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Form of workMLRO - Money Laundering Reporting Officer (SMF17)
(Contract or perm)
Salary £120k -£130k
London
Responsibilities:
- FCA - Responsibility for the firm's policies and procedures for countering the risk that the firm might be used to further financial crime.
- Full oversight and autonomous management of the AML function;
- Chair the London Branch Compliance Risk Committee.
- Assume the role of permanent member in London Branch Management Committee
- Review and assume ownership - in collaboration with the Compliance and Risk teams at the Belgium Head Office - of applicable risk assessment methodologies towards business-wide risk assessment, country risk assessment, product risk assessment and customer risk assessment;
- Review and assume ownership of financial crime related policies and procedures, including EDD procedures applicable at KYC and operational levels;
- Conduct financial crime risk assessments including: business-wide risk assessment, country risk assessment;
- Maintain regular and ongoing interaction with internal and external stakeholders, including senior management, internal audit, external advisors and regulators;
- Conduct the day-to-day management and operation of the AML function, including staff training and awareness, management information, suspicious activity reporting, sanctions screening, activity monitoring, etc.;
- Oversee the timely reviews of customer KYCs and risk assessment through continuous interactions with RMs and the AML/KYC analyst;
- Produce compliance reporting, both internal (monthly management information reports) and external (e.g. REP-CRIM return)
- Report to London Branch Manager (SMF19) with dotted line reporting to Group Head of Compliance in Brussels.
Requirements:
- Typically, 5-10 years of relevant AML experience within an international banking environment with trade finance activities;
- Previous background in high level risk assessments and EDD processes;
- Current or previous SMF17;
- Thorough knowledge of Trade Finance products, risks and EDD processes;
- Strong personality and ability to lead/influence others and implement change
Salary:
- £120k-£130k
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