Company: Banking Circle
Location: United Kingdom
Employment Type: Full–time
Posted: 13 hours ago
Description:
Are you interested in a role dedicated to combating financial crime? We are currently looking for a passionate and diligent AML professional who will be responsible for conducting in-depth reviews of our higher risk customers, essential in upholding our bank’s integrity. If this sounds appealing, then we might have just the role for you.
Banking Circle is a truly international and vibrant company with more than 600 skilled and dedicated employees worldwide. We are a differentiator in the market who provides the stability of a Bank and the flexibility of a Fintech, in order to deliver a payments solution to our clients as we continue transforming the Banking and Payments industry for the new economy.
About the role
We are looking to hire a skilled Enhanced AML Client Review Officer, to join our Enhanced AML Client Review team in London, reporting to the Enhanced AML Client Team Lead. You will also liaise with other internal Business AML teams, Compliance, and Sales to obtain and understand key information as appropriate.
In this role you will be responsible for conducting thorough reviews of select customers that pose higher financial crime risk, to detect and prevent potential money laundering and other financial crimes. This role is critical in continuing to build a resilient Business AML function and you will play a key role in maintaining the integrity of the Bank and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
What you will be doing
• Conduct targeted reviews of our “special attention” and higher risk clients through ongoing enhanced due diligence reviews.
• Review “High Risk Territory” requests for existing clients seeking approval to expand approved payment corridors.
• Through reviews of designated portfolio of high-risk customers, identify suspicious activities, unusual patterns, and potential red flags, escalating accordingly.
• Assimilate, analyze, and evaluate information from various data sources to identify risks and ensure appropriate mitigation measures are in place.
• Analyze complex financial transactions, in line with products offered by Banking Circle, to identify unusual activity in line with the customer’s nature of business.
• Prepare reports to a high standard and in a timely manner which may be presented to senior stakeholders and committees.
What we are looking for
To be the right candidate for this position, we expect you to have a relevant degree within the field together with at least five years of experience working with financial crime. You have a good knowledge and understanding of financial crime risks within correspondent banking and payments.
Experience in performing Enhanced Due Diligence and/or performing Onsite reviews/audits on regulated, and Financial Institutions and/or High-Risk businesses are essential requirements. Furthermore, the successful candidate also has experience in conducting and/or leveraging transactional analysis on regulated Financial Institutions and/or High-Risk businesses.
Unfortunately, candidates with experience in solely KYC roles are not best suited for this position.
As a person you are pro-active and not afraid to take initiative. You pay good attention to details and have a desire to continually improve and enhance processes. You possess strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to multitask and prioritize effectively under tight deadlines.
Moreover, you are results driven with an ability to build strong working relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally. In addition, proficient written and communication skills are required.
As Banking Circle is an international company it´s a requirement, that you are fluent in English.
What we offer you
We offer a hybrid work model for our employees to allow for flexibility and productivity. However, we do expect you to spend most of your time in the office to build community and efficiency in the team. Furthermore, we offer a competitive salary and a generous benefit package, opportunities for continuous learning, development, and a dynamic and collaborative culture that values personal initiative and professional achievements.
Would you like to join us?
We will be conducting interviews continuously; therefore, we urge interested candidates to apply online as soon as possible.
Please note that applications or CVs coming through email or direct messages will not be accepted or considered.
If you have questions do not hesitate to contact Simon Scott Hansen, Global Recruitment Partner, on [email protected]. No agencies, please.
Apply via:
• LinkedIn
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