Financial Crime Advisor

Overview

Description

About Everest :

Everest is a global leader in risk management, rooted in a 50+ year heritage of enabling businesses to survive and thrive. We are underwriters of risk, growth, progress and opportunity. We are a global team focused on disciplined capital allocation and long-term value creation for all stakeholders, who care deeply about our impact on communities and the wider world.

About the Role :

As a Financial Crime Advisor, you’ll be part of Everest Insurance’s compliance function, spanning Dublin, London, Madrid, Paris, and Milan. You’ll engage with Financial Crime across our growing business, including branches in the UK (London), Netherlands (Rotterdam), Germany (Düsseldorf), France (Paris), Spain (Madrid), and Italy (Milan). You’ll also support our Syndicate at Lloyd’s.

This is a pivotal role within a fast-growing compliance team. You’ll work with the Financial Crime Manager and the wider Compliance Function to shape and expand our Financial Crime framework across European operations and Lloyd’s. The focus is delivering expert advice and support to the business while helping to future-proof sanctions systems and controls as we grow.

This role can be based in our Madrid or London office, with the flexibility to work remotely two days a week as part of our hybrid schedule.

Role & Responsibilities

• Support the financial crime manager across all business and product lines, applying technical expertise and knowledge of AML, ABC, CFT, sanctions and fraud compliance.
• Assist in developing and enhancing AML, ABC, CFT, sanctions and fraud related systems and controls to remain fit for purpose, ensuring alignment across offices and entities.
• Act as the key point of contact for daily oversight and management of financial crime referrals and outputs / alerts from sanction screening tools.
• Regularly review and adjust the screening tool configuration to maintain robust oversight.
• Identify gaps or areas for improvement in oversight of third-party business partners via delegated underwriting and claims audit programmes.
• Serve as the main contact for referrals from delegated business with ongoing monitoring and oversight.
• Support the Financial Crime Manager on company-wide projects requiring SME input.
• Collaborate with the team to review first line procedures in line with the Compliance Function Monitoring Plan.
• Develop and deliver staff training, promoting best practices through attendance at committees and divisional meetings.
• Maintain AML, ABC, CFT, sanctions and fraud expertise by monitoring global / regional political movements and highlighting emerging risks affecting business lines.

Qualifications

Our Culture

At Everest, our purpose is to provide protection and help clients and businesses thrive, while creating sustainable value for colleagues, stakeholders and communities. We foster a unique and inclusive culture driven by a unified set of values and behaviors.

All colleagues are held accountable to upholding these values and behaviors across the company, including day to day interactions with colleagues and the communities we serve.

Type : Regular

Time Type : Full time

Primary Location : Madrid, Spain

Additional Locations : London

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