Global Financial Crimes Compliance - Monitoring and Testing Manager

At M&G, our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions.
Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.
Through telling it like it is, owning it now and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.
We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and offer workplace adjustments to ensure you have the support you need to succeed in your role.

As part of the Second Line of Defence (2LoD), the Global Financial Crimes Compliance - Monitoring & Testing Manager delivers independent, risk‑based assurance over Financial Crime risks owned by the First Line (1LoD). The role focuses on whether Financial Crime controls are designed appropriately, implemented effectively and operating as intended, using evidence to generate clear, objective insight.

It suits someone with excellent communication skills, strong analytical judgement, who applies a thoughtful and balanced approach to challenge and who thrives in a team that values quality, fairness and integrity.

Key responsibilities:

• Deliver Monitoring & Testing reviews across Financial Crime risk areas using proportionate assurance techniques aligned to the intended purpose of each review.
• Assess the design, implementation and operational effectiveness of 1LOD controls (e.g.: CDD/EDD, third-party oversight, sanctions, transaction monitoring, governance and MI).
• Produce clear, well‑supported findings, recommendations and high‑quality assurance reports and thematic summaries underpinned by robust audit trails and well‑indexed evidence.
• Translate technical issues into concise, objective insight for senior stakeholders, governance forums and committees.
• Contribute to MI, thematic analysis and identification of trends or emerging risks.
• Provide insight to annual and in‑year assurance planning, highlighting relevant risks, themes and regulatory drivers.
• Engage constructively with stakeholders while maintaining independence and professional clarity.
• Support colleagues, analysts and contractors through guidance, coaching and constructive challenge and coordinate activity involving multiple SMEs or data owners.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and a team culture built on quality, integrity and respectful challenge.
• Undertake additional tasks within the scope of the role when required.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Experience delivering assurance, monitoring, testing or audit within Financial Crimes Compliance.
• Strong understanding of AML/CTF, Sanctions, PF, Fraud, ABC, and Tax Evasion Facilitation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to present clearly to senior management.
• Strong analytical capability with sound judgement and balanced, evidence‑based conclusions.
• Strong organisational skills and confidence managing multiple priorities.
• Proactive, curious, calm under pressure and comfortable in fast‑moving environments.
• Collaborative mindset with commitment to high‑quality outputs.

Desirable

• Financial Crime experience in asset management and/or insurance.
• Experience working across multi‑jurisdictional environments.
• Experience supporting or assuring large‑scale Financial Crime transformation or remediation programmes.
• Experience applying data‑led techniques (e.g., sampling, pattern detection, trend analysis) to support assurance reviews and thematic assessments.
• Experience coordinating, guiding or managing analysts, SMEs or contractors.

What Success Looks Like

• High‑quality, well‑evidenced assurance delivered consistently and on time.
• Clear, objective insight on the effectiveness of Financial Crime controls.
• Constructive, professional relationships without compromising independence.
• Confident, clear communication through reports, summaries and presentations.
• A trusted and reliable contributor to a high‑performing 2LoD GFCC Monitoring & Testing team.

Why Join Us

You will deliver meaningful, high‑quality assurance that strengthens the firm’s approach to Financial Crime, working in a team that values clarity, fairness, thoughtful challenge and professional integrity. The role offers opportunities for growth, ownership and shaping the direction of assurance activity.

Experience Level: Manager/Expert

Recruiter: Helen Simons

What we offer:

We’re dedicated to supporting your wellbeing and helping you thrive, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, and financially plan for the future. Our UK benefits include:

• A valuable pension scheme of up to 18% (13% made up of employer contributions and 5% employee contributions).
• Access to our Share Save and Share Incentive Plan, alongside financial wellbeing and support services to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.
• Enjoy 38 days annual leave (including bank holidays), with the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days. Our Time Off When You Need It policy gives you the flexibility - to balance work and personal commitments.
• Our market-leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave - because supporting families is an important part of our inclusive culture.
• Health & Protection cover includes Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with additional family options - for peace of mind.

To explore more about life at M&G and our full benefits offering, visit Life at M&G

At M&G we strive to have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture, underpinned by our policies and employee-led networks that offer networking, support and development opportunities for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – across gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation and more – including neurodivergent individuals, career returners and those with military service experience.

M&G is proud to be Level 3: Disability Confident Leader under the UK Government Disability Confident employer scheme, and we welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you would like to participate in the initiative, you will have the opportunity to indicate this on your application.

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. All candidates have the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments when applying. If you need any additional support at any stage, please contact us at: [email protected]