CareerFinders, on behalf of our client, a long established company operating in the Online Gambling industry, we are seeking to recruit a Compliance & AML Officer to join their growing team based in Nicosia. The successful applicant will primarily be responsible for monitoring and reviewing AML & Compliance matters relevant to the Company and in relation to the relevant Gambling Regulations. Prior experience within a similar Compliance related role is essential, ideally within the Gambling, Forex and/or Financial Services sectors. Excellent communication skills in English are a must and any knowledge of the Russian language will be considered an advantage. 

Key Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Monitoring and reviewing AML and Compliance matters relevant to the Company and in relation to the Law.
• Prepare AML Policies, KYC Policies and relevant forms, registers.
• Respond to Compliance inquiries.
• Monitoring the expected legal developments and updates, relevant to AML Compliance.
• Preparing annual AML/CFT Risk Assessment report.
• Assisting/dealing with questions/queries relevant to AML and Compliance matters arising in the process of the Company’s operations and in relation to the provision of the relevant Law and the Directives.
• Reviewing and updating, when necessary, the Company’s clients’ Know-Your-Customer and other account opening information.
• Supervising and logging all new registrations (checks for multi-accounting, unacceptable jurisdictions, invalid data, self-exclusions) .
• Supervising client onboarding and verification process.
• Monitoring of the client accounts, transactions and the performance of continuous due diligence.
• Performing account investigations.
• Preparing a set of templates for staff to be used for AML inquiries related to clients.
• Ensuring that the Company’s staff members are adequately trained on AML matters as these relate to the performance of their respective duties.
• Liaising and communicating with the Regulator and MOKAS.
• Preparing reports when requested by the Regulator.
• Record keeping and update of registers.
• Supervising Sanction Target List and PEP screening on new and existing customers to determine if there are any PEP/Sanction/AML risks to the company.
• Assisting with amendments of Betting Rules and Terms and Conditions as required  

Key Skills/Experience: 

• Ideally educated to degree level in Law, Finance, Banking or a related field.
• Previous experience within a relevant AML & Compliance related role is essential.
• Prior experience working within the Online Gambling industry is highly desirable.
• Prior experience working within the Forex and/or Financial Services sectors will also be considered.
• Demonstrated KYC/AML Due Diligence experience.
• Ability to work independently, whilst being able to collaborate with team members located all around the world.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; any knowledge of the Russian language will be considered an advantage. 

To apply for this vacancy, please send your CV, along with any covering letter to jobs@careerfinders.com.cy quoting the reference number CAR6125. Please note that due to the high volumes of applications received only shortlisted applicants will be responded to. By sending us your CV you are giving CareerFinders your consent to be contacted for this and any other suitable vacancies that we believe match your skills and experience. To view our privacy policy, please click www.careerfinders.com.cy/privacy-policy.