Financial Crime Risk Investigator involved in investigations and analysis of financial crimes for a leading bank. Engaging with law enforcement and providing training related to AML and Financial Crime.
About the role
- AML Compliance Associate at Mercuryo handling suspicious activity reports and ensuring compliance with regulations. Collaborating with various teams in the fintech industry to address compliance matters.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end process of reviewing, deciding on and filing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) in compliance with local and international regulatory requirements.
- Maintain and update SAR procedures to reflect the latest regulatory changes and internal compliance policies.
- Ensure the SAR register is updated correctly.
- Prepare reports and deliver insights on SAR trends, emerging risks, and regulatory updates to senior management.
- Serve as the main point of contact with law enforcement agencies regarding SAR-related inquiries and investigations.
- Track and manage audit outcomes and actions.
- Support ad-hoc projects such as quality-assurance reviews and post-mortems on closed cases.
- Identify trends and emerging financial crime typologies.
- Produce monthly SAR metrics and concise narrative insights.
- Ensure follow up Actions required for SARs are maintained, including keeping an eye on timelines, the timely exit or block of users and other corrective actions.
- Collaborate with the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO), compliance, risk management, and operational teams to ensure timely identification, investigation, and reporting of suspicious activities.
- Monitor and analyze unusual or suspicious transactions and activities flagged by the anti-money laundering (AML) and fraud detection teams.
Requirements
- A University Degree in Humanities, Economics, Law or Business.
- Comfortable with Excel (formulas, pivot tables).
- Meticulous note-taker, deadline-driven, and unafraid to ask “why?” when something looks off.
- An obvious interest in working in financial services - specifically e-money, payment services, crypto, or a retail banking environment.
- You have a natural hunger for knowledge, and a willingness to learn about Compliance.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities at once with multiple deadlines.
- The ability to build strong relationships, make impactful contributions and influence business strategy.
- Strong communicator – you’re not afraid to reach out to all stakeholders across the organisation to get information.
- You’re solutions orientated, and a problem solver at heart – you find issues and recommend how to fix or improve them.
- Organised and detail orientated.
- Excellent written and oral language skills in English and Croatian; Spanish is a plus.
Benefits
- 22 days annual leave with an additional 6 company days, plus bank holidays.
- Comprehensive health insurance plans.
- Extensive benefits program.
- Flexible work schedule and remote work options.
- Modern offices and co-working spaces across 6 countries.
- Working equipment.
- Professional development and training opportunities.
- Opportunity to shape the initiatives you’re working on.
- Diverse and friendly team.
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