Job Description

My client is a fast growing and ambitious marketing and technology company working in the online gambling space. Due to recent growth and future expansion plans, an AML Executive is required to provide support, analysis and assistance to the Head of AML and Compliance Director. The successful candidate will work to enhance existing processes. This will be a very hands-on role and on front line of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), conducting due diligence, Enhanced Due Diligence and assisting with responses to Regulators and Law Enforcement Agencies. This role will report directly to the Compliance Director.

Main Responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Head of AML to deliver accurate and timely official responses to RFIs/DPAs on behalf of the company.
• Investigating suspicious activity across all platforms (Internal and External risk factors).
• Reviewing or drafting SARs which may need to be submitted to the NCA and other Financial Intelligence Units.
• Identifying and combating new and emerging threats in financial crime; creating recommendations for the business on how to counter these threats through the analysis of SARs received.
• Assessment and analysis of Enhanced Due Diligence reviews.
• Provide support to the AML Investigations Manager when high-level requests are received from Regulators or from within the business.
• Conduct KYC checks on prospective third party\'s.
• Complete Due Diligence on high-risk and complex customer use cases at onboarding to assess and manage the financial crime risks of new business relationships.
• Identify and communicate financial crime risks for prospective customers, ensuring that the customer risk profile falls within the risk appetite of the company.
• Perform Customer Screening, including PEP, Sanction and adverse media checks.
• Perform on-going monitoring on customers and associated individuals - working PEP and sanctions alerts and ensuring rationale and outcomes are recorded.
• Conduct periodic reviews and event triggered reviews where required.
• Act as a subject matter expert and escalation point for financial crime issues.
• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of systems and processes.

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills and pragmatic approach to governance and change
• Understanding and knowledge of AML and CFT regulations
• Experience of working closely with both internal and external stakeholders
• Strong teamwork, coordination, and planning skills
• Strong attention to detail and an extremely high level of organisation
• Ability to work independently and proactively
• Ability to work with senior business stakeholders
• Knowledge of the online gaming industry
• Experience in a regulated industry
• Experience of open and closed source investigation work

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