Senior AML Specialist/Associate
We are looking for a Senior AML Specialist/Associate to join our Anti-Money Laundering team. Anti-Money Laundering department of Bankera ensures that our clients and their money is kept out of any potential risk. It also contributes to the overall success of our business by providing access to financial services for individuals and corporations that are rejected by the legacy banking systems. Bankera is aiming to bridge the gap between traditional financial services and cutting-edge solutions. Thus, money laundering prevention is one of the key elements we are building our business around. This role will require running daily operations of anti-money laundering department, ensuring rigorous implementation of our internal rules, and maintaining relevant policies.
ApplyYou should find it interesting to
- Build and take responsibility for AML/CTF procedures to be compliant with legal requirements while maintaining great customer experience
- Actively identify potential gaps in AML/CTF processes and take action to remedy them
- Review KYC or due diligence files on private and corporate customers, advise other team members on complex cases
- Prepare reports to the senior management board and escalate key AML/CTF issues
- Work hand-in-hand with the Head of Compliance
- Collaborate with other teams in the company responsible for Operations and Product Development
- Partner with product owners and understand how compliance requirements apply to innovative products and services
- Maintain relationships with government agencies, especially those working in the financial crime prevention area
- Provide guidance and assistance to the team regarding AML/CTF issues
- Contribute to the automatization of the client onboarding process by offering ideas for further IT development
Requirements
- AML/KYC/CTF or financial crime prevention experience
- Understanding of the impact compliance decisions have on customer experience with the ability to make sure compliance decisions are business-oriented
- Competence to set ambitious KPIs with the talent to make sure the team follows them
- Out-of-the-box thinking and being able to understand what legal requirements aim to achieve in non-standard situations
- Excellent ability to conduct research on the Internet
- Attention to detail
- ACAMS is a huge plus
- Knowledge of AML and sanctions regulations is a must
- Ability to work under tight deadlines with a high degree of accuracy
- Fluency in English
Perks of working at Bankera
Flexible working hours
Competitive salary
Modern offices
Team building events
Employee referral program
Professional and personal development
Solid IT infrastructure
Talented international team
Office library
Progressive vacation policy
Confidentiality guaranteed. Only selected candidates will be informed.
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About us
Bankera provides innovative financial solutions for individuals and businesses. Our customers all around the world enjoy the advantages brought by the new era of finance: accessibility, cost-effectiveness, and speed.
The roots of Bankera trace back to as early as 2009. Today, the project unites a team of more than 100 programmers, designers, economists, lawyers, and marketers with know-how from international companies such as Bloomberg, Paysafe Group, and Skrill. We are a community-oriented, passionate, and constantly learning team of professionals who are doing their utmost to deliver innovative ways of managing everyday finance.
Bankera is the only Lithuanian-founded company which has been ranked among the “Top 50” FinTech companies in Leading Global Fintech Innovators 2019 report by KPMG. Amid the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the team of Bankera presented a short-term SME financing solution that was awarded the first place in the Digital Finance category of EUvsVirus hackathon, hosted by the European Commission.
By launching new products and solutions, Bankera is prepared for rapid expansion and is looking for new talents to join its ever-growing team.
