EXCLUSIVE: ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING OFFICER – RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES FRENCH AML EXPERIENCE (WIT[...]

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EXCLUSIVE: ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING OFFICER – RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES FRENCH AML EXPERIENCE (WITH FLUENT ENGLISH) REQUIRED

€60K - €70K + Benefits including generous holiday, Bonus & Equity Paris + Some Travel

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Our Client, an exciting start-up Fintech Bank, seeks an Anti-Money Laundering Officer to oversee all AML, Fraud and Financial Crime policy, procedures and operations for the Bank. Reporting into the CRO, responsibilities include:

• Ensuring adherence to all AML Directives and Bank Policies and Procedures, related to Anti-Money Laundering, Counter Terrorist Financing and Fraud.
• Developing and implementing the AML processes, oversee alert monitoring, suspicious activity investigations, reporting, customer enhanced due diligence and other processes to prevent the Bank from being exploited by money laundering or terrorist financing.
• Directing and training staff in detecting unusual or suspicious activity in a timely manner and to safeguard the integrity of the Bank
• Advising the Bank’s Board and Audit, and Executive Committees and other Bank personnel of emerging compliance issues, consults and guides the Bank in the establishment of controls to mitigate risks relevant to the AML Program.
• Conducting ongoing risk assessments and identifies any new risk assessments that are required.
• Approves SAR/CTR exemptions, jointly with the CRO – initial, high, risk reviews, revoke and posting to intranet Management of assigned staff.
• Other related AML duties assigned by the Chief Risk Officer as appropriate.

You should be a graduate, fluent in English (French advantageous but the working language of the Bank is English) with senior AML and Financial Crime experience gained within a Retail Bank or other Retail Financial Services Organisation. You must have an in-depth knowledge of French AML Regulations and all relevant AML Regulations including EU AML Directives 4,5 & 6.

The office is in La Defense and role is office based although there will be some travel, mainly to Cyprus or New York. Also, there is an equity package with shares granted annually with a 3 year vesting period. The Bank operates an unlimited holiday scheme so provided you produce the required output, you can take unlimited holiday (providing dates don’t conflict with duties and are agreed by Management).

So, if that sounds like you, then please send your details to Gary Collins at (including contact no) however please note we cannot reply to all applications so only successful applications will be contacted (although under no circumstances are your details ever passed on without your specific permission).