Deputy Compliance Officer - Colombia

at  RIA

Deputy Compliance Officer located in Colombia, this candidate will be responsible for ensuring the company complies with all applicable regulatory requirements regarding Anti-Money laundering Program, Compliance, Fraud Prevention, and others.

• The principal mission of the candidate is to support to Compliance Officer for developing, implementing and administering all aspects of the company’s Compliance Management Program. Focusing on the detection and prevention of money laundering, terrorist financing according to local regulation (SARLAFT) and international standards, consumer fraud activities, consumer protection expectations and any other laws and regulations that pertain to the activities that Ria performs as a SEDPE in the country.
• Coordinate the FIU Team and support to Compliance Officer in the business case according to the capacity of the Compliance Team in Ria Colombia.
• Collaborate with the Senior Management in the overall administration of these activities for the company.
• Liaise with local regulators Central Bank, the Financial Intelligence Units and other relevant authorities in order to meet the company’s regulatory obligations.
• Support the design and implementation of an effective Compliance Risk Assessment Program in order to identify the risks associated within the regulatory environment, the products and services offered, geographical locations of operation and the delivery channels used.
• Due diligence tasks for existing correspondents on boarded, process and ongoing KYC updates.
• Correspondent visitation tasks.
• Participate in training and awareness programs for Ria Colombia personnel to ensure understanding and compliance with international regulations and standards regarding MLFT. Train the FIU team on risk trends, warning signs and expected client activity.
• Agent’s activity oversite, ensuring that transactions carried out at our agent locations comply with internal AML policies.
• Transaction Monitoring functions and reporting tasks and any other regulatory requirements.
• Perform in-depth analysis of transactions using excel pivot tables to detect unusual/suspicious activity.
• Report to Compliance Officer on the main indicators of FIU through dashboards in Power BI and another tools.
• Work with different departments to coordinate all reportorial and other requirements prescribed by the regulator.
• Strong knowledge of relevant compliance regulations and standards including SARLAFT.
• Transaction monitoring and AML/ATF experience.
• High capacity to understand and apply the various legal systems applicable in the country.
• Proven experience in data analysis, data mining and statistical analysis.
• Be fluent in English, written and spoken (mandatory).
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and software (e.g., Python, R, Excel)
• Detail oriented with focus on accuracy.
• Microsoft Excel Advanced (mandatory) Clean and efficient working, pivot tables, dashboards, charts, multiple formulas, data analytics.
• Microsoft 365 (Word, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, OneNote, Power Point, Planner).
• Technology oriented, with the ability to learn many different programs naturally.

• The principal mission of the candidate is to support to Compliance Officer for developing, implementing and administering all aspects of the company’s Compliance Management Program. Focusing on the detection and prevention of money laundering, terrorist financing according to local regulation (SARLAFT) and international standards, consumer fraud activities, consumer protection expectations and any other laws and regulations that pertain to the activities that Ria performs as a SEDPE in the country.
• Coordinate the FIU Team and support to Compliance Officer in the business case according to the capacity of the Compliance Team in Ria Colombia.
• Collaborate with the Senior Management in the overall administration of these activities for the company.
• Liaise with local regulators Central Bank, the Financial Intelligence Units and other relevant authorities in order to meet the company’s regulatory obligations.
• Support the design and implementation of an effective Compliance Risk Assessment Program in order to identify the risks associated within the regulatory environment, the products and services offered, geographical locations of operation and the delivery channels used.
• Due diligence tasks for existing correspondents on boarded, process and ongoing KYC updates.
• Correspondent visitation tasks.
• Participate in training and awareness programs for Ria Colombia personnel to ensure understanding and compliance with international regulations and standards regarding MLFT. Train the FIU team on risk trends, warning signs and expected client activity.
• Agent’s activity oversite, ensuring that transactions carried out at our agent locations comply with internal AML policies.
• Transaction Monitoring functions and reporting tasks and any other regulatory requirements.
• Perform in-depth analysis of transactions using excel pivot tables to detect unusual/suspicious activity.
• Report to Compliance Officer on the main indicators of FIU through dashboards in Power BI and another tools.
• Work with different departments to coordinate all reportorial and other requirements prescribed by the regulator.
• Strong knowledge of relevant compliance regulations and standards including SARLAFT.
• Transaction monitoring and AML/ATF experience.
• High capacity to understand and apply the various legal systems applicable in the country.
• Proven experience in data analysis, data mining and statistical analysis.
• Be fluent in English, written and spoken (mandatory).
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and software (e.g., Python, R, Excel)
• Detail oriented with focus on accuracy.
• Microsoft Excel Advanced (mandatory) Clean and efficient working, pivot tables, dashboards, charts, multiple formulas, data analytics.
• Microsoft 365 (Word, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, OneNote, Power Point, Planner).
• Technology oriented, with the ability to learn many different programs naturally