Financial Crime Compliance Consultant (9 month FTC)

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About Jupiter

Jupiter is one of the UK’s leading investment management companies with approximately 500 employees and £50.4 billion worth of assets under management (as of 30th September 2025). 

Jupiter provides investment services to individual and institutional investors through mutual funds (UK unit trusts, Luxembourg SICAVs and Dublin OEICs), separately managed accounts and sub-advised funds. Jupiter has experienced a period of international growth with offices open across EMEA and APAC. 

The majority of our employees are based in our London office located just minutes from Victoria station which provides stair-free access from both the Underground’s Victoria line and National Rail platforms, as well as limited road crossings to the Jupiter office. Our London office was designed to encourage employees to live active, healthy lives with floor-to-ceiling windows that allow for greater natural light and the benefit of a private balcony, table tennis room, cycle storage and on-site shower and locker facilities. The short distance to Green Park and St James' Park also provides employees with a natural space to relax during their lunch break and a healthy alternative to office-based meetings. 

We offer our UK employees a 3:2 hybrid working arrangement where Tuesdays, Thursdays and a third day of your choice are worked from the office. The other two days may be worked from home.  This facilitates collaboration and allows employees to maximise productivity whilst maintaining a healthy work/life balance.

Background

This temporary role has been created to support the Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) team during a period of increased regulatory expectation, evolving financial crime risks and significant project activity. The consultant will play a key part in embedding new business initiatives, onboarding new third-party relationships, delivering control enhancements and supporting framework development. The role sits between the Financial Crime Analyst and Deputy Head of Financial Crime Compliance roles, offering autonomy to lead defined workstreams and project deliverables, while escalating strategic decisions where appropriate.

The purpose of this role is to provide experienced financial crime expertise on a fixed-term basis, with a strong focus on projects, procedural development, gap analysis, and risk assessment work. The role will support BAU activity where required, but its primary purpose is to strengthen the financial crime framework through high-quality documentation, project input, and structured analysis.

Key Responsibilities

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Project & Change Support

• Lead or support financial crime workstreams within business change initiatives, including new products, new business lines, new markets, or new third-party service providers.
• Assess financial crime risks associated with operational changes or new relationships and recommend appropriate mitigants.
• Support the integration of third parties by reviewing their financial crime controls, drafting onboarding assessments and identifying gaps.

Policies, Procedures & Framework Development

• Draft, update, and refine procedures, guidance notes, and control documents to ensure clarity, consistency, and compliance with regulatory expectations.
• Conduct gap analyses across key elements of the financial crime framework (sanctions, fraud, EDD, PEP handling, screening, monitoring, ABC, etc.), documenting findings and recommended actions.
• Support enhancements to the firm’s financial crime governance, including working papers, assurance materials, and operating models.

Risk Assessments & MI

• Take responsibility for components of financial crime risk assessments, collating evidence, assessing inherent risks, evaluating controls, and drafting commentary.
• Produce MI, dashboards and analytical summaries for the Head of Financial Crime and MLRO, highlighting themes, control gaps, or emerging risks.
• Assist in updating the Country Risk Assessment by researching jurisdictional, sanctions and geopolitical developments.

Advisory & Business Interaction

• Provide mid-level, risk-based advice on client, product, and jurisdictional queries, including issues linked to onboarding, distribution, and investment processes.
• Interpret regulatory developments and support the Deputy Head in assessing their impact on the Group.
• Act as an escalation point for BAU queries raised by the Financial Crime Analyst.

Investigations & Enhanced Due Diligence

• Conduct complex enhanced due diligence and prepare recommendations for senior review.
• Lead first-stage investigations into suspicious activity by reviewing materials collated by the Analyst and drafting initial SAR recommendations.
• Assist in preparing responses to law enforcement enquiries, ensuring accuracy and clear documentation.

Screening, Monitoring & Thematic Work

• Support the review of sanctions and PEP alerts, handling complex matches and overseeing quality of Analyst output.
• Review fraud alerts and assist with thematic reviews to identify patterns, root causes, and opportunities for control improvement.

Training & Team Support

• Assist in the design and delivery of financial crime awareness training as required.
• Provide informal coaching and technical support to the Financial Crime Analyst (no line management responsibilities).

Desired Skills / Experience

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Essential

• 3–6 years’ experience in financial crime, AML, or compliance roles within financial services.
• Demonstrable project experience, ideally including integration of new business activities, system/process changes, or third-party onboarding.
• Strong experience drafting procedures, conducting gap analyses, and performing risk assessments.
• Strong working knowledge of AML/CTF, sanctions, EDD, and broader financial crime risk management.
• Experience or familiarity with AML requirements for property funds, including higher-risk structures and inherent sector risks.
• Excellent written communication skills and the ability to produce high-quality documentation.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise effectively and deliver high-quality outputs within defined deadlines.

Desirable

• Experience in asset management or similar investment-led environments.
• Relevant professional qualifications (e.g., ICA Diploma or CAMS Certification).
• Experience contributing to governance papers or assurance reports.

Additional Role Details

• This role is subject to the Conduct Rules set by the FCA.

Don’t meet every requirement? At Jupiter we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you are interested in this role, but don’t think your experience aligns perfectly with every listed requirement in the job description, we would encourage you to apply. You may be the right person for this role.