Ebury is a hyper-growth FinTech firm, named in 2021 as one of the top 15 European Fintechs to work for by AltFi. We offer a range of products including FX risk management, trade finance, currency accounts, international payments and API integration.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum 2-3 years experience either working in compliance or a financial crime-related operational role
• Must have fundamental knowledge of international sanction regulations (UN, EU, UK and US)
• Must be a team player but can adapt to work independently when required
• Can demonstrate the ability to manage stakeholder expectations effectively
• Ability to adapt to a fast-changing global business environment
• Must be able to work well under pressure and be proactive in completing cases under time-sensitive conditions
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills allow the candidate to identify financial crime risks and address them accordingly
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
• High competency in Microsoft Office suite and Google Docs software (desired)
• Candidate should be fluent in English
• Fluency in either French or Dutch is essential - any other European languages wiyld be an advantage

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure that financial crime risks are identified, assessed, managed and reported promptly for EDD, Transactions, Sanction, Adverse Media Screening, PEP, and Military Exposure and Proliferation escalations;
• Make decisions/recommendations on appropriate actions about financial crime issues raised by the onboarding analyst and front office representatives;
• Be a key point of contact within the business for financial crime-related queries on an ad-hoc basis, this includes attending calls where the business may wish to discuss complex or higher-risk cases;
• Respond to financial crime-related escalations in line with agreed Service Level Agreements (SLA);
• Responsible for efficiently managing cases in workflow and being proactive in helping with ad-hoc tasks;
• Conducting end-to-end financial crime risk assessments on new and existing clients;
• Reviewing financial crime red flags raised by the first line of defence;
• Making decisions/recommendations on appropriate actions concerning financial crime issues raised within the escalation framework;
• Present FC risk assessments and recommendations to senior stakeholders;
• Articulating policy and regulatory requirements that the firm complies with to the front office and operational KYC teams.
  

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