Job Description

Job description: Group MLRO

We are looking for a Group MLRO to join our leadership team and play a critical role in shaping our regulatory framework and risk culture.

About the Role:

As 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 risks.

In parallel, you will ensure the swift and effective detection and reporting of money laundering activities, embedding anti-money laundering legislation, regulatory rules, and industry guidance across the organization.

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, self-assessments, 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.

Knowledge/Experience:

• 5 years of experience of working as a Compliance officer and MLRO within a Payments Industry/Electronic Money Institution in UK and 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

COMPANY PACKAGE:

• Competitive salary based on your qualifications and experience.
• Flexible working hours.
• Short Fridays to kick-start your weekend early.
• 1 remote work day per week for better work-life balance.
• Weekly complimentary lunch – enjoy a meal on us.
• Birthday perk: Take a half-day off to celebrate your special day.
• Referral bonuses when you help us grow our team.
• Sports Benefit or Wolt lunch allowance.
• MadBenefits app.

Kindly apply be sending your CV to hr@bonca.com or through LinkedIn.

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. Only successful applicants will be contacted.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are kindly requested to send their CV to the HR Manager at hr@bonca.com.

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