Financial Crime Advisor

OverviewTitle: Financial Crime Advisor

Company: Everest International Insurance

Job Category: Compliance Oversight

Job Description:

About Everest: Everest is a global leader in risk management, rooted in a rich, 50+ year heritage of enabling businesses to survive and thrive, and economies to function and flourish. We are underwriters of risk, growth, progress and opportunity. We are a global team focused on disciplined capital allocation and long-term value creation for all stakeholders, who care deeply about our impact on communities and the wider world.

RoleAbout the Role: As a Financial Crime Advisor, you’ll be part of Everest Insurance’s dynamic compliance function, which spans across Dublin, London, Madrid, Paris, and Milan. You’ll play a key role in engaging with all aspects of Financial Crime that could impact our growing business, which includes branches in the UK (London), Netherlands (Rotterdam), Germany (Düsseldorf), France (Paris), Spain (Madrid), and Italy (Milan). You’ll also support our Syndicate at Lloyd’s.

This is your opportunity to step into a pivotal role within a fast-growing compliance team. As a Financial Crime Advisor, you’ll work closely with the Financial Crime Manager and collaborate with the wider Compliance Function. You’ll be instrumental in shaping and expanding our Financial Crime framework across both our European operations and Lloyd’s business. Your focus will be on delivering expert advice and support to the business, while also helping to future-proof our sanctions systems and controls as we continue to grow.

This role can be based in our Madrid or London office, with the flexibility to work remotely two days a week as part of our hybrid schedule.

Role and Responsibilities

Supporting the financial crime manager across all business and product lines, exercising technical expertise and knowledge of the laws and regulations that underpin the organisation’s AML, ABC, CFT, sanctions and fraud compliance programme.

Providing support in developing and enhancing comprehensive AML, ABC, CFT, sanctions and fraud related systems and controls ensuring they remain fit for purpose with a particular focus on ensuring alignment and cohesiveness across the various offices and entities.

Key point of contact for operating daily oversight and management of financial crime related referrals and output / alerts of sanction screening tools.

This role has responsibility to undertake regular reviews of the configuration of the screening tools to ensure our oversight remains robust.

Identifying gaps and/or areas for improvement in oversight of our third-party business partners via the established delegated underwriting and claims audit programmes.

The key point of contact for referrals arising from delegated business with responsibility to undertake ongoing monitoring and oversight.

Supporting the Financial crime manager across various company wide projects where SME input is required.

Work with the wider team to review the first line procedures in accordance with the Compliance Function Monitoring Plan.

Work with the wider team to develop and deliver staff training, advocating best practices to the business through attendance at committees and divisional team meetings.

Ensuring AML, ABC, CFT, sanctions and fraud expertise is maintained by continually monitoring global/jurisdictional political movements and highlighting potential emerging risks including how they may affect the various business lines.

Qualifications

You have deep expertise in compliance, with a strong track record navigating international financial crime and sanctions regulations—ideally within the general insurance sector, whether at a company, managing agent, or MGA.

Your technical acumen is matched by a practical understanding of how regulations apply across business functions.

You’re well-versed in key financial crime risk areas, including KYC, CDD, AML, and global sanctions regimes (EU, UK, US, UN), as well as fraud, bribery, corruption, and tax evasion.

You’ve successfully assessed and enhanced processes, systems, and controls—identifying gaps, recommending improvements, and strengthening risk management frameworks.

Understanding of relevant sanctions risks relating to Specialty classes of business is highly desirable.

You hold a relevant professional qualification such as ACAMS, ACOI, ACII, ICA Diploma, or an equivalent certification.

You thrive in collaborative environments and consistently deliver on execution.

You bring a proactive mindset and a sharp problem-solving approach to complex challenges.

You communicate with clarity and confidence, building trust with internal and external stakeholders.

You’re highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage competing priorities independently.

You adapt quickly to change and remain agile in dynamic business and regulatory landscapes.

What if I don’t meet every requirement?At Everest we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every element in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Please let us know if you need any accommodations throughout the application or interview process.

Our CultureAt Everest, our purpose is to provide the world with protection. We help clients and businesses thrive, fuel global economies, and create sustainable value for our colleagues, shareholders and the communities that we serve. We also pride ourselves on having a unique and inclusive culture which is driven by a unified set of values and behaviors. Learn more about our culture.

Our Values are the guiding principles that inform our decisions, actions and behaviors. They are an expression of our culture and an integral part of how we work: Talent. Thoughtful assumption of risk. Execution. Efficiency. Humility. Leadership. Collaboration. Inclusion and Belonging.

Our Colleague Behaviors define how we operate and interact with each other no matter our location, level or function: Respect everyone. Pursue better. Lead by example. Own our outcomes. Win together.

All colleagues are held accountable to upholding and supporting our values and behaviors across the company. This includes day to day interactions with fellow colleagues, and the global communities we serve.

Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

Primary Location: Madrid, Spain

Additional Locations: London

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