Harrington Starr
Anti-Money Laundering Officer
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MLRO Position at High-Growth UK Fintech/Payments Business
We’re partnering with a high-growth UK fintech/payments business to appoint an experienced MLRO to lead its financial crime framework and play a key role in its next phase of growth.
This is a senior, hands-on opportunity reporting directly into the CEO and Board, with significant influence across the business and responsibility for ensuring the organisation maintains a robust, scalable and commercially practical financial crime environment.
Role Focus
The role will focus on:
- Owning and developing the firm’s AML/CTF and financial crime framework
- Providing independent oversight, challenge and escalation of financial crime risk
- Leading the financial crime risk assessment, risk appetite and associated MI/KRIs
- Overseeing KYC/KYB, CDD, EDD, transaction monitoring and sanctions frameworks
- Ensuring effective identification, investigation and reporting of SARs
- Developing the annual MLRO plan and wider financial crime strategy
- Providing regular reporting and challenge to senior management and the Board
- Acting as a key point of contact for the FCA and supporting regulatory enquiries/reviews
- Working closely with Product, Technology, Operations, Risk and Commercial teams to embed effective controls
- Providing financial crime input into new products, markets, payment corridors and international expansion
- Playing a significant role in the company’s UK EMI authorisation programme
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Requirements
What we're looking for:
- 10+ years' experience across financial services, compliance, financial crime or a related regulated environment
- Significant experience within payments, e-money, fintech, banking or financial services
- Previous experience as an MLRO or senior financial crime leader
- Proven experience of successfully securing UK EMI authorisation or playing a significant role in an EMI regulatory application
- Strong knowledge of UK AML/CTF requirements and the FCA regulatory framework
- Demonstrable experience designing and implementing financial crime frameworks, rather than simply operating within an established framework
- Strong understanding of KYC/KYB, transaction monitoring, sanctions, EDD and SARs
- Experience working directly with Boards, senior management, regulators and external advisers
- Relevant AML, financial crime, compliance or risk qualifications such as ICA or ACAMS would be advantageous
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