Financial Crime Review

by Santander

Rating

7.6/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

The role comprises of a set of rotations through different departments within Financial Crime, with each rotation lasting between 4-7 months. The departments experienced included EDD, Transaction Monitoring, Payment Screening, SARU

7/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

The program offers a rounded set of transferable skills such as Communicating and Influencing, Delivering Services sms Problem Solving. Additionally, it offered comprehensive knowledge of Sanctions, Legislation, Directives, AML risks, Terrorism Financing, and many other challenges that the Financial Crime Industry faces everyday.

7/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

The programme was very useful as it provided me with the necessary experience needed to start my career in the industry.

8/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

The programme was well structured and it was organised well so that the apprentices could rotate through different BAU roles

9/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

I had 121s available monthly/ biweekly with my manager to discuss any issues I was facing

7/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

Plenty. Any issues I had, I could talk about with my mentor and they would help me straight away

8/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

The qualification focused on skills. Therefore it helped you focus on your personal development, however it did very little from a knowledge perspective

6/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

Yes, there are. Christmas parties, sport activities, charity oriented activities

9/10

9a. Would you recommend Santander to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

The work experience you gain

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Santander?

Make sure to network as much as possible and jump on every opportunity that comes your way