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Financial Crime Monitoring and Assurance Consultant

M&G

M&G

Accounting & Finance
London, UK · stirling, uk · Edinburgh, UK
Posted on Sep 24, 2025

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.

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

The Financial Crime Monitoring and Assurance Consultant is an experienced role with day-to-day responsibility for executing financial crime assurance over internal and external 2LoD functions and Business Unit 1LoD financial crime functions in the UK and globally, where delegated.

Financial crime responsibilities:

Support the maintenance of the Financial Crime Assurance Framework in line with Risk Management Framework and Assurance Standard.
Execute financial crime assurance activities over internal and external 2LoD functions and Business Unit 1LoD financial crime functions in the UK and globally, where delegated, in accordance with the annual plan.
Support execution of independent financial crime controls testing activities over the Group 2LoD Financial Crime controls as part of the risk and controls-self assessment for Group 2LoD Financial Crime.
Support the execution of Quality Control checks over Group Financial Crime Function and UK 2LoD.
Support the execution of the assurance plan for 2LoD financial assurance over 1LoD.

Additional responsibilities:

Other tasks and activities within the scope of your role or team as required from time to time.

Essential skill requirements:

Experience within financial crime and being able to demonstrate deep understanding of the financial crime risks inherent in the asset management and or insurance sectors.
Experienced in executing ongoing thematic reviews on financial crime controls and processes and in identifying improvement needs.
Experienced in preparing reports on monitoring outcomes for senior management including MLRO, governance committees and leadership team.
Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills and demonstrates the ability to assess complex processes, identify control weaknesses, and provide recommendations for improvement.
Good communications and report writing skills, with the ability to effectively communication findings to the Financial Crime Monitoring and Assurance Manager and Financial Crime Monitoring and Assurance Lead.

Experience Level: Experienced Colleague

Recruiter: Helen Simons

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.

M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions. Being a Disability Confident Leader means that candidates who meet the minimum criteria of a job, will be offered an interview if they 'opt in' to the scheme when applying.

If you need assistance or an alternative means of applying for a role due to a disability or additional need, please let us know by contacting us at: careers@mandg.com