ABOUT US

Hamilton Court FX, founded in 2011 in London, is one of the fastest-growing companies in its sector. It has been featured in The Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100 for its rapid sales growth. In 2020, driven by strong growth in the UK, HCFX opened a new office in Milan, becoming the first licensed SIM to offer FX investment services in Italy. The Milan office includes two regulated entities: a “Società d’Intermediazione Mobiliare” (SIM) and an “Istituto di Pagamento” (IdP). HCFX Italy helps companies and financial institutions manage their FX exposure, enabling SMEs to trade globally by simplifying traditional procedures.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

We want to set you up for success and we believe these experiences and skills will help you thrive in this role:

• University Degree with a legal and/or economic/scientific background (Law, Economics, Statistics)
• Previous work experience within financial intermediaries, preferably payment institutions, with at least 1 year of specific experience in AML
• Good knowledge of MS Excel and Power Point
• Native or proficient Italian speaker, proficient English language skills.

ABOUT THE ROLE

HCFX Payments is looking for an AML Specialist who can join the AML team and contribute to the achieving of the strategic objectives. The candidate will report to the Head of Compliance & AML Officer and provide support to all the activities within the AML Function perimeter.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

As an AML Analyst you will be responsible for:

• Conducting the Anti-Money Laundering I level of controls on: Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions Screening, KYC at the onboarding and in the context of KYC Reviews
• Conducting the AUI and SARA II level controls with an high degree of autonomy, as the I level controls on AUI and SARA are conducted by the Operations Function
• Continuously verifying that company procedures are consistent with the objective of preventing and combating the violation of regulations regarding money laundering and terrorist financing
• Interacting with Back-Office Function for all the AML related processes and activities
• Supporting AML Officer in preparing periodic reporting to Senior Management
• Contributing to the development of new systems used by the Anti-Money Laundering Function
• Contributing in identifying the applicable rules on money laundering and terrorist financing, assess their impact on internal processes and procedures as well as take care of any adjustments resulting from the impact analysis
• Contributing to the annual Self-Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk.

We want to set you up for success and we believe these experiences and skills will help you thrive in this role:

• University Degree with a legal and/or economic/scientific background (Law, Economics, Statistics)
• Previous work experience within financial intermediaries, preferably payment institutions, with at least 1 year of specific experience in AML
• Good knowledge of MS Excel and Power Point
• Native or proficient Italian speaker, proficient English language skills