Fraud & Financial Crime Risk Lead

Description Fraud & Financial Crime Risk LeadThe role holder will be responsible for leading the 2 nd line oversight and challenge over all Fraud & Financial Crime risks for Admiral’s businesses. This is a key role to ensure that the current and emerging fraud and financial crime risks relevant to AECS and the European businesses are appropriately identified and managed.Main duties will be:Lead AECS in its desire to develop, maintain and review systems and controls that enable the organisation to identify, assess, monitor and manage financial crime risks which are proportionate to the nature, scale and complexity of its activities.Responsible for 2nd line oversight, monitoring and challenge for all aspects of fraud and financial crime.Liaise with the Group Financial Crime team to develop, maintain and review strategies, policies and procedures which meet legal and regulatory requirements and are aligned to Admiral’s risk appetite.Work with Line 1 teams to ensure the provision of accurate, timely and insightful reporting of data, insight, and analysis to demonstrate the fraud and financial crime risks faced by the business and current business performance in managing the risk, as well as compliance with any guidelines, policies and procedures in this regard.Develop and monitor key fraud and financial crime performance indicators with clear controls and reporting of performance and costs.Perform Thematic 2nd line reviews to ensure that fraud and finance crime risks and controls are appropriately documented and recorded in department and business risk registers in line with Group and entity requirements.Test the accuracy of fraud and transaction monitoring rules and alerts.Lead 2nd line reporting on fraud and financial crime risks to relevant Committees and Boards.Work with the Training Academy to build and develop appropriate training modules for all staff, including overseeing specialist training for specific business teams.Be the fraud and financial crime representative in all relevant Committees, working groups and project steering committees.Represent AECS businesses at external fraud and financial crime meetings as necessary, bringing information back to the business to update processes and controls as necessary.Conduct horizon scanning and keep abreast of regulatory developments relevant to all aspects of fraud and financial crime, ensuring that any required changes are implemented.Act as the subject matter expert within the Corporate Governance functions for all fraud and financial crime risk matters.Ensure that continued professional development is undertaken and appropriately recorded.This is not a full definition of the role but covers the main aspects and drivers for success. Requirements Key Skills, Qualifications and ExperienceEssentialExtensive experience in fraud and financial crime prevention and investigation, preferably within the insurance industry.Proven and demonstrable success in developing financial crime compliance frameworks.In-depth knowledge of relevant regulations and industry standards, particularly in relation to France, Italy, Spain and the UK.Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with individuals at all levels of the business in a confident, assertive and professional manner.Good analytical, problem-solving and written / report-writing skills.Excellent organisation and time management skills with the ability to prioritise work, manage multiple work streams and deliver to agreed deadlines.DesirableExperience of operating as an MLRO or a Nominated Officer in a regulated entity.Experience of testing and validating fraud rules and alerts within monitoring systems for accuracy and effectiveness.A recognised professional Fraud or Financial Crime qualification.Admiral Europe Compañía de Seguros S.A.U. (AECS) is an insurance company of the British group Admiral Group plc. with headquarters in Madrid (Spain). Created in 2018, it was created as the headquarters for the group's insurance business in the countries of Continental Europe, becoming the insurer of more than 1 million clients in Italy, France and Spain.The Admiral Group also has a presence in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, India and Mexico, totaling more than 5 million clients and more than 10,000 employees around the world.AECS insurance policies are distributed in Europe through Admiral Intermediary Services S.A.U., a linked insurance agent, which operates under different commercial brands in each country.Why should you work at Admiral? The international consulting firm GPTW has awarded Admiral Seguros the 2nd place as the best company to work for in Spain, in the range of 501 to 1000 employees. We have thus achieved one of our group objectives, demonstrating that for us the happiness of our employees is key to business development and is projected onto our customers. Happy employees are happy customers! and this is part of our culture. Location (Hybrid)