Chinese speaking job - Compliance Manager and MLRO - London - md

Chinese speaking Compliance Manager and MLRO

Location: London

Salary: Up to £96k + bonus and benefits, depending on experience.

Employment type: Permanent

Working hours: 9:00am–5:00pm (1 hour lunch) Monday–Friday.

Start date: ASAP.

Responsibilities

• Establish, implement and maintain adequate policies and procedures designed to detect any risk of failure to comply with regulatory obligations and counter financial crime.
• Advise and assist relevant persons responsible for carrying out regulated activities to comply with the bank’s obligations.
• Ensure adequate training and guidance is undertaken by staff on all aspects of compliance and anti‑money laundering matters.
• Access and oversee the firm’s compliance with regulator rules on systems and controls that prevent the firm being used for money laundering and terrorist financing.
• Receive reports of suspicious activity from staff.
• Consider all reports and evaluate whether there is evidence of money laundering or terrorist financing.
• Report any suspicious activity or transaction to the National Crime Agency (NCA) by completing and submitting a Suspicious Activity Report and provide additional information when required.
• Request NCA consent to continue with any transactions they reported and ensure that illegal transactions are not continued.
• Train staff in preventing money laundering and following regulation.

Qualifications

• Solid experience across financial markets regulatory obligations.
• Excellent relationship and communication skills, with the ability to help drive regulatory compliant and commercially viable solutions.
• Ability to update fit‑for‑purpose compliance policies, procedures, controls, perform targeted compliance testing and manage regulatory filings.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Good communication in English; Chinese a plus.
• Self‑motivated, team player, good communication skills, circumspection, ability to work independently, dependable, flexible.

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