Senior Compliance Manager
Checkout.com, France

About You:

• A university degree with minimum 12-15 years working experience in the area of payments AML/CTF, compliance, internal audit or risk management within financial services industries.
• Robust and detailed knowledge and experience of working within the French regulatory framework (ACPR).
• Strong analytical skills with experience in problem solving and being able to implement and deliver
• solutions.
• Excellent organisational and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to expand technical knowledge in a broad range of projects.
• Team player with strong collaborative qualities and a positive demeanour.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present analysis and recommendation.
• Reliable when working independently, with sound judgment for when to escalate issues.
• Excellent attention to detail, problem solving skills and a flexible approach to work.
• Fluency in English.
• ACAMS certified (preferable).

What you will be doing:

• Work closely with other internal functions and teams to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory and contractual requirements.
• Carry out tasks as instructed by the Country Head and/or Group Head of Compliance.
• Investigate and where required, escalate any major compliance concerns to Management, recommend remediation actions and enhance existing processes accordingly.
• Provide oversight and compliance advice to local entities and business units to ensure risk management and mitigation policies are adopted and adequately addressed.
• Participate and manage in Group wide and local AML/CTF related projects.
• Assist in conducting compliance assurance exercises on AML/CTF program.
• Contribute to the maintenance and review of policies and procedures, including ensuring they are up
• to date with all regulatory and international best practices.
• Conduct training on AML/CTF developments and typologies to cultivate good risk and compliance culture within the French team.
• Highlight any potential concerns/risks and proactively share best risk management practices.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and appropriate steps to mitigate the risks.
• Develop compliance reporting as per regulatory and governance requirements.

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