FinCrime Compliance Manager (Quality Control)

About Revolut

People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 45+ million customers get more from their money every day.

As we continue our lightning-fast growth,‌ 2 things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we’ve been certified as a Great Place to Work. So far, we have 10,000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission. And we’re looking for more brilliant people. People who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution.

About the role

Our Compliance team underpins the long-term success of the business by ensuring our products and processes adhere to all regulatory and quality standard requirements.

As a part of the team, your expertise in compliance and eye for detail will ensure the best possible outcomes, both internally and externally, for our customers.

You’ll be working independently and also collaborating within the team to identify regulatory obligations for Revolut and associated risks, in addition to suggesting controls to mitigate these risks. You’ll be conducting thorough testing in a dynamic, digital, and data-driven environment.

If you’re passionate about setting the standard for compliance and take pride in flawless execution, we’d love to connect

What you’ll be doing

• Validating regulatory obligations are mapped to existing controls for each set of regulations
• Analysing that regulatory and legislative text is understood in regards to which specific obligations apply to a bank/financial institution
• Verifying whether controls exist and are properly documented to meet regulatory requirements
• Paying meticulous attention to detail through reviewing work performed by Financial Crime regulation SMEs
• Communicating observations and feedback from reviews to stakeholders
• Contributing to compliance processes and minimum standards by identifying opportunities for improved adherence to regulatory requirements and company standards
• Reviewing the quality and documentation of decisions made and deliverables created by Escalation officers, FinCrime SMEs, and Compliance Managers across 1LOD and 2LOD

What you’ll need

• Experience working in a fintech, traditional financial institution, or regulatory body
• 1+ years of experience working in a financial crime area across the three lines of defence, including CDD, AML, Sanction Screening, Transaction Monitoring, etc.
• Experience interpreting texts from laws or regulations, preferably in financial services, such as The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, or The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Transfer of Funds Regulations 2017
• The ability to clearly communicate and detail risks and issues when reviewing previously completed work
• Knowledge of best practice FinCrime controls used in the industry
• To be results-driven, pragmatic, and have a detailed-oriented approach
• An interest in compliance and willingness to deepen your knowledge
• Fluency in English

Nice to have

• A degree in Law
• Experience in a compliance-focused environment, such as a Legal Assistant, Paralegal professional, Compliance Officer, etc.
• Knowledge of sanction and PEP regulations
• Knowledge of rule-based or model-based AML transaction monitoring, threshold tuning, and below-the-line testing
• Experience identifying and preventing onboarding risks for retail (KYC) and business (KYB) customers
• Experience in assurance or internal/external audit, focusing on risk and compliance domains
• Experience creating or utilising test scripts/procedures
• Relevant financial crime and compliance qualifications, such as ACAMS and ICA

Building a global financial super app isn’t enough. Our Revoluters are a priority, and that’s why in 2021 we launched our inaugural D&I Framework, designed to help us thrive and grow everyday. We’re not just doing this because it’s the right thing to do. We’re doing it because we know that seeking out diverse talent and creating an inclusive workplace is the way to create exceptional, innovative products and services for our customers. That’s why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join this multicultural, hard-working team.

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