Chief Financial Crime & Compliance Operations

Finmo; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Finmo, based in Kuala Lumpur, is seeking a Head of Anti-Financial Crime Compliance (AFCC) to own the function end to end. You will build and lead the AFCC team, oversee transaction monitoring, investigations and regulatory reporting for cross-border payments, treasury and digital assets.

You will report to the Head of Legal, Risk & Compliance and collaborate with regulators and banking partners to ensure strong controls and safe growth across markets.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in AML/CFT compliance or related risk roles in fintech/payments.
• 4–5 years leading an AFCC team with operational ownership.
• Experience with regulated B2B payments, e‑money or remittance.
• Hands-on transaction monitoring experience and fraud controls.
• Direct experience with regulators, MAS/AUSTRAC a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the AFCC team in Kuala Lumpur with hiring, structure and performance.
• Own the AFCC framework and keep it aligned with MAS, AUSTRAC and other market requirements.
• Run day-to-day AFCC operations: monitoring, investigations, escalations and case decisions.
• Lead regulatory engagements and responses to inspections and audits.

Skills

AML/CFT compliance

Fraud investigations

Regulatory risk

Payments/Fintech experience

Leadership

Tools

Chainalysis

TRM Labs

Elliptic

Job description

Finmo, based in Kuala Lumpur, is seeking a Head of Anti-Financial Crime Compliance (AFCC) to own the function end to end. You will build and lead the AFCC team, oversee transaction monitoring, investigations and regulatory reporting for cross-border payments, treasury and digital assets.

You will report to the Head of Legal, Risk & Compliance and collaborate with regulators and banking partners to ensure strong controls and safe growth across markets.