Financial Crime Assurance Consultant

At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.

Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

AMS is a global workforce solutions partner committed to creating inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready workplaces. We help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive in an ever-evolving world by building, shaping, and optimising diverse talent strategies.

We partner with M&G to support their contingent recruitment processes. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.

On behalf of M&G, AMS are looking for a Financial Crime Assurance Consultant for an initial 6 month contract based in their Fenchurch Avenue offices, London, on a hybrid working pattern of 3 days per week in the office and 2 from home, on a day rate engagement.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer workplace accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

Job description - the role

The 2LoD Monitoring and Testing team require a Financial Crime Assurance consultant to provide independent, risk-based assurance over the design, implementation and embedding of enhanced Financial Crime controls. Supports confidence that upgraded processes, governance, data and controls are effective, sustainable and aligned to the Global Financial Crime Compliance (GFCC) Policies and Standards, the firm-wide Risk Management Framework and regulatory expectations

What you'll do:

• Deliver independent assurance reviews in line with the 2LoD GFCC Assurance Framework and Assurance Plan.
• Assess / Validate control design and implementation effectiveness across areas such as CDD, sanctions, transaction monitoring, governance changes and MI.
• Conduct effectiveness testing to confirm controls operate as intended and are embedded into BAU.
• Perform thematic reviews to identify systemic issues and improvement opportunities.
• Provide clear, evidence-based challenge to stakeholders while maintaining independence.
• Produce concise Assurance Opinions and reporting for senior management and governance forums.
• Maintain high-quality documentation and contribute to continuous improvement of the assurance methodology and ways of working.
• Support other teams' activities as needed.

The skills you'll need:

• Strong Financial Crime experience, we will also consider either relevant in-house or consulting experience.
• Solid risk and control background (Assurance, Model Validation, Monitoring and Testing, Audit, Operational Risk, Control Office, Compliance) preferably within Financial Crime.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills; able to assess complex processes, data and evidence.
• High-quality communication skills, with excellent attention to detail and strong report-writing and PowerPoint capability, confident presenting to senior stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Excel and/or SQL (role dependent).
• Independent, curious, proactive and comfortable working in a fast-moving transformation environment.
• Collaborative, constructive and calm under pressure; growth mindset and commitment to high-quality outputs.

Next steps

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.