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

THE ROLE

As the Compliance Officer and MLRO for the Ebury Institutional Solutions (EIS), you will work in the Compliance department and be located in Luxembourg with a global scope. The EIS department focuses on funds, fund managers, trusts and corporate service providers.
The main purpose of this role is to assist the global EIS department, advising on client onboarding (collective investment schemes, such as private equity, hedge and other investment funds), ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements, enhancing procedures and policies, building ad hoc frameworks and providing training to the first line (business and operations) on specific EIS matters.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

We are looking for a self-driven Compliance Officer & MLRO with at least 4-5 years of relevant experience within the financial industry.
Solid knowledge in regulatory (PSD2, AIFMD, MIFID2, etc) and AML compliance and the ability to take ownership of parts of a Compliance framework in a fast-paced Fintech environment.
Prior experience in the funds industry, funds managers, as well as an understanding of trusts and corporate service providers.
The person must demonstrate proven organisational and time management skills, have excellent communications skills (both written and verbal), with the ability to gain credibility fast and influence key stakeholders. The working environment is fast paced, agile and highly results orientated so the individual must be comfortable working within this type of highly rewarding, dynamic environment.
In addition, the individual must be comfortable with working autonomously, have relevant Compliance/Legal qualifications and a good level of commercial awareness. It will be pivotal to have good interpersonal skills to interact with regulatory bodies.
Proficiency in English is required.
Any professional certifications or a law/economics degree will be considered a plus.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES ARE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

Main compliance point of contact of the EIS department
Drafting and updating local policies and procedures, while ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements
Assist with reporting obligations and ensure compliance with statutory deadlines
Liaise with regulatory bodies, ensuring effective and smooth communication
Develop and maintain relevant parts of the compliance framework (AML/CFT and Regulatory Policies)
Liaise closely with the Group Compliance (United-Kingdom) and Belgium Compliance to ensure that compliance policies and procedures are consistent with company policy
Help improving the operational compliance processes based on the local policies (liaise with the MLROs and local ops teams)
Provide ongoing training on the EIS framework and ensure the business is continuously monitored for the regulated activities
Keep abreast of ordinances/circulars/recommendations from the Regulator(s) and continuously ensure that the Entity’s policies and procedures adhere to these
Audit the first line of defence procedures and processes
Assist with external AML audits
Provide advice on High Risk clients/escalations and SARs
Assist with ad-hoc queries from the business teams
Attend regulatory forums and industry meetings to keep up to date with industry standards

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