Financial Crime Manager/mlro-german - Leeds, United Kingdom - Pentasia

Pentasia

Verified Company

Leeds, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

A Financial Crime Manager and German MLRO is required to work for a well known online gambling business.

Based in one of their UK offices you will be required to monitor jurisdictional AML/CFT Legislation, Rules and Regulatory guidance to ensure the ongoing compliance of the International Divisions AML/CFT control framework and procedures and play a key role inrequired development projects.

Key Responsibilities include:

Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) and Sanctions monitoring and reporting
Undertaking MLRO responsibilities for German licences held including regulatory correspondence, review and submission of suspicious activity reports and responses to law enforcement requests
Understanding the reporting obligations and legal requirements in assigned jurisdictions to ensure submission of highquality SARs, including liaising with the Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) or equivalent bodies in those jurisdictions
Application of the legislation provisions, reporting obligations, proscribed reporting format and responsible authorities, across all jurisdictions for SAR reporting
Assist with the assessment and management of ML / TF risk posed by products and services offered in key jurisdictions.
Lend research support to ML/TF law, obligations and practicalities of reporting suspicions as new jurisdictions are added to the license portfolio
Work with Security and Responsible Gaming on technical development projects where AML/CFT factors are required
Work with duediligence team on player screening reviews (use of FinScan / Worldcheck software) and escalations / queries on players.
Assist with the design and delivery of compulsory annual AML/CFT training
Provide research and intelligence support in relation to; AML/CFT, Sanctions, Bribery & Corruption, Probity and Due-Diligence matters as the wider work for the Corporate Integrity department.

Skills:

- +5 years experience in an MLRO/DMLRO position in a regulated entity

Fluent German speaker and able to write and read fluently in German
An appreciation of cross jurisdictional organised crime activity, and the transactional typologies of terrorist financing
Well organised, able to plan and prioritise work tasks and work in a fast paced environment
Attention to detail, and excellent record keeper
Ability to deliver high quality work under internal volume and external deadline pressures

A strong package is on offer for this position.