Mlro

**Key Details**

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

**Contract Type**: Full Time

**Location**: Canary Wharf

Fintech-Rec recruit on behalf of some of the most recognized brands within FX, FinTech and Payments.

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.

This role could be a fantastic opportunity for an existing Compliance Officer or MLRO or for a Compliance Manager or Deputy MLRO looking for their step in their career.

**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**:

- Great opportunities to develop your AML and wider compliance knowledge
- Base Salary up to £100,000.
- Great Work/Life balance and normal office hours 8:30 to 17:30
- A friendly & experienced team to work with and an office in Canary Wharf
- Contributory Pension