MLRO

Key Details

Title: Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)

Contract Type: Full Time

Location: Canary Wharf

Our client is an FCA Authorised Payment Institution helping UK corporates and individuals manage their currency needs and providing their international payment solutions.

About the Role

Our client are looking to recruit an MLRO / Compliance Officer to lead their Compliance Function playing an essential role in helping fight financial crime and manage regulatory requirements. You will act as a Payment Service Directive (PSD) Individual with the FCA and Nominated Officer with HMRC for the company.

As Compliance Officer and MLRO you will be responsible for the Compliance and Risk Frameworks working directly with the Managing Director and Financial Planner as part of the Senior Management Team.

The role includes hands on involvement in Compliance and AML processes including onboarding and transaction monitoring.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities include:

Compliance Framework Maintain and develop the firms Compliance Framework of Policies Procedures Systems and Controls ensuring these remain in line with regulatory requirements risk appetite and operationally effective as the business grows with any identified deficiencies remedied promptly.

Risk Based Approach Managing and developing the brands Risk Based Approach through the Whole Firm Risk Assessment and Client Risk Assessment including identifying and assessing new and emerging Money Laundering risks to business and their relevant mitigations.

Regulatory Ensuring the firms ongoing compliance with current legislation and regulation and new legislation and regulation as and when it becomes relevant.

Regulatory Ensuring all regulatory reporting is accurate complete and submitted promptly and acting as the primary contact for all contact with regulatory and law enforcement bodies.

Suspicious Activity Receiving and investigating all internal Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) raised and if appropriate raising externally with the National Crime Agency (NCA) in a timely manner.

Onboarding and Ongoing Monitoring Conducting Due Diligence reviews and client approvals on all new clients and on a periodic basis of existing clients.

Transaction Monitoring Monitoring reviewing and approving transactions identified for review and setting client trade limits.

Governance Produce regular Compliance Reports and represent the Compliance Function at Senior Management Meetings.

Compliance Monitoring Develop and maintain the Compliance Monitoring Plan to monitor ongoing effectiveness of the Compliance Framework including management of compliance audits.

Training Ensure all staff receive relevant and regular training in relation to Money Laundering and their relevant responsibilities including management of training materials and training log.

Risk Based Approach Managing Political Exposed Person (PEP) and Sanctions exposure within the business client base and transaction.

Key Requirements:

1 years experience as MLRO or Compliance Officer or 2 years experience as Deputy MLRO or Compliance Manager.

Experience within the payment and/or FX industry.

Strong knowledge of the UK legislative and regulatory environment and requirements e.g. Payment Service Regulations Money Laundering Regulations etc.

Right to live and work in the UK is essential.

Motivated organised and able to multitask.

Good communicator to other business functions and senior management.

Suitable to undergo Fit and Proper Person checks e.g. no unspent convictions.

Bonus if you have an external AML qualification e.g. ICA or ACAMs.

Benefits

What to expect: