Anti-Money Laundering Specialist

at  SEI1GLOBAL

The SEI Luxembourg Anti-Money Laundering (“SEI Lux AML”) team is seeking a Specialist. The AML team supports business units and compliance professionals across the company, for outsourced tasks and services and is responsible for establishing, maintaining and developing a framework that ensures that the division operates to the highest standards of regulatory compliance and governance.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU:

Up to 5 years’ experience in the Financial Services Industry (preferably in the investment fund industry and its regulatory framework). Exposure to AML and Luxembourg fund regulations is an advantage but not essential.
Good with structured data management, visual analytics and proficiency with Microsoft Excel. Experience with Macros, VB, SQL or PowerBI, is a plus.
Ability to independently manage multiple projects and deadlines to meet strict deadlines, prioritizing work and maximizing efficiencies to manage time
Proactively contribute to the design of operating processes and associate them including the use of user defined and vendor technology and reporting
Proficient in English language, with strong verbal and written communication skills

Review fund documentation and assess the key risks associated with the different strategies and operational models of funds and investors as required by internal procedures
Work directly with management companies and institutional and professional investors to identify, understand and assess the relevant corporate and tax structure (including cross border entity structuring and revenue transfers and tax optimization methodologies)
Design and produce analysis and reporting leveraging structured data files to support the identification of risk trends and valuable visual summaries for management and clients
Review fund and investor documentation at account opening and on-going, to assess risk specific to AML requirements and established procedures
Perform quality checks on investor files, support quality checks on delegated tasks.
Identify and escalate high risk items to AML Manager, within required deadlines, where necessary
Attend calls and meetings with external clients and their representatives (auditors, due diligence, onboarding reviews), as well as internal relationship managers and other functional teams and business units within SEI
Contribute to the design of operational procedures and products and services and participate in discussions to improve quality of deliverables and regulatory compliance
Attend and participate in regular team meetings
Contribute to ad hoc projects/tasks, as needed/assigned