AML Specialist - Anti Money Laundering - Sanctions - Policies - Financ

AML SPECIALIST - ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING - SANCTIONS - POLICIES - FINANCIAL SERVICES

A leading Financial Services organisation in the City urgently require an AML Specialist to join them on an initial 6 month contract basis with possibility to extend.

The role will be assisting the Compliance Director working on an Anti Money Laundering (AML) remediation project.

Other requirements include:

- Develop, implement, review and maintain tailored and relevant financial crime standards
- Provide a 'centre of excellence' for technical guidance and policy interpretation in relation to financial crime for these business units, facilitating the development of appropriate solutions to identified issues, specifically tailored to these units
- Provide key input into financial crime strategy
- Maintain a regular dialogue with relevant business contacts
- Provide input into the Business Unit/Client Risk Assessments

SKILLS

- Demonstrable experience of AML/Sanctions including detailed knowledge of the relevant regulation and legislation
- Demonstrable experience in Financial Services including writing procedural documents
- Direct experience in turning theoretical policy into practical solutions that are compliant and workable
- Skilled at reviewing/drafting policies and procedures and solving complex technical and practical problems
- Excellent Project Management Skills and presentation skills
- Business Transformation skills

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

- Managing and implementing AML policies from scratch
- Money Laundering Directive
- Joint Money Laundering Guidelines
- U.S. Regulations
- Some knowledge of Hong Kong & Singapore regulations
- Knowledge of data protection principal

Cornwallis Elt is an Employment Agency and has been listed 3 times in The Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 of the UK`s fastest growing private companies, as well as in the Recruitment International Top 250, Top 50 in IT and the Recruiter Fast 50.