Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)
We are looking for an MLRO (Money Laundering Reporting Officer) to join our office in London! The MLRO will be responsible for ensuring that the business complies with its AML policies and that it meets the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and National Crime Agency (NCA) rules. The role requires relocation from Armenia to London.
- Act as the first point of contact with the Regulator, namely FCA, PRA and any other regulatory bodies as required. Ensure that the company remains compliant at all times
- Provide strategic, actionable advice and guidance to the business on FCA, UK Bribery Act, relevant Sanctions lists and any other applicable rules and guidance
- Identify, track and implement new and updated regulatory requirements especially in relation to financial crime
- Develop and review compliance and risk documentation, controls, policies and procedures required to maintain compliance with all the regulatory requirements
- Responsible for the firm’s risk AML Policy, Financial Sanctions Policy and associated procedures
- Act as the first point of contact for advice on issues / complaints. Track all potential risks or areas of concern and carry out Corrective Action Plan (CAP) for Incident Management process
- Manage timely and accurate reporting for all aspects of the AML functions
- Ensure that all activities and transactions that are identified as potentially suspicious are investigated, reviewed and resolved in accordance with established procedures
- Monitor Customer risk, with clear reporting regarding high-risk customers
- Personally manage and appropriately carry out high profile/sensitive investigations
- Continuously drive for improvement in efficiency and risk management
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant degree
- Experience working in a financial institution
- Experience in KYC/KYB/AML/TCF and good working knowledge of SARs
- Experience in working with the regulator
- Experience in managing teams and working with company’s senior management
- Compliance qualification in financial crime, e.g., ICA and/or ACAMS
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
SoftConstruct is a technology developer founded by the Badalyan brothers in 2010, working across a range of IT sectors. The company originated several market-leading brands, including BetConstruct, FeedConstruct, SpringBME, Ucraft, Fasttoken and FastShift, which together make up the wider SoftConstruct group. Its best-known product, BetConstruct, supplies online gaming and sports betting software and services to operators worldwide. SoftConstruct employs over 5,000 people across more than 10 trademarks and numerous offices, and is headquartered in Yerevan, Armenia.