AddressAbout the Group
Uphold Group Europe, operates across the region with two brands. One being Uphold, a software platform where Enterprise clients and Retail consumers can trade Digital and Fiat assets. The other being Optimus Cards, a FCA regulated entity providing banking card solutions for financial institutions.
About Optimus Cards
Optimus Cards UK Ltd is an Electronic Money Institution authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK under the E-money regulations. We are a Principal member of Mastercard. Our business is providing white label card solutions to regulated and non-regulated entities and we issue prepaid cards and debit cards on behalf of our clients. Our client base is varied from Credit Unions, Financial Institutions and Crypto firms.
The opportunity
The Transaction Monitoring function sits within Financial Crime, alongside Fraud/Disputes and CDD. As the department is in a period of growth, you will work closely with the other Financial Crime disciplines and contribute to the development and enhancement of the Transaction Monitoring processes and controls. The requirements of the role extend beyond transactional analysis and SAR submission. As such, the role is well suited to an individual seeking to challenge themself and to grow a broader understanding of the Financial Crime environment along with a development of a strategic understanding of the role.
Responsibilities:
- Review Transaction Monitoring alerts in order to identify potential suspicious activity.
- Conduct Financial Crime investigations when necessary.
- Drafting of SAR and DAML SAR’s.
- Translate data into fraud trends and see the hidden story behind it.
- Make recommendations to the business to adapt the compliance program and Transaction Monitoring system to counter new threats.
- Liaise with the Optimus Customer Success team and the Financial Crime teams of our Customers to investigate suspicious transactions and trends.
- Screening Business Customers and End-users for PEP, Sanctions and Adverse Media.
- Providing support in reviewing and assessing quality and accuracy of KYC information collected for business customers, including complex, multi-layered corporate customers.
- Assist with ad-hoc project work where required.
Requirements
- Minimum of 3+ years’ of related experience with a financial services institution in a financial crime or compliance role.
- Experience writing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).
- Experience conducting FinCrime investigations within a regulated environment.
- A quick learner who enjoys challenging work.
- A strong background in using basic IT platforms.
- You are a team-oriented person.
- You have excellent written and verbal communication skills and are able to talk easily to people at all levels of your organisation.
What we have to offer you
- An amazing work environment in a company that continues to grow, driven by extraordinary and passionate people that keep innovating.
- An international team, in a cutting-edge field, working on fascinating projects.
- Growth and career opportunities, and the chance to be proactive and creative.
- A flexible and enthusiastic work environment that offers you snacks, a lot of tea, coffee and other great benefits.
- Open and transparent culture - we get together on a regular basis to share updates, strategic plans, and engage with each other informally over food and drinks.
- Interesting events that keep you connected with the team and celebrate our success.
Benefits
- Private Medical Insurance
- Private Dental Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Income Protection
- Life Insurance
- Pension: 3% Er & 5% EE contribution
- Paid time off + bank holidays
EEOC
We're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we celebrate our employees' differences, including race, colour, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, and any other protected classes. Difference makes us stronger and better together.
