Financial Crime Manager
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About the Business
Quilter plc is a leading provider of financial advice, investments and wealth management, committed to being the UK’s best wealth manager for clients and their advisers. Quilter oversees £141.2 billion in customer investments (as of 31 December 2025). It has an adviser and customer offering spanning financial advice, investment platforms, multi-asset investment solutions, and discretionary fund management. The business is comprised of two segments: Affluent and High Net Worth.Affluent encompasses the financial advice network and national, Quilter's investment platform and multi-asset solutions and Quilter Invest, the digital savings and investment app.
High Net Worth includes the discretionary fund management and financial planning business, Quilter Cheviot.
At Quilter we never stand still. Our foundations are rooted in our extraordinary expertise, which is trusted by hundreds of thousands of customers, but we have great ambitions to stay one step ahead and make an even greater difference to the people and communities we serve.
Our business is transforming, continually modernising, and becoming even more customer centric. So, if you want to be bold in the pursuit of your ambitions, bring new ideas, and challenge and evolve what we do, it’s the perfect time to join us!
About the Role
Level - 4
Department- Risk
Location - London
Contract - 12 Month FTC
As a Financial Crime Manager, you will support the Senior Financial Crime Manager and Head of Financial Crime Prevention in strengthening and developing the Firm’s financial crime framework. This role offers excellent exposure across all areas of financial crime, making it an ideal opportunity for someone looking to advance within the Second Line of Defence.
Working within the Second Line of Defence (2LoD), you will play a key role in providing oversight, assurance and analytical support across the Firm’s financial crime controls. You will contribute to anti-money laundering (AML)/ counter-terrorist financing (CTF), sanctions, tax evasion, anti bribery & corruption (ABC) and fraud risk management processes, helping ensure the Business meets regulatory expectations and operates within its risk appetite.
You will work closely with senior stakeholders, the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) and 1LoD Financial Crime Operations, gaining valuable exposure to a wide range of financial crime activities.
Key Responsibilities
Support 2LoD oversight of 1LoD financial crime processes, raising challenge where required.
Review Know Your Customer (KYC)/ customer due diligence (CDD) files, including high risk and enhanced due diligence (EDD) cases, escalating concerns appropriately.
Identify weaknesses in control design or execution and support remediation tracking.
Assist in maintaining and updating financial crime policies, standards, and procedures.
Conduct regulatory horizon scanning and support gap analyses.
Help document changes and ensure consistent implementation across the business.
Support delivery of financial crime business wide risk assessments.
Gather, analyse, and interpret data to assess risk exposure and control effectiveness.
Prepare insights and summaries for management review.
Provide financial crime guidance to operational teams and business units.
Assist in the development and delivery of financial crime training and awareness materials.
Produce clear and accurate management information (MI) and reporting for senior management and governance committees.
Support responses to regulatory queries or MLRO requests.
Help design and run 2LoD monitoring and assurance reviews over 1LoD Financial Crime Operations.
Test the effectiveness of AML/CTF and sanctions controls and track follow up actions.
As an SME, provide design input and support to the Financial Crime transformation programme.
Support delivery of targeted / prioritised enhancements to the Financial Crime control environment.
About You
Strong demonstrable experience in 1LoD / 2LoD Financial Crime roles within financial services (Wealth and Asset Management experience highly desirable).
Strong working knowledge of AML/CTF, CDD/EDD, sanctions, ABC and fraud risk indicators.
Previous exposure to 2LoD oversight or assurance work is highly beneficial.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends and spot emerging risks.
Confidence in producing high quality MI and written reports.
Clear communicator capable of engaging effectively with 1LoD teams and senior staff.
Ability to explain financial crime concepts in a practical, business friendly way.
Good understanding of the UK financial crime regulatory environment.
Desirable
ICA Certificate/ Diploma AML, ACAMS or other financial crime qualifications (or working towards them).
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Inclusion & Diversity
We value diversity and strive to promote inclusivity in all aspects of our culture. We believe in equal opportunities for all, ensuring that no applicant encounters less favourable treatment based on anything but their skills, qualifications, experience, and potential. We celebrate the unique contributions of a diverse workforce and create a respectful, nurturing environment where every colleague can thrive.
Values
Do the right thing: We act with integrity and are proudly committed to going above and beyond in service of our clients and the support we provide our communities.
Always curious: We continuously seek new ideas and knowledge so we’re one step ahead of our clients’ needs. We look for inspiration everywhere and encourage experimentation, recognising that this is how we create brilliant solutions for brighter futures.
Embrace challenge: We aim high to transform our potential into meaningful outcomes. With ambition as our driving force and a steadfast commitment to growth, we succeed for the good of every generation.
Stronger together: Combining our diverse talents, we accomplish more collectively than we ever could do alone. We speak openly, actively listen, and support each other, and constructively challenge and embrace new ideas. We seek empowerment and demonstrate ownership and trust, with the confidence to make impactful decisions.
Core Benefits
Holiday: 182 hours (26 days)
Quilter Incentive Scheme: All employees are eligible to participate in incentive scheme, to incentivise business performance and their contribution.
Pension Scheme: A non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributions.
Healthcare Cash Plan: Jersey employees only.
Benefit Allowance: A cash benefit allowance is payable in lieu of some of our core benefits.
In addition to our core benefits, we offer a range of flexible benefits to UK employees that you can choose from and pay for conveniently via a salary deduction.