About this role
Gambit Search are exciting to be working with a leading global consultancy who are hiring a Senior Manager into their financial crime team in London or Manchester.
In this role, you'll be providing specialist support across complex and high-profile engagements in insolvency & restructuring. The team handles cases across the UK and internationally.
This is a unique opportunity to become the embedded financial crime expert within a specialism, partnering with senior stakeholders to navigate AML, sanctions, due diligence and wider financial crime risks in a fast-paced, commercial environment. This team is specialist and growing, so there is an obvious career path for those looking for that. The business also is known to have an exceptional working culture.
Key responsibilities
- Lead financial crime risk management across insolvency and restructuring engagements.
- Advise Partners and Directors on AML, sanctions, CDD and suspicious activity matters.
- Make risk-based decisions on complex cases, escalating where appropriate.
- Work closely with compliance, legal and engagement teams to ensure robust governance while enabling commercial delivery.
- Support the development of best practice across the firm's financial crime framework.
About you
- Strong financial crime experience covering AML, sanctions, CDD and suspicious activity.
- Experience around first and second line support is necessary.
- AML/CDD qualifications are essential.
- Experience advising senior stakeholders on complex, high-risk matters.
- Excellent judgement, communication skills and a pragmatic approach to risk management.
- Ideally have worked previously in a professional services firm
- Exposure to insolvency, restructuring or other regulated advisory environments is highly desirable.
The firm and role offers genuine career progression, autonomy, flexible working and the opportunity to play a key role within one of the most respected practices around.
If you'd like to discuss this opportunity in confidence, get in touch or apply below.
About fraud prevention roles for ex-police
Fraud investigation, detection and financial-crime roles in banks, insurers and public bodies. Detective and economic-crime backgrounds map straight across, often with hybrid working and clear progression.
See all fraud prevention jobs in London →Why this fits a police background — match score 75/100
- Financial crime & fraud
- Intelligence & OSINT
- Working to legislation & regulation
What fraud prevention roles pay ex-police
Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026
| Fraud analyst | £28,000–£38,000 |
| Fraud investigator | £35,000–£50,000 |
| Senior financial-crime investigator | £50,000–£70,000 |
| Fraud / financial-crime manager | £65,000–£90,000 |