AML Manager
Job ID: 009276
Location: Bradford, UK, BD5 8LJ
Job type: Permanent - Full Time
Salary: Up to £50,000 (depending on experience) + Bonus & Benefits
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We’re thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for an AML Manager to join our Financial Crime Operations Team at YBS.
As an AML Manager, you will be responsible for inspiring and developing a high-performing team, playing a key role in driving the delivery of our strategic objectives and overseeing the operational effectiveness of the AML function.
About this role
In this role you will play a key role in protecting both our customers and the Society by ensuring compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements related to anti-money laundering, sanctions, and counter-terrorist financing. As a control owner, you will also be responsible for driving continuous improvements in our control environment.
You will also be responsible for a team of up to 14, you will manage the team’s workflow within agreed SLAs, with a real focus on quality and risk mitigation.
As the AML Manager, you will oversee the operational delivery of the Financial Crime Team, ensuring resources are strategically allocated to effectively manage AML risks while providing an outstanding experience for both customers and colleagues
In addition, you will help shape an environment where everyone is accountable for financial crime and raise the profile of the department. You will collaborate other business areas to support their understanding of financial crime in order to mitigate risk for the business.
Alongside this, you will support the high-risk customer management process and will interact regularly with key stakeholders across YBS. You will be involved in making key business decisions and hold a delegated responsibility for the nominated officer for external disclosures in association with retail mortgage and savings accounts, and commercial and entity investigations.
About you
You’ll need subject matter expertise in AML and Sanctions legislation and guidance relevant to the financial services sectorparticularly within retail banking or building societies. This should include a strong focus on commercial mortgages, retail mortgages, and savings products. You’ll also bring proven experience in conducting investigations, managing high-risk cases, and carrying out both Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD).
In addition, you’ll have prior experience leading AML teams and driving process improvements within AML operations. Holding an ICA Diploma in AML or an equivalent qualification is essential.
A continuous improvement mindset is keyyou’ll be someone who’s always looking for ways to enhance how we work. With excellent communication and relationship-building skills, you’ll collaborate effectively across all levels of the organisation. Your commercial awareness will also enable you to make informed decisions that balance business impact with effective risk management.
About Our Benefits
Everyone’s different. That’s why we offer a wide range of benefits and rewards that we think you’ll love – whatever’s important to you, and whatever stage of life you’re at. Such as...
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Our pension scheme (where you can get up to 11% from us)
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On target bonus of 7% (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%)
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Access to brilliant health benefits
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Access to brilliant health benefits
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25 days’ holiday (and the option to buy more)
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Cycle to work or an interest-free loan for an annual ticket
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Wellbeing resources and tools
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Retail and Leisure discounts
Learning & Development
Everyone can build a career path they love here. And that’s because we offer a wide range of programmes, opportunities and more to help you learn, grow, and develop – and reach your full potential.
These include...
- Personal Growth Toolkits - a range of materials that help you discover your strengths, identify your goals, and your next steps.
- Secondment and Stretch opportunities – helping you gain experience in different areas of our business and new ways of working.
- Learning Champion Network – opportunities to work outside of your immediate area and build new skills.
- Apprenticeships and Professional Qualifications – a range of brilliant apprenticeships and programmes available to everyone.
- REACH Diverse Leadership Programme – helping our Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse leaders progress into senior leadership roles.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
You’ll find people from all walks of life here, with different cultures, beliefs, ages, outlooks and more. And we’re proud of our differences. So we’re dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered to be their whole self at work.
Our five Colleague Networks play an important role in helping that happen – and have a real impact on our everyday working life here. Each is closely linked to our Inclusion and Diversity committee, and sponsored by a member of our Senior Leadership Team.
And we also have other colleague groups, such as ManKind and Family Foundations, where colleagues can connect, and start conversations that can be taken into the Networks.
Community and Charity
Ever since we started back in 1864, we’ve had a clear purpose – to do some good in our communities through helping people keep their savings safe. And helping everyone have a place to call home. Today, that purpose is still a huge part of who we are. And every one of our colleagues helps that happen.
We’re committed to volunteering our time, resources, skills and knowledge – more than 50% of colleagues contribute to thousands of volunteer hours every year. And our Charitable Foundation has now donated over £9 million to charities and good causes across the country.
Hear from some of our people about what working at Yorkshire Building Society is like, and what it means for them…
Our ways of working
We know there’s no single right way of working that fits everyone. That’s why we’re not trying to find one. Instead, we’re doing everything we can to make sure that when we’re working flexibly, together and apart, we’re working at our best. And help our colleagues get the most out of work, and take care of themselves, wherever they’re working.
Whether you’re in an office-based team or your team is spread across the country, you’ll have lots of chances to get together with your colleagues for those Moments that Matter – which are all about building wonderful relationships and strong bonds with your colleagues.
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