Financial Crime Compliance Officer - Frankfurt (m/w/d)
Financial Crime Compliance Officer - Frankfurt (m/w/d)
About the Role
We are supporting a leading FinTech in the search for a Financial Crime Compliance Officer.
Key Responsibilities
- Support senior compliance leadership in the implementation and ongoing development of the AFC framework, policies and controls.
- Oversee Anti-Financial Crime activities across AML/CTF, sanctions, fraud prevention, and associated controls
- Act as a senior escalation point for complex or high-risk cases
- Review and challenge AFC assessments, case analyses, and recommendations
- Coordinate enterprise-wide AFC risk assessments.
- Advise business units and senior stakeholders on AFC risks, onboarding decisions, and mitigation strategies
- Support regulatory interactions, audits, and inspections
- Monitor regulatory developments and assess their impact
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including process optimisation and control enhancements
Your Profile
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Law or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in Anti-Financial Crime / AML.
- Strong practical knowledge of AML/CTF, sanctions, fraud risks, and escalation frameworks
- Proven analytical and investigative capabilities with a high standard of judgement
- Confident stakeholder management skills, including exposure to senior decision-makers
- Structured, risk-based, and solution-oriented approach
- High level of integrity, independence, and accountability
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