Financial Crime Compliance Officer

Financial Crime Compliance Officer

High Wycombe - 4 days in the office

Ebury Mass Payments (EMP) is the premier non-bank provider of high volume currency and payment solutions. The division operates in 5 of the 24 Ebury offices and has made a recent acquisition which will dramatically accelerate growth.

The Role

The FCC officer will work closely with the Head of Compliance and MLRO in a hybrid role between the firm's London and High Wycombe offices.

Role requirements:

• Must have basic knowledge of international sanction regulations (UN, EU, UK and US)
• Must have previous experience CDD / EDD requirements in the UK.
• Must be a team player but can adapt to work independently when required
• Can demonstrate the ability to effectively manage stakeholder expectations
• Ability to adapt to a fast changing global business environment
• Must be able to work well under pressure and be proactive in completing cases under time sensitive conditions
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills allowing the candidate to identify Financial Crime risks and address them accordingly
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
• High competency in Microsoft Office suite and Google Docs software (desired)
• Compliance qualification (ICA or equivalent) (desired)
• Candidates should be fluent in English.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that Financial Crime risks in transactions, sanctions, EDD, screening and PEP escalations are identified, assessed, managed and reported in a timely manner;
• Responsible for efficiently managing cases in workflow and being proactive in helping with ad-hoc tasks;
• Conducting end-to-end Financial Crime risk assessments on new and existing clients;
• Reviewing Financial Crime red flags raised by the first line of defence;
• Making decisions/recommendations on appropriate actions in relation to Financial Crime issues raised within the escalation framework;
• Present FC risk assessments and recommendations to senior stakeholders;
• Articulating policy and regulatory requirements that the firm complies with to the front office and operational KYC teams;
• Assisting the HoC / MLRO building out new policies and procedures;
• Carry out daily Horizon Scanning to ensure that Ebury's Policies, Procedures and Controls remain fit for purpose in light of any relevant regulatory updates;
• Develop and draft Compliance policies and procedures, outlining firm policies, regulations and best practices;
• Maintain and develop Compliance owned procedures in relation to activities such as Country Risk
• Scoring, Product Risk Assessment and Customer Risk Rating Methodology;
• Create, update and deliver Financial Crime training materials as well as identifying new areas where the business may require training due to emerging risks and trends.

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