Senior AML Officer

THE COMPANY: Our client is a leading trading platform that is ambitiously expanding their Business. They are looking to hire a Senior AML Officer on a permanent basis. This will be a hybrid working role, with 3 days in the office per week.

THE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Supporting the Head of Compliance & MLRO in managing the organisation's AML program with applicable laws and regulations and ensuring it remains up to date and effective.
2. Developing and documenting AML policies and procedures.
3. Maintaining effective risk assessment forms and ensuring the framework remains up to date.
4. Design and delivery of internal AML training to ensure awareness and understanding of employees.
5. Provide support to the Global Assurance Team on financial crime.
6. Prepare reports and management information for the MLRO and governance committees.
7. Review and assess escalated clients and provide decision, including preparation and submission of SARs.
8. Provide guidance and advice to financial crime team to enhance their knowledge and skills.
9. Design and deliver framework to ensure client due diligence and ongoing due diligence reviews, as well as conducting sanctions, PEP and Adverse Media screening and perform analysis are conducted in a timely manner.
10. Review of internal AML and external sanctions screening tools to ensure second line oversight.
11. Compliance oversight of the day to day management of the KYC client onboarding operations team.
12. Ensure that client on-boarding flow collects KYC information and verifies information and/or documentation.
13. Assisting the business with queries relating to AML, sanctions and financial crime in general.
14. Ad hoc projects or activities as directed by the MLRO.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

1. Experience in a similar Senior AML/DMLRO role within the financial services industry, preferably within a dynamic and fast paced environment.
2. In-depth knowledge of FCA regulations and UK financial services laws.
3. Proven experience in developing and implementing AML programs and policies.
4. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess complex financial crime issues and develop effective solutions.
5. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.