Head of Financial Crime & MLRO

Coopman Search & Selection have partner with a leading player in the FX & Payments industry as they look for a MLRO to join the business. This will be a role that takes charge of the UK business' Financial Crime framework, providing leadership and strategy to the firm's navigation of Financial Crime and AML regulation.

Key Responsibilities

• Assume SMF17 responsibility for the business, being the key point of contact with the regulators for any financial crime related queries
• Oversee the firm's entire Financial Crime framework relevant to their risk exposure with AML, Sanctions and other typologies
• Review the existing controls, policies and procedures for the business, leading on external audits when required
• Support the business with achieving their commercial goals, whilst advising the senior leadership and sales teams on their regulatory obligations
• Manage a small team of both 1LoD and 2LoD colleagues and acting as the main escalation point for SARs, alerts and queries

Core Competencies and Experience:

• Ideally held the SMF17 function previously in a similarly aligned Financial Services firm
• Strong knowledge and expertise of the developing regulatory landscape applicable to Payments/FX firms
• Ability to manage broad financial crime change and transformation focused projects as well as day to day activity
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders of varying levels, promoting a strong compliance culture

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