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We are looking for a Head of Compliance and MLRO to join our leadership team and play a critical role in shaping our regulatory framework and risk culture.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
As Head of Compliance and MLRO, you will be responsible for managing and maintaining all aspects of the firm’s Compliance and Financial Crime functions. Your primary remit will be to safeguard the business against fraud, money laundering, internal fraud, security threats, and related reputational risks.
In parallel, you will ensure the swift and effective detection and reporting of money laundering activities, embedding anti-money laundering legislation, regulatory rules, and industry guidance across the organization.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Responsible for anti-money laundering (AML) compliance providing oversight, control, support and coordination for anti-money laundering compliance;
* Manage the entire compliance members of the firms both locally in the UK and abroad;
* Manage Financial Crime Prevention function supporting and protecting the business against Fraud and Money Laundering Risk, Internal Fraud, Security and related reputational risk ensuring that the needs of all stakeholders are met;
* Maintain relationships with the firm banking partners;
* Own all aspects of the Compliance framework;
* Responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of an effective tactical and strategic anti-money laundering program;
* Understand and have continuing knowledge of all local AML requirements to ensure that the AML program is consistent with all applicable local laws, regulations and rules and that the AML program is updated, as required, in light of changes to local laws, regulations and rules;
* Develop and manage a regular monitoring and reporting process to inform senior management, the audit committee and the board, as necessary and required;
* Ensure that all activity and transactions that are identified as potentially suspicious are investigated, reviewed and resolved in accordance with established procedures;
* Manage AML Compliance Teams to address issues raised in internal audit reports, self-assessments, compliance reviews or regulator’s examination about AML policy;
* To personally manage and where appropriate carry out high profile/sensitive investigations;
* Establish and maintain liaison with local/county/regional and international financial industry representatives to proactively identify current fraud trends, criminal activity and the identification of organized criminal groups and influence security best practices;
* Liaison with national and international law enforcement entities and liaison with local financial industry representatives to proactively identify fraud trends/criminal activity and organized criminal attacks.
CANDIDATE PROFILE:
* 5 years of experience of working as a Compliance officer and MLRO within a Payments Industry/Electronic Money Institution in UK and ideally in EEA;
* AML / CTF advisory experience and good working knowledge of SARs regime;
* Working knowledge of the legal and regulatory obligations for UK; including MLRs PSRs and EMRs;
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal;
* Credible stakeholder engagement skills to align with our organizational values and behaviors
* Strong leadership skills.
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