2LoD GFCC Monitoring and Testing Consultant (Financial Crime Compliance)

Location: London, United Kingdom. Full-time role with flexible working arrangements considered.

Company

M&G provides asset management and insurance solutions, combining savings and investment expertise with a heritage of more than 175 years.

What you will do

• Deliver risk-based Monitoring & Testing reviews across Financial Crime risk areas.
• Assess the design, implementation, and operational effectiveness of 1LoD controls, including CDD/EDD, third-party oversight, sanctions, transaction monitoring, governance, and MI.
• Produce evidence-based findings, recommendations, assurance reports, and thematic summaries with robust audit trails.
• Present concise, objective insight to senior stakeholders, governance forums, and committees.
• Contribute to MI, thematic analysis, trend identification, and annual and in-year assurance planning.
• Guide analysts, contractors, SMEs, and data owners while supporting continuous improvement and constructive challenge.

Requirements

• Experience supporting or assuring large-scale Financial Crime transformation or remediation programmes.
• Financial Crime experience in asset management and/or insurance.
• 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 presenting to senior management.
• Strong analytical judgement, organisational skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Nice to have

• Experience applying data-led techniques such as sampling, pattern detection, and trend analysis.
• Experience working across multi-jurisdictional environments.
• Experience coordinating, guiding, or managing analysts, SMEs, or contractors.
• Proactive, curious, calm under pressure, and comfortable in fast-moving environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive culture focused on clarity, fairness, integrity, and respectful challenge.
• Pension scheme of up to 18%, including employer contributions of up to 13%.
• 38 days of annual leave including bank holidays, with the option to purchase up to five additional days.
• Paid parental leave and family support through the Inspiring Families policy.
• Private healthcare, critical illness cover, and life assurance, with additional family options.
• Employee networks, development opportunities, and reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.