Head of Compliance

StaffMatters Recruitment and Contracting Specialists; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international fintech electronic money company is looking for a Head of Compliance and MLRO in London. This critical role involves overseeing AML compliance, managing the compliance team, and ensuring the firm's risk culture. The candidate will bring at least 5 years of experience and strong leadership skills, focusing on safeguarding against financial crime.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience as a Compliance officer and MLRO.
• Good working knowledge of AML/CTF and SARs regime.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate anti-money laundering compliance.
• Manage the compliance team both locally and abroad.
• Ensure effective detection and reporting of suspicious activities.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Job description

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International Fintech Electronic Money Company

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This International Fintech Electronic Money (EMI) Company in London is looking for a Head of Compliance and MLRO who will play a critical role in shaping their regulatory framework and risk culture. As Head of Compliance and MLRO, you will be responsible for managing and maintaining all aspects of the firm’s Compliance and Financial Crime functions. Your primary remit will be to safeguard the business against fraud, money laundering, internal fraud, security threats, and related reputational ris ks. In parallel, you will ensure the swift and effective detection and reporting of money laundering activi ties, embedding antimoney laundering legislation, regulatory rules, and industry guidance across the organization. This is a hybrid job: 3 days per week working from home and 2 days per week working from the office.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for anti-money laundering (AML) compliance providing oversight, control, support and coordination for anti-money laundering compliance

Manage the entire compliance members of the firms both locally in the UK and abroad.

Manage Financial Crime Prevention function supporting and protecting the business against Fraud and Money Laundering Risk, Internal Fraud, Security and related reputational risk ensuring that the needs of all stakeholders are met

Maintain relationships with the firm banking partners

Own all aspects of the Compliance framework

Responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of an effective tactical and strategic anti-money laundering program

Understand and have continuing knowledge of all local AML requirements to ensure that the AML program is consistent with all applicable local laws, regulations and rules and that the AML program is updated, as required, in light of changes to local laws, regulations and rules

Develop and manage a regular monitoring and reporting process to inform senior management, the audit committee and the board, as necessary and required

Ensure that all activity and transactions that are identified as potentially suspicious are investigated, reviewed and resolved in accordance with established procedures

Manage AML Compliance Teams to address issues raised in internal audit reports, selfassessments, compliance reviews or regulator’s examination about AML policy

To personally manage and where appropriate carry out high profile/sensitive investigations

Establish and maintain liaison with local/county/regional and international financial industry representatives to proactively identify current fraud trends, criminal activity and the identification of organised criminal groups and influence security best practices

Liaison with national and international law enforcement entities and liaison with local financial industry representatives to proactively identify fraud trends/criminal activity and organised criminal attacks.

Requirements::

At least 5 years of experience of working as a Compliance officer and MLRO at an Online Payments Company /Electronic Money Institution in the UK ideally in EEA

AML / CTF advisory experience and good working knowledge of SARs regime

Working knowledge of the legal and regulatory obligations for UK; including MLRs PSRs and EMRs

Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

Credible stakeholder engagement skills to align with our organisational values and behaviours

Strong leadership skills

Located in London

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal and Finance

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