Arendt Services, which is part of Arendt & Medernach, the largest law firm in Luxembourg, is regulated by the Luxembourg supervisory authority (CSSF Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier) and operates under the status of Professional of Financial Sector ( PSF ).
Arendt Services offers a wide range of services, such as domiciliation, corporate secretarial and accounting services, fund services, directorship of companies, tax-compliance services and assistance in the winding-up of companies.
As a result of the continuous increase in our activities, we are looking for a :
Manager AML Department
Your Role :
Conduct customer due diligence checks (KYC) on new and existing clients in order to identify and evaluate compliance risk as per internal risk based approach;
Drafting, gathering, analyzing and maintaining of AML / KYC documentation;
Attendance to and preparation of the Client Acceptance Committee;
Validation of and supervision of transactions monitoring;
Monitor and follow-up regulatory developments and update of procedures and templates accordingly;
Management of internal projects related to AML matters;
Provide team support in terms of AML / Customer due diligence queries;
Provide advice and support to all staff on AML related matters;
Escalation point within the AML Department in case of AML related issues;
Escalate potential issues arising in the context of the day-to day activities of the AML Department to the Compliance Department;
Organization of internal trainings regarding AML / CFT and specific internal presentations;
Daily management of Junior and Senior Officers.
Your profile :
You have a degree in Law, Finance, Economy;
You have a prior successful experience in a similar function (5-8 years) within a fiduciary, a domiciliation firm, transfer agency or a similar structure in Luxembourg;
Fluent in French and English (written & spoken). Any others languages will be considered as an asset;
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills;
Proactive, rigorous and ability to meet deadlines;
Team player with the ability to work independently;
Knowledge of the Luxembourg AML / CFT environment and regulations;
Good working knowledge of AML / KYC software (World-Check, AMLspotter);
Good working knowledge of MS Office.
We offer :
An entrepreneurial working environment giving priority to team work;
A multicultural environment where we promote diversity, talent & ideas;
The ability to work and interact with a wide variety of specialists;
Internal trainings and career development.
Interested?
If you are interested in this job opportunity, we are looking forward to receiving your application.
All applications will be treated confidentially.