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Senior Compliance Officer & Mlro

Posted on Dec. 16, 2024 by Mourant

Tempelhof, Ireland
N/A

Full Time

Description

Mourant Ozannes (Luxembourg) S.à r.l and its affiliated company Mourant Governance Services are the Luxembourg arm of Mourant, a law firm-led professional services business with over 60 years' experience in the financial services sector.

Our team provides legal, corporate and entity management services in Luxembourg. Our clients include financial institutions, asset managers, global corporates and family offices. We routinely work in partnership with the most prestigious international legal and accountancy firms.

We are looking for an experienced AML Compliance professional seeking a challenge to join our growing team in Luxembourg, to lead client on-boarding and enhance the client on-boarding process.

About the role

Reporting to the Office Managing Partner in Luxembourg, and working in a dynamic and collaborative environment alongside business and operation teams, your primary duties and responsibilities will be:

To act as the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for Mourant Ozannes (Luxembourg) S.à r.l and MourantGS Services (Luxembourg) S.à r.l (collectively "MO Luxembourg").
To foster a culture of compliance and operational excellence through the client on-boarding process and related anti-financial crime ("AML") and Luxembourg Bar regulatory requirements.
To be a member of the global Risk and Compliance ("R&C") team and be located in Luxembourg.
To act as the MLRO and primary contact to the local FIU in managing and submitting suspicious transaction reports ("STRs") for MO Luxembourg.
To lead law firm and governance services client on-boarding. This includes collating client due diligence, conducting client risk assessments and on-going monitoring in collaboration with the MourantGS PFS regulated business for seamless client service and regulatory efficiency.
To be the R&C primary contact on the law firm Luxembourg on-boarding improvement project, reviewing AML policies as against Luxembourg requirements and assist in the client system implementation.
Deliver effective advisory support and training on AML and other relevant regulatory risks for MO Luxembourg, fulfilling the law firm legal and regulatory obligations pertaining to combatting financial crime, data protection, confidentiality requirements, rules of Barreau de Luxembourg and the Mourant Group's own compliance and risk management policies and standards.
Build a high performing team commensurate with future business growth.
To collaborate with R&C team members and business stakeholders to oversee relevant regulatory risks and support compliance regulatory and management reporting.
Working closely with the law firm and MourantGS Luxembourg, analyse new legal and regulatory requirements to maintain our compliance culture and identify areas where changes to policies and procedures are required.
Collaboratively work with the global R&C and General Counsel team, MourantGS and other Business Services teams (such as Finance and HR) in connection with their policies and procedures, to ensure a joined-up approach to legal and regulatory compliance.

About you - Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Demonstrable experience working in a Compliance, Risk or operational control- type function within a Luxembourg professional services firm or regulated Financial Services Business.
Prior experience acting as Deputy MLRO or MLRO or closely providing support to this regulated role.
Experience of working with financial services professionals and colleagues locally and remotely, client due diligence documents and multiple client management systems.
Bachelor or Master degree in law (preferred) or an equivalent in economics, business or finance.
Strong knowledge of the corporate and fund professional services industry in Luxembourg. Knowledge of professional financial services industry in other jurisdictions, such as Jersey, Guernsey, UK, Cayman, BVI, Hong Kong or Singapore beneficial.
Comprehensive knowledge of anti-financial crime regulations in Luxembourg.
Works well autonomously and with a high volume of information, with the ability to organize and analyse in a coherent manner.
Fluency in both written and spoken English and French, with effective communication skills.
Pragmatic risk manager balancing regulatory requirements with client service.
Continuous improvement mindset and prior involvement in R&C or operational control projects strongly preferred.
Proactive team player with strong organizational, analytical and time prioritization skills.
Good IT skills in the Microsoft suite of applications. Ability to easily learn and use multiple client administration systems and reporting tools.

Notes

Note to applicants: Background screening requirements for this role will include a European credit check and criminal record check. Background screening will only be initiated for a successful applicant once a contract of employment has been signed.

Note to agencies: we have instructed selected agencies on our opportunities. Speculative agency CVs will not be considered at this time.

Benefits

A corporate culture that combines a high-quality customer service with a real emphasis on people and teamwork;
A dynamic, entrepreneurial and fun environment with an international dimension;
A multicultural environment where we promote diversity, talent & ideas;
The ability to work and interact with a wide variety of specialists;
Internal training and career development.

About Mourant

We are proud to be a leading offshore law-firm led professional services business, advising many of the world's leading financial institutions, corporations, public organisations, private equity houses and investment funds, as well as ultra-high net worth individuals and family offices.

We believe in inclusive workplaces where everyone feels seen, heard, valued and respected. We have a strong sense of common purpose, where all our people are clear about our goals and the role they can play in achieving them. We pride ourselves in providing accessible development opportunities to all our people in a team-spirited environment, where everyone feels like they belong and can thrive.

If you would like to join an award winning and forward thinking firm whose inclusive culture and values recognise that its people are fundamental to its success, we would love to hear from you.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. If you need this job description or the application form in an alternative format, or if you would like to discuss the recruitment process with our recruitment team, please email recruitment@mourant.com.

Advertised until:
Jan. 15, 2025

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