About The Role

As a Financial Crime Compliance Officer, you will perform a wide range of 2nd Line of Defense tasks to ensure FINOM remains compliant with applicable AML regulations. You will take an active part in developing an innovative, top-of-the-game Compliance department within FINOM.

What you will be doing

• Reviewing escalations of complex high-risk cases from the AML Team in the 1st Line (onboarding and transaction monitoring blocks);
• Perform regular Quality Assurance of the 1st Line;
• Validate results of internally developed Machine Learning Models before operational release to production;
• Vendor & Investor Due Diligence;
• FIU Submissions;
• Actively participate in improving the Transaction Monitoring and CDD Risk engine;
• Assist in drafting, testing, and reviewing system requirements for new compliance-related features, as well as procedures and manuals within the department;
• Conduct regular internal AML training and work together with colleagues in Compliance and CDD/TM teams on constant process improvement;
• Initiate and take responsibility for ad hoc project work within the department (e.g. vendor-facing projects, CDD geo-expansion);
• Performing other duties as reasonably required for the operational efficiency of FINOM (pro-actively deemed necessary by the employee) or/and as communicated by the manager.
  
  

Who you are

• English & German – full working proficiency
• 1-2 years of proven experience in the 2nd of Defense: Compliance Department, in a regulated financial institution or 3 years in the first line;
• Thorough knowledge in the AML domain (AML regulations, fraud typologies);
• Detail-oriented and highly motivated self-starter;
• Critical and analytical thinking;
• Start-up oriented, proactive, result-driven, and capable of working under own initiative and little supervision;