Anti Money Laundering Officer

RecruitBlock is exclusively recruiting a Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for an international start-up e-money provider. 

This FinTech start-up, which will provide services to B2B customers, is currently seeking to become regulated by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) and obtain principal membership of Mastercard/Visa.

This MLRO role will be based in Gibraltar with a reduced hours requirement initially, scaling to full-time closer to completion of the GFSC licensing process.

In this Money Laundering Reporting Officer role you will be working within a small team in Gibraltar designing and monitoring AML and CTF policies and procedures, establishing and maintaining appropriate systems and controls and reporting to relevant Gibraltar agencies.

✔ MLRO Job ✔ E-money Vacancy ✔ Gibraltar Opportunity 

Role

✔ Act as an Approved Person by the GFSC.

✔ Design and monitor the firm’s AML and CTF policies and procedures in line with current and evolving statutory and regulatory obligations.

✔ Establish and maintain appropriate systems and controls to prevent and detect money laundering and terrorist financing.

✔ Ensure the ongoing effectiveness of money laundering compliance policies and procedures to prevent money laundering and counter the financing of terrorism.

✔ Report any knowledge or suspicion of money laundering or terrorist financing to the Gibraltar Financial Intelligence Unit (GFIU).

✔ Ensure all internal suspicious activity reports received are investigated promptly and that any suspicious transactions or activities are reported to the relevant authorities.

✔ Conduct risk assessments and customer due diligence measures.

✔ Educate, train and support staff across the business on AML matters.

✔ Deliver relevant management information and reporting to the senior management team.

Skills

✔ Proven experience as an AML specialist / MLRO within the Financial Services/FinTech sector.

✔ Previous approval by the GFSC desirable.

✔ Working knowledge of GFSC e-money/payments regulatory environment helpful.

✔ Experience in building successful working relationships with the GFSC and Gibraltar law enforcement agencies.

✔ Experience in external and internal AML reporting.

✔ Ability to understand the complexities of AML and communicate to internal stakeholders.

✔ An analytical mind with the ability to work to short timelines in a fast-paced environment.

✔ Excellent communication and presentation skills.

✔ Able to operate as a key member of an international start-up team.

✔ UK or EEA passport holder.