Court Order Response Unit Analyst

Why apply for this role?

Santander Financial Crime Operations Teams fulfil a critical role in Santander`s fight against all forms of financial crime. The Court Order Unit is responsible for fulfilling Anti-Money Laundering related Orders including Court Production Orders, managing Restraint Orders and responding to enquires from Law Enforcement Agencies. The Unit prepare witness statements and regularly attend court to give evidence in criminal prosecutions.

It is fascinating work, with an emphasis on investigation and the ability to follow strict procedures and to execute work to high quality standards is critical in this role.

What you’ll be doing

• Maintaining a working knowledge of appropriate legislation and regulatory requirements affecting the COU and the wider FCI&I department, uses to mitigate risk within the department
• Providing an expert investigative, consultancy and advisory service to Law Enforcement Authorities by reaching and analysing information held by the bank to aid investigations and court judgments
• Maintaining customer/third party contact via telephones, outgoing and incoming calls
• Working together with peers to achieve business area targets and objectives
• Ensuring that all requests for information comply with UK legislation and that ‘cross border’ information requests are dealt with appropriately and within the law.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for people who can help shape, influence and transform the bank’s capabilities, ensuring we continue to disrupt financial crimes, and support and enable the right outcomes for our customers.

• Knowledge of Financial Crime regulatory policy
• Knowledge of Criminal Law and of Financial Crime regulatory policy and processes including:
• Proceeds of Crime Act
• Criminal Justice Act
• Serious Organised Crime & Police Act
• Terrorism Act (as amended)
• Fraud Act
• Police & Criminal Evidence Act.
• FSMA
• Experience of working within a regulatory environment

Soft Skills:

• Excellent telephone skills
• Demonstrates resilience, personal commitment to the Santander Operations values and to the success of Financial Crime Operations
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise effectively to meet shifting deadlines without compromising the quality of output
• Good PC skills - across various applications.
• A team player, portraying a positive, can-do approach

What else you need to know

Given the recent impact of the Coronavirus outbreak we will be conducting all interviews via telephone or video conference where possible.

This is a permanent full-time position.

Hours of Operation:

Monday to Friday: 8am-9pm and Saturday: 8am – 4pm

What our people say

Financial Crime has a devastating impact on our communities through its association to illegal drugs, human trafficking and terrorism. Criminals will always look for new ways to evade our systems and controls so we must look to constantly evolve to address new threats that’s why our mission is to Deter, Detect and Disrupt Financial Crimes, ensuring that we protect our clients, our communities, our shareholders and the firm. Financial crime is a top priority risk for our bank.

How we’ll reward you

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus
• Pension with generous contributions of up to 12.5% from Santander, depending on your own contribution and length of employment with us
• 27 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments
• Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover
• 24/7 access to an online employee discount platform
• Share in Santander’s success by investing in our Sharesave and Partnership shares plans
• Support your favourite causes through charitable giving and our community partnerships

For more information about our wide range of benefits and family friend policies visit our website.

Why Santander?

At Santander, with only a small action or a simple idea, you can achieve great things. You can improve the daily life of more than 140 million people. You can collaborate with a friendly team of more than 200,000 employees.

It doesn’t stop there. You’ll also be part of a vibrant organisation that’s been reinventing itself for more than 160 years. One that invests millions of pounds in training its people every year. One that helps more than 2 million people every year with social programmes.

We call it #TheSantanderEffect.

Equal Opportunities

Santander are an equal opportunities employer. When we talk about diversity, we don’t just want to pay lip service. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our people. It’s important to us that we create an inclusive culture where everyone counts.

For more information on our commitment to equal opportunities, please visit our diversity page here.

What to do next

If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply on the link below.

Due to high volume of applications we may need to close this role earlier than the advertised date, so recommend submitting an application as soon as possible.