FinCrime BA (Watchlist Management)
Plenitude provides market-leading Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) advisory, transformation, technology, data analytics, and managed services. We are committed to building a secure financial system, safeguarding society, and empowering our clients to meet their regulatory obligations.
Appointed to the FCA’s Skilled Person Panel for Financial Crime, we enable our clients to stay ahead of emerging risks and evolving regulations by optimising systems and controls, leveraging the latest AI-powered technology and data analytics, in order to drive greater effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability, reducing the overall cost of compliance.
Our best-in-class team come from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines. This breadth and depth of industry and deep subject matter expertise, alongside our scalable, full-service offering and tech-enabled delivery, enables us to meet all of our clients’ needs, inspiring confidence and delivering excellence.
We work with a broad range of retail, commercial and investment banks, insurers, asset managers, as well as payment service firms, electronic money issuers, FinTechs and crypto firms across the world, ranging from startups to global financial institutions. We have a proven delivery track record and have provided advisory and transformation services on some of the most challenging projects in the industry.
Our depth of expertise and quality of service, combined with our commercial integrity, competitive rates and innovation, is second to none. Discover more about our services and see why our integrity, passion and delivery excellence have been praised by so many clients.
We are looking for a highly skilled Tech and Data Consultant with a strong background in end-to-end list management and watchlist governance. If you have a deep understanding of transaction and name screening processes, external vendor-supplied lists, and are passionate about improving compliance frameworks, this role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of financial crime compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the end-to-end list management processes in transaction and screening, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Build and implement list management governance processes, ensuring systems and controls are aligned with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
- Provide expert guidance on the technical formats of watchlists, ensuring their correct application across various systems.
- Lead function screening projects, identifying technical issues and implementing corrective measures to ensure optimal list management.
- Analyse large datasets to identify trends and risks, providing actionable insights to improve screening and watchlist management.
- Strategic list management governance framework maintenance
Experience & Skills Required:
Watchlist Management Expertise: Proven experience with vendor-supplied lists (e.g., World-Check, Dow Jones, Accuity, Lloyds), and a strong understanding of their data structures, organisation, and storage mechanisms.
BA Experience with Lists: Hands-on experience in:
- Requirement Gathering: Collecting and documenting business requirements for list management.
- Process Mapping: Involvement in process mapping or redesign for managing and screening watchlists.
- Stakeholder Communication: Collaborating with compliance teams, IT, and vendors to align lists with business and regulatory requirements.
- Data Quality Review: Ensuring accuracy, completeness, and consistency in watchlist data.
- Scenario Analysis: Participating in the analysis and testing of screening rules to optimise list effectiveness.
Why us?
At Plenitude, we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are dedicated to promoting diversity, inclusion, and integrity across our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. Our goal is to foster an inclusive, respectful, and supportive work environment where everyone can thrive.
About Plenitude Consulting
Plenitude is a niche consultancy, specialising in Financial Crime Risk and Compliance and are appointed to the Financial Conduct Authority’s Skilled Persons panel for Financial Crime. Our focus is firmly on addressing the legal, regulatory, reputational and social imperative for financial institutions to take diligent and rigorous steps to mitigate financial crime risks.
We help our clients meet their regulatory obligations and reduce their financial crime risk exposure by providing deep subject matter expertise, advisory and transformation services. Our services are augmented with subscription products that gives our clients enhanced insight into the vast array of Financial Crime Compliance (“FCC”) laws, regulations, guidance and risk indicators, to more effectively manage financial crime risk while reducing overall costs.
We work with a wide array of financial institutions including retail, commercial and investment banks, insurance companies and asset management firms across UK, Germany, France, Nordics and the EU, and have provided advisory services on some of the largest and most complex FCC transformations in the industry, across multiple jurisdictions. Our proven track record includes working with 6 of the 14 global banks subject to the Systematic Anti-Money Laundering Programme (“SAMLP”) in preparation for the review and response programmes.
Our consultants come from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines across consulting, in-house financial crime compliance, regulators and law enforcement. This blend of skills and perspectives guarantees a practical and proven approach based on deep industry expertise, and we have been praised for our integrity and transparency at every step of our engagements.
FinCrime BA (Watchlist Management)
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