AML Officer/MLRO
Simplex is a global leading fintech company, selected as one of the top 10 most impactful companies in Blockchain in 2019-2020. Simplex provides the fiat infrastructure for the cryptocurrency industry, working with leading banks and crypto exchanges and ensuring fraud-free payment processing.
Come join us and help define the next generation of payment services, fraud prevention, and cryptocurrency.
We’re looking for a self-motivated, detail-oriented, and collaborative AML and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO). As a part of the Compliance team, you’ll work in the areas of AML/CTF. You’ll play a key role in fulfilling and building the AML/KYC framework for a dynamic, fast-growing, and regulated financial institution in Lithuania.
What your daily tasks would look like:
- Maintain the company’s AML/CTF policy and procedures
- Ensure all relevant regulatory required compliance policies and procedures are kept up-to-date and that new procedures are implemented, where necessary
- Adjust, maintain and run the day to day operations of the AML/CFT policies focusing on KYC (onboarding of private and legal customers) and transaction monitoring
- Being involved in establishing the basis on which a risk-based approach to the prevention of ML and TF is put into practice
- The design maintains and continuously test the effectiveness of AML/CFT controls in accordance with the organization’s risk appetite
- Regular reports to management bodies on AML/CFT
- Providing training on AML/CFT matters
- Retrieve, consolidate and report AML/Compliance KPIs to support upper management
- Design maintains and continuously perform QA of employees
- Participate in additional projects and advise employees and management on AML/CFT matters
What we need from you:
- At least 5 years of compliance experience in the fintech/payments or financial services industry/working in AML/KYC teams
- Fluent English and Lithuanian, with outstanding written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Familiarity with Lithuanian and European regulations related to AML/CTF and KYC
- Organizational skills, analytical, pragmatic, solution-orientated and ability to prioritize and execute projects in an ever-changing environment
- You’re self-driven, detail-oriented and adept at time management
- Ability to analyze situations and information quickly, and confident escalating issues when appropriate
- You enjoy the process rather than a quick result
- You enjoy collaborating with colleagues
Desired Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree and/or relevant AML/CFT certification (ACAMS; ICA; etc.…) - an advantage
- Minimum 5 years of experience in an AML/CFT compliance roles within a regulated financial institution
- Experience in payment services and/or virtual assets - an advantage