Senior AML Associate ensuring adherence to AML regulations and supporting risk assessments in a fast-growing fintech company based in Berlin. Driving technical initiatives for compliance and AML reporting.
Responsibilities
Ensure adherence to AML policies and regulatory requirements by embedding best practices in daily operations.
Initiate, own, and drive technical initiatives, at local and group level, facilitated through exceptional technical expertise.
Act as BI POC to AML second line functions in the group.
Support the execution of AML risk assessments and contribute to the implementation of risk controls to address identified issues.
Strong understanding of AML regulations, including EU, especially German, Cypriot, Irish and UK AML directives, Bafin requirements, and international best practices.
Implement and maintain AML policies and procedures.
Prepare and submit comprehensive AML reports to regulatory authorities, ensuring strategic alignment and regulatory adherence.
Contribute to the drafting review and implementation of AML policies and procedures ensuring they align with current regulatory requirements and best practices.
Monitor and review AML transaction alerts, escalating and reporting suspicious activities to relevant authorities in line with internal procedures and regulations.
Ensure both onboarding and ongoing KYC processes comply with regulations and guidelines.
Oversee the design and implementation of advanced client and transaction monitoring systems, ensuring alignment with AML regulations and identifying suspicious behavior.
Ensure the effectiveness of AML compliance controls, including transaction monitoring and enhanced due diligence, by reviewing processes and ensuring adherence to AML/CTF regulatory standards.
Requirements
A degree in Law, Finance, Compliance, or a related field.
Demonstrable ongoing learning through completion of relevant external training or certificates.
Proven experience in a senior legal, compliance, or regulatory policy role within the FinTech, brokerage, investment banking, or capital markets sector with an AML focus.
Deep practical understanding of key EU/DE financial services and AML laws and regulations (MiFID II, BaFin rules, GWG, MaRisk, etc).
Exceptional ability to distill complex, technical legal language into succinct, strategic guidance and operational policies for non-legal business teams.
Full professional proficiency in English. Commitment to learn German, demonstrably to at least B1 standard, within 36-48 months of the employment commencing, to enable future regulatory engagement with regulators.
Benefits
Challenges that will help you grow and realize your potential fast.
Opportunity to make a significant impact - you will build innovative services used by millions of investors to build wealth.
Work with smart, spirited, helpful, high-performing colleagues with a common goal.
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