-funds information
• Responding to fraud allegations and other financial crime concerns in a timely and appropriate way
• Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support prevention, detection and accurate recording of financial crime matters
• Producing and analysing clear, accurate management information to support clients and internal teams
• Supporting financial crime awareness and helping embed a compliant financial crime culture across the business
• Identifying existing and emerging financial crime risks and suggesting practical controls or improvements
• Prioritising your workload based on risk and contractual SLAs, while working to internal standards and processes
• Taking on additional projects and workstreams with support from the Financial Crime Manager

Qualifications

• Flexible, adaptable and a real team player
• Analytical, inquisitive and great at problem‑solving
• Calm, confident and reassuring on the phone
• Ethical, thorough and detail‑focused
• Able to manage your own workload and meet tight deadlines
• Skilled at presenting information clearly and concisely

Requirements

• Experience in a financial services regulatory environment
• Experience of customer onboarding, including CDD, KYC, fraud risk management and EDD processes
• Experience of transaction monitoring reviews, identifying unusual or suspicious activity and escalating concerns appropriately
• Knowledge of suspicious activity reports, customer due diligence and financial crime prevention processes
• Previous experience in a financial crime prevention role would be desirable

Benefits

• 30 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays (From Day 1)
• Defined Pension Contribution Scheme (Employer matched up to 6%). Plus, option to contribute via Salary Exchange (alternatively known as Salary Sacrifice)
• Employee Discount Scheme, access to discounts and offers across 100s of leading retailers. Plus, cashback on purchases
• Company Paid Private Medical Insurance (benefit in kind)
• Group Life Assurance
• Group Income Protection
• Discretionary Annual Pay Review
• Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
• Loyal Service Scheme - rewarding your commitment with financial recognition, additional holidays, and matched pension contributions of up to 10% at key service milestones.
• Free Flu Vaccinations, Eye Tests and employer contribution towards glasses
• Recognition Scheme
• Free Mortgage Advice and Support
• Wisdom Wellbeing, your go to for wellbeing resources and solutions to include an Employee Assistance Program
• Everest Funeral Concierge
• Free Bereavement and Probate Advice and Support
• Access to a GP 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year through GP24
• Paid eye tests and employer contribution towards spectacles specifically for VDU use.
• Enhanced parental leave
• You can also select other benefits, we cover the upfront cost and make monthly deductions from your pay, interest free!
• Technology Buying Scheme
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Taste Card / Coffee Club Membership
• Charitable Payroll Giving
• Cycle to work Scheme (Salary Sacrifice)