Business Line Anti-Financial Crime (BLAFC) Advisory

Job Title Business Line Anti-Financial Crime (BLAFC) Advisory

Location London

Corporate Title Assistant Vice President

Deutsche Bank benefits from having a highly experienced and dedicated Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) function, which performs a crucial role in keeping Deutsche Bank’s business operations and global financial services clean from financial crime while serving the interests of the Bank and society. Our regional/global matrix structure allows for flexible responses to challenges in the core areas of: Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions & Embargoes, Anti-Fraud, Bribery & Corruption, Investigations & Intelligence, Monitoring & Screening, and Risk Assessment.

Our AFC Team will provide you with opportunities to learn, grow and define your career. We foster an open, diverse, and inclusive team culture, that is engaged and well-supported for prosperity and enjoyment of a life/work balance.

You will join the BLAFC team. responsible for providing day-to-day advisory support to the Private Bank (PB) division within the United Kingdom and Ireland (UKI) region. The BLAFC team responds to referrals or escalations submitted by the business and advises on AFC risk-mitigation and controls, to ensure compliance with applicable AFC policies and procedures. 

What we’ll offer you

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

You can expect:  

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

Your key responsibilities

• Liaison with PB business line representatives to provide advice and support on financial crime risks on a day-to-day basis
• Preparation of management information and metrics for inclusion within key first/second line fora, as well as supporting the preparation of external regulatory reports
• Review and assessment of regulatory or policy change and the resulting impact on the PB business
• Completing reviews and financial crime risk assessments relating to the onboarding of new clients and during periodic Know Your Client (KYC) reviews
• Engagement with first/second line of defence colleagues, including AFC, Compliance, Audit and Legal
• Supporting internal/external reviews, audits and examinations related to AFC risk, including assisting with the remediation of any resulting findings. Creation of AFC training materials and delivery of AFC training as necessary

Your skills and experience

• Experience within financial services, with a proven track record of delivery within the AFC context.
• Knowledge of typical banking products and services within wealth management/private banking
• Solid understanding of UK AFC regulations, as well as industry guidance as published by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and the UK Joint Money Laundering Steering Group
• Diligent and accustomed to working in a time-pressured environment
• Proficient in Excel/Word/PowerPoint

How we’ll support you

• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

About us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.

Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025 for six consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.