The Senior Anti-Money Laundering Officer will be responsible for ensuring that the company achieves and maintains compliance with its AML-CFT obligations. With the necessary knowledge in the company’s regulatory requirements, including its application, the Senior Anti-Money Laundering Officer will develop and ensure implementation of required compliance frameworks to achieve this.

Tasks

• Ensure that the company complies with the requirements of all applicable anti-money laundering legislation and internal Group standards
• Develop, improve and manage the company’s policies, procedures and controls related to AML-CFT in line with the latest regulations in the industry
• Maintain, update and implement a Business Risk Assessment in line with the activities carried out by the company
• Oversee, monitor and manage the extent to which the group policies and operational procedures pertaining to AML/CFT policies and procedures are sufficiently implemented and effective in light of the risks relating to ML/TF with which the company is exposed
• Assess and update systems and procedures to ensure that all suspicious transactions are investigated, documented and passed on to the relevant authorities if necessary
• Carry out periodical risk assessments and advise the company on necessary actions
• Ensure that there is an AML-CFT compliance culture, including delivery of AML-CFT training
• Act as a liaison officer with the regulator
• Investigate and analyse suspicious activity reporting from the transaction monitoring processes, make recommendation of reporting to the MLRO where required.
• Act as a Designated Employee in handling Requests for information by Regulatory authorities and Police/ Attorney General/ FIAU
• Liaise with 3rd parties and regulators when and as needed
• Assist in the performance of due diligence and reviews of existing key partners and customers in accordance agreed and applicable frameworks
• Communicate effectively and efficiently with relevant internal and external parties to obtain due diligence information and documents
• Assisting with internal reporting and preparation of Management Information, AML Reports and KPIs,
• Prepare data analysis and assist with regular or ad hoc reporting or submissions
• Support in the completion of REQs to the FIAU
• Keep abreast with AML/CFT regulatory developments

• Minimum 3 years practical experience in AML-CFT Compliance, Transaction Monitoring, Banking, Audit or other regulatory related work
• Excellent knowledge of AML-CFT regulatory obligations, laws, regulations and directives is a must;
• Excellent oral and written skills and able to communicate with a variety of both internal and external stakeholders
• Have a strong compliance culture, integrity and trustworthiness
• Independent oversight and problem solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Great attention to detail and high accuracy
• Excellent organizational and reporting skills
• A team player who is able to adapt and learn to work in a fast-paced environment
• Professional integrity