MLRO / SMF17

Posted 19 January 2020
Salary Up to £0.00 per annum
LocationCity of London
Job type Permanent
ReferenceBBBH97309_1579515371
Contact NameJessica Hodson

Job description

Investigo has been retained on an search for the new MLRO / SMF17 for a very successful overseas bank, with a strong focus on trade finance and correspondent banking for high risk emerging markets.

As the MLRO you will have:

  • Oversight of the financial crime prevention programme including controls against money laundering, terrorist financing, bribery and corruption and sanctions breaches.
  • Provide regular reporting regarding the functionality of that programme to senior leadership and the Board of Directors
  • Ability to lead a team responsible for conducting or designing activities such as risk assessment, policy development, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, suspicious activity reporting, training, enhanced due diligence, testing, reporting and issues management.
  • Transaction banking product experience.
  • Familiarity with the risks and challenges of working with emerging markets clients

This is not a role for someone who would like to move into an MLRO role, but would suit someone who has held this position before.

With this in mind, I will be looking for:

  • At least 10 years of hands-on experience in financial crime prevention
  • Strong and extensive experience in interpreting relevant regulations
  • Solid experience in building a risk based approach
  • Established relationship with regulators and banks
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Interest in new technologies and process automation
  • Passionate to building better products through innovation in compliance

To learn more about this role please apply directly or call Jess on 020 3862 2750