MLRO - Money Laundering Reporting Officer SMF17

MLRO - 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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