Our client, a leading international Corporate Service Provider, is seeking an experienced MLRO to join their dynamic Malta-based team.
Main responsibilities :
- Maintain and update the AML/CFT Policies and Procedures to ensure ongoing compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and guidance.
- Manage the onboarding process for new clients, including review and approval of Client Risk Assessments (CRA).
- Recommend updates to existing policies and procedures to the Board, incorporating insights from regulatory changes and monitoring activities.
- Collaborate with the compliance function to conduct continuous reviews of AML, CFT, and Sanctions controls, proposing additional measures as needed.
- Assess findings from monitoring activities to determine potential impacts on policies, procedures, controls, or training programs, and recommend necessary adjustments.
- Continuously evaluate the effectiveness of training programs and identify areas requiring additional training.
- Develop and prepare relevant training materials.
- Provide guidance and support to client service teams in alignment with the firm’s policies and procedures.
- Participate in relevant committee meetings as required.
- Prepare management information reports and Board updates as needed.
- Oversee the training and development of junior team members, including day-to-day supervision.
- Review and investigate matters submitted as Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), ensuring compliance with anti-tipping-off regulations.
Requirements
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience.
- Experience in financial or corporate services is highly desirable.
- Skilled at managing sensitive situations within the immediate team with tact and professionalism.
- Ability to engage effectively and build credibility with key internal stakeholders.
- Eligibility to be PQ'd
Benefits
- Hybrid Working
- Health Insurance
- An inclusive workplace, with the option to work from offices across the globe.
