Deputy Mlro

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Amazon Payments UK Limited Full time

Significant experience of second line compliance in Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing, Economic Sanctions, and Fraud Risk Management, ideally gained at a financial institution. - A detailed understanding of industry standard processes and approaches for customer screening and transaction monitoring. This would include strong awareness of the typical financial crime risks and typologies associated to the payments and lending businesses in the UK. - An understanding of performing financial crime risk assessments in line with the associated regulatory requirements and guidance. The capability to assess risk and control, highlight deficiencies and recommend improvements. - An inherent and deep understanding and experience in using anecdotal, indicative or otherwise incomplete findings to draw business context and conclusions and presenting those findings orally and in writing to senior stakeholders in a clear, concise and informative way. - An excellent understanding of the current Financial Crime Prevention environment and expectations, relevant regulations and legislation. - Excellent communication and inter-personal skills, with experience of dealing with executives at all levels. - Ability to develop efficient and effective solutions to complex Financial Crime Prevention issues. - Exceptional and demonstrable influencing, stakeholder management, presentation and communication skills. - An expert in the Financial Crime requirements applicable to a payments firm - Ambitious self-starter who can work objectively with integrity and high degree of regulatory awareness - Resilient and able to thrive and lead in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment - Proven ability to work collaboratively both cross-functionally and vertically within an organization.

This role operates within the Risk and Compliance Services (RCS) function, reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO). It has delegated authority from the MLRO to mitigate regulatory and legal risk and to provide Financial Crime-related guidance for our UK entities. This role supports the CCO and MLRO in the development and maintenance of a compliant and effective risk-proportionate financial crime framework across Amazon Payments UK and Amazon Capital Services Limited, as well as being responsible for several key aspects of the financial crime program. The focus will be on payments and business lending financial crime compliance.

Key job responsibilities
- To assist the MLRO in ensuring Amazon operates in accordance with all legal and regulatory requirements in and Amazon standards relating to Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing, Anti Bribery, Criminal Finances and Fraud.
- Producing annual MLRO report. This includes both the annual renewal and ongoing monitoring of relevant developments both internally and externally (e.g. new products, risks, regulations etc.).
- To act as the Financial Crime point of contact for risk assessments being conducted on any new products or current products with a material change.
- Enhancing our oversight mechanisms and metrics for financial crime oversight of the second line compliance team.
- To own and continually refine the second line oversight and monitoring of the control framework covering financial crime surveillance technology for customer screening, and transaction monitoring and reporting.
- To support the MLRO in defining the appropriate lists and rules to be used to screen customers and monitor transactions for suspicious activity.
- To review management information and data reports, perform trend analysis and identify risks and issues. Pro-actively manage financial and economic crime risks.
- Advise on Compliance and AML/CTF Policy interpretation and working with the Business to resolve significant breaches and violations of such policies, and external reporting when required.
- Oversee and conduct ongoing training to Business team members, the Board Directors to reinforce the importance of the RCS financial crime compliance program and the applicability of the RCS policies and procedures, and the three lines of defence model for managing financial crime risk.
- To manage a small technical team charged with providing management information, reporting, analytics, and system support.
- To assist the MLRO by providing thought leadership & executive challenge on Financial Crime Prevention, thereby ensuring high profile, focus and a robust control environment.
- To lead and manage Financial Crime Prevention projects and initiatives, developing and implementing clear and measurable plans that ensure the business is provided with appropriate guidance to meet its financial crime obligations
- To act as a senior manager within the EMEA RCS Financial Crime team. This will include support with the wider financial crime agenda and ad hoc tasks not defined within this job description as required by business priorities.


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