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L3 Role - Financial Crime Team Manager - Periodic Review - Risk Management - Perm - Newcastle
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Location: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Other locations: Primary Location Only
Salary: Competitive
Date: 2 Nov 2026

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Requisition ID: 1752259

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L3 Role – Financial Crime Team Manager – Periodic Review - Risk Management – Perm – Newcastle

Within the professional services environment, the application of risk management procedures is fundamental to the successful delivery of our client services and promotion of our brand.

At Ernst & Young (EY), Risk Management (RM) is an internal function that promotes and supports EY’s firmwide risk management objectives. RM’s aim is to uphold EY’s business standards, protect its reputation, and ensure Partners and staff comply with their regulatory requirements.

Managing financial crime risks relating to money laundering, terrorist financing, bribery and corruption, financial sanctions evasion and fraud is a high priority for EY. Their central Client Due Diligence (CDD) team are vital to that objective. Their job is to support UK, Ireland and Channel Islands Service Line engagement teams with onboarding and ongoing monitoring of clients and engagements.

The opportunity

There is an opening for a permanent Team Manager. The team have oversight of periodic reviews on existing clients, and we are looking for a manager to manage the team and drive performance. You will play a key role in making sure the team meet quality and efficiency targets, support the onshore and offshore team to ensure they stay focused and motivated and build a positive working relationship with the Service Lines that is built on mutual understanding and shared objectives.
This role will report to a Senior Manager who has overall responsibility for the new team.

Your key responsibilities

You will, as a Periodic Review Team Manager, manage and develop a group of Senior Analysts. Responsibilities include:
  • Develop and manage the competence and capacity of the Central CDD team, including the management of operations.
  • Assist with Service Line stakeholder management to promote understanding and awareness of respective responsibilities between client-facing engagement teams and the CDD Team.
  • Provide training and technical guidance to raise awareness.
  • Keeping the team up to date with legal, regulatory and industry practice developments through effective change management processes.
  • Deal with exceptions to process escalations and mandated approvals as delegated by the MLRO/ 2nd Line Financial Crime Team.
  • Assist in the review and maintenance of monitoring procedures, assess engagement risk and update and amend as necessary.
  • Support the Senior Manager, Central CDD, as required.
Skills and attributes for success
  • Experience in managing financial crime regulatory compliance at a similar level in a sophisticated business environment.
  • Excellent subject matter expertise in CDD with experience and knowledge in applying appropriate risk-based approach in relation to simplified, standard and enhanced due diligence.
  • Strong communication skills, capable of dealing with a wide range of staff all the way to a senior level.
  • Experience of managing and developing others.
  • Operational excellence skills in managing and improving quality, and effectively managing change into the team.
  • Adopts a ‘can do’ attitude and acts as a role model for more junior members of the team.
  • Ability to establish a high degree of credibility, respect, and trust at all levels.
  • Proven ability to devise and implement appropriate system and process improvements.
  • Project Management and implementation experience is desirable.
  • Ability to take risk-based decisions and provide substantiated arguments.
  • Effective planning and organising skills to prioritise key areas of responsibility, tasks, and projects.
To qualify for the role, you must have:
  • At least 5 years’ experience working in a regulated firm’s Know Your Customer/ CDD compliance function and previous experience in a similar managerial role.
  • Proven people management skills, able to develop people relatively new and inexperienced in financial crime.
  • Mature understanding of how to apply a risk-based approach.
  • Relevant professional CDD and/ or AML qualification would be highly beneficial.
Who we seek:

We are looking for a Financial Crime Manager with experience working in a large, matrixed environment with a strong track record of success particularly in building and implementing financial crime processes and controls.

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

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If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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