Payments Compliance Associate

  • Permanent
  • London, UK
  • This position has been filled

Imperium Commodity Search

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Job Title: Compliance Associate, Global Payments/FX/Currencies
Salary: Negotiable
Contract type: Permanent
Location: London, UK

Imperium Commodity Search is working with a uniquely structured brokerage firm, offering international payments and currency services to institutions and NGOs, looking to add a compliance associate to their growing team in London.

Benefits:

  • Working in an experienced team of global payment specialists
  • Long-standing team in a fast-growing department
  • Internal progression and longevity of service within the London office
  • Varied client base with some very interesting counterparties globally
  • Company-wide benefits schemes

Responsibilities:

  • Transaction monitoring across a broad remit of global payments in numerous geographies, utilising SWIFT sanctions screening software to ensure compliance with AML/Anti-Terror legislation
  • Review client accounts/onboarding documentation to ensure compliance in line with internal CDD frameworks
  • Work closely with external counterparties including the NCA (National Crime Agency) to report any suspicious activity or potentially illegitimate transactions / AML breaches
  • Work with front office teams to advise them on financial crime, anti-money laundering and anti-terror legislation and ensure up to date training and guidance is issued in this regard
  • Periodically review historical transactions and report on this, writing compliance monitoring reports on specific currency transactions to ensure compliance and timely spot-checking of trades
  • Assist the head of compliance in the review, amendments and distribution of compliance materials

Experience:

  • Relevant Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Finance, Business or similar
  • 4+ years experience in a compliance function within a payment services firm (ideally global payments, large scale or cross border transactions/fintech)
  • Excellent knowledge of AML reporting/legislation, KYC and Anti Terror compliance functions
  • Good knowledge of relevant regulation (specifically 2017 AML, Terrorist Financing and Fund Transfer regulation)
  • Solid understanding of FX/Cross border payments / global payments

If you meet the above criteria, please send your CV/Cover Letter to Mark Taylor at mark@imperiumcs.com or use the apply button