BVNK - Deputy MLRO (UK)

London$208k - $208k3w ago

In Office EMEA Fintech Deputy General Counsel Risk Assessment ACCA Due Diligence Quality Assurance Reporting

Requirements

• UK Regulatory Knowledge: Deep operational familiarity with the UK legal and regulatory framework. • UK Regulatory Knowledge: • Ideally, you will have an internationally recognised financial crime qualification such as the ICA or ACAMS. • ACAMS. • What you can expect from us: • Fair and competitive salary at every stage of your growth

Responsibilities

• Financial Crime Framework: Ensure the firm’s operational AML/CFT controls fully comply with UK regulation and industry guidelines. • Financial Crime Framework: • Business Risk Assessment: Assist the MLRO in conducting the Business-Wide Risk Assessment (BRA) and maintaining the firm's Financial Crime Risk Register. • Business Risk Assessment: • Regulatory Reporting: Assist in gathering quantitative and qualitative financial crime data for the submission of regulatory reporting, including the FIAU Risk Evaluation Questionnaire (REQ). • Regulatory Reporting: • New Product Reviews: Provide SME input into the new product development and assessment process. • New Product Reviews: • Oversight: Support periodic quality assurance checks on relevant financial crime controls. • Oversight: • Internal SAR Evaluation: Review, analyze, and investigate internal Suspicious Activity Reports (iSARs) escalated by operational teams and the wider business. • Internal SAR Evaluation: • NCA Reporting: Assist the MLRO in drafting, logging, and submitting Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to the NCA. • NCA Reporting: • Law Enforcement Liaison: Manage statutory Information Requests, Production Orders, and Account Freezing Orders issued by law enforcement agencies, including the NCA and HMRC. • Law Enforcement Liaison: • High-Risk File Sign-Off: Conduct secondary reviews and provide compliance recommendations on Enhanced Due Diligence cases for complex legal entities, Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), high-net-worth individuals, and high-risk commercial verticals. • High-Risk File Sign-Off: • What we need from you: • Industry Experience: Direct, hands-on AML/CFT experience within a UK-regulated entity (preferably EMI, VASP or other fintech).

Benefits

• Flexible working hours, with hybrid working at its heart • Flexible working • A culture built on passionate, growth-minded people • culture • A flexible approach to holiday • flexible approach to holiday • Opportunities to travel to our offices around the world • offices around the world • An open and creative environment where you can help us define the future of BVNK, its culture, and its opportunity sets • open and creative environment • At BVNK, we are focused on building a diverse and inclusive team. While you may not meet all of our requirements, we’d encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of our expectations. You may be a great fit for this role or another role in our team.