Swifty Global
MLRO - Sportsbook and Casino
United Kingdom
Posted 1 day ago
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Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) to lead and oversee the organisation’s anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorist financing (CTF), and financial crime compliance framework.
The successful candidate will have strong practical experience operating within a regulated environment, ideally within the gambling or gaming sector, and will be comfortable engaging with senior management, operational teams, regulators, auditors, and external stakeholders.
Previous experience supporting, preparing for, or participating in a UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) compliance assessment or audit would be a significant advantage.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the organisation’s designated MLRO and principal point of contact for AML, CTF, and financial crime matters.
- Maintain and continuously improve the organisation’s AML and CTF framework, policies, procedures, controls, and risk assessments.
- Ensure compliance with applicable UK legislation, UKGC Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP), UKGC AML guidance, and relevant regulatory requirements.
- Review and assess internal suspicious activity reports and determine whether external Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) should be submitted to the National Crime Agency (NCA).
- Maintain appropriate records relating to AML investigations, SAR decisions, customer risk assessments, enhanced due diligence, and source of funds/source of wealth reviews.
- Oversee customer risk-rating methodologies and ensure higher-risk customers receive appropriate enhanced due diligence and ongoing monitoring.
- Provide guidance on complex AML matters, including unusual transaction patterns, value cycling, third-party payments, source of funds concerns, and other financial crime indicators.
- Monitor regulatory developments and ensure policies and operational procedures are updated where required.
- Prepare regular AML and financial crime reporting for senior management and the Board.
- Deliver or oversee AML training and ensure relevant employees understand their regulatory responsibilities.
- Work closely with Compliance, Responsible Gambling, Payments, Fraud, Operations, Customer Service, and senior management.
- Support regulatory inspections, compliance assessments, audits, information requests, and remediation programmes.
- Assist with the preparation of documentation and evidence requested by the UK Gambling Commission or other relevant regulatory authorities.
- Track identified compliance issues through to resolution and ensure appropriate remedial actions are documented and completed.
- Promote a strong compliance culture while ensuring controls remain practical, proportionate, and risk-based.
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Required Experience and Qualifications
- Strong professional experience in AML, financial crime, compliance, or a related regulatory function.
- Previous experience performing MLRO responsibilities, Deputy MLRO responsibilities, or operating at a sufficiently senior AML/financial crime level.
- Strong understanding of UK AML and CTF legislation, including the Proceeds of Crime Act, Terrorism Act, Money Laundering Regulations, and suspicious activity reporting requirements.
- Experience conducting or overseeing customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), source of funds (SOF), and source of wealth (SOW) assessments.
- Experience investigating unusual or suspicious customer activity and making well-documented, risk-based decisions.
- Ability to interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into practical operational controls.
- Strong experience drafting and maintaining AML policies, procedures, risk assessments, management reports, and regulatory documentation.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with senior management and external stakeholders.
- High level of integrity, independence, judgement, and attention to detail.
- Relevant AML, compliance, legal, accounting, or financial crime qualifications are desirable but substantial practical experience will also be considered.
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Preferred Experience
The following experience would be particularly valuable:
- Previous experience within the UK gambling, online gaming, sportsbook, casino, or other UKGC-regulated sector.
- Strong knowledge of UKGC AML guidance and the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice.
- Direct experience preparing for, supporting, or participating in a UKGC compliance assessment, regulatory audit, or licence review.
- Experience responding to UKGC requests for information and preparing supporting evidence for regulatory assessments.
- Experience managing regulatory remediation actions following an audit or compliance review.
- Experience working within an online gambling environment involving payments, fraud monitoring, affordability or financial vulnerability controls, and responsible gambling.
- Experience dealing directly with the National Crime Agency and submitting SARs.
- Experience presenting AML matters and annual MLRO reporting to a Board or senior management team.
- Experience operating across multiple regulated entities or jurisdictions would be advantageous.
Key Skills and Competencies
- Strong knowledge of AML, CTF, and financial crime risk.
- Excellent analytical and investigative skills.
- Sound independent judgement and decision-making.
- Strong regulatory interpretation skills.
- Ability to identify material risks without creating unnecessary operational complexity.
- Clear and concise report-writing skills.
- Confidence engaging with regulators, auditors, directors, and senior stakeholders.
- Ability to challenge decisions appropriately and escalate concerns when required.
- Strong organisational and record-keeping skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and regulatory deadlines.
- Commercial awareness combined with a strong understanding of regulatory obligations.
- Practical, proportionate, and risk-based approach to compliance.
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