About this role
Responsibilities
- Policy and Procedure Management: Write, update, and review company policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulator and FCA requirements.
- RFI Requests: Analyze and prepare responses/documentation for partner banks' RFI (Request for Information) requests regarding client transactions, KYC documents, fraud cases, and refund requests. Maintain a comprehensive register of all bank requests and organize client responses/documents systematically.
- Customer Due Diligence: Perform KYC/KYB verifications during customer onboarding, ensuring accurate and thorough due diligence reviews. Conduct Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) on high-risk and PEP customers.
- Transaction Monitoring: Assist in monitoring and analyzing customer transactions, preparing follow-up requests, and verifying responses/documents to identify suspicious activity. Report potential fraud or unusual transactions to the MLRO for further review.
- Compliance Support: Periodically review and update customer risk profiles, ID documents, proof of address, and conduct detailed background checks.
- Fraud Prevention: Analyze and verify card transactions for suspicious or fraudulent activity and escalate findings to the MLRO.
- Training and Collaboration: Train new employees on Compliance/AML tools and policies. Collaborate with other teams to enhance the overall AML/Compliance framework to ensure alignment with regulatory standards.
- Documentation and Reporting: Maintain detailed records of due diligence reviews, investigations, and decisions for MLRO escalation, internal/external audits, and regulatory purposes.
- Operational Oversight: Oversee 1st line of defense activities, ensuring compliance with internal and external requirements.
- IT and System Development: Assist in developing IT tools and programs to improve compliance processes and enhance the security of customer funds.
Job Requirements
- Knowledge of customer due diligence processes, including Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), Know Your Customer (KYC), and Know Your Business (KYB).
- Familiarity with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF) regulations.
- Experience in developing compliance policies and procedures.
- University degree.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Proactive and determined attitude.
- Prior experience in a Compliance/AML role within the financial industry (preferred).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Languages: English and Russian.
- Experience with Zendesk, LexisNexis, and Sum and Substance is a plus.
Job Type: Full-time
Language
- English (required)
- Russian (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London EC4N
About compliance & regulatory roles for ex-police
Compliance, AML and regulatory roles. Working to PACE, RIPA and CPIA is a stronger regulatory grounding than most civilian applicants can offer — firms increasingly recognise this.
See all compliance & regulatory jobs in London →Why this fits a police background — match score 70/100
- Financial crime & fraud
- Intelligence & OSINT
- Investigative casework
- Working to legislation & regulation
What compliance & regulatory roles pay ex-police
Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026
| Compliance analyst | £32,000–£42,000 |
| Compliance / AML officer | £40,000–£55,000 |
| Compliance manager | £55,000–£80,000 |
| Senior manager / head of compliance | £80,000–£120,000+ |