Senior AML Officer

Redbridge Recruitment are honoured to be working with a leading European Private Equity firm that houses a diverse portfolio of investments across a range of markets. We are seeking a Senior AML Officer to join this growing and highly professional team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct customer due diligence checks on new investors during onboarding in order to identify and evaluate the AML risk as per internal risk-based approach.
• Perform periodic review of investor files in accordance with the risk level.
• Perform the AML review on Assets and ongoing monitoring and ensure escalations are carried out in a timely manner when required.
• Drafting, gathering, analyzing, and maintaining a high-quality standard of the KYC files in line with the internal standards as well as with applicable laws and regulations.
• Support reporting to the Board and administrations, such as CSSF and AED.
• Attendance to and preparation of the Business Acceptance Committee.
• Communication with investors, lawyers and third parties as appropriate.
• Ensure timely and accurate delivery of internal / external requests.
• Remain regularly updated about regulatory environment, assess impact of changes, and propose solutions.
• You will need to escalate any compliance/AML findings to the line Manager, the Conducting Officer, and the Executive committee.
• Preparation of AML Memos and Business Acceptance Committee Minutes and the related documentation.
• In this role you will support and assist in any request coming from the internal and external auditor of the AIFM from an AML point of view.

Your Profile:

• University degree in Law, Economics, Business Administration or equivalent.
• Relevant experience acquired in the field of AML/KYC or compliance in Luxembourg, preferably in a CSSF supervised environment.
• Experience in writing memos and minutes.
• Solid knowledge of compliance related laws and regulations with respect to AML/CFT
• Strong organising skills, with the ability to multitask
• Excellent communicative on and interpersonal skills
• Positive, proactive approach
• Fluent in English and French or German