AML Risk and Controls Officer

7 hours, 29 minutes ago
Full-time
Mid Level
Data Science and Analytics
Finom

Finom

Finom provides an online payment solution that enables entrepreneurs to easily open business accounts and efficiently manage their finances, offering features such as international payments, cashback rewards, and personal assistance to enhance financia...

Professional Services
11-50
Founded 2019
$20M raised

Description

  • Investigate external and internal data sources to identify anomalous customer transaction behaviour and financial-crime risks.
  • Document confirmed typologies in the FinCrime Scenarios Library and maintain risk-prioritized control coverage.
  • Design new detection rules, threshold changes and model features with the AML Risk Manager.
  • Back-test rule changes on historical data and assess alert volume, hit rate and false-positive rates before release.
  • Prepare rule specifications, test results and acceptance criteria, and partner with Engineering on deployment.
  • Monitor live rules and AML models, tuning, escalating or retiring controls when performance drifts.
  • Measure and report false-negative rates, scenario-library control coverage and forced-account-closure decision quality.
  • Improve Transaction Monitoring and CDD Risk Engines, processes and financial-crime-related system requirements.
  • Develop training materials for Transaction Monitoring and Quality Assurance teams using real cases and current scenarios.
  • Lead ad hoc departmental projects and communicate findings clearly to Product, Engineering and Operations stakeholders.

Requirements

  • At least 2 years of Second Line of Defence experience at a regulated financial institution, or 3 years of senior Transaction Monitoring or Process Owner experience.
  • Thorough knowledge of AML regulations and transaction-data money-laundering typologies, including mule accounts, layering, structuring and misuse of business accounts.
  • Hands-on SQL skills for investigations, rule back-testing and performance monitoring across large transaction tables.
  • Experience with analytics and visualization tools such as Databricks, Metabase or Power BI for monitoring dashboards.
  • Understanding of detection-control testing and metrics, including false positives, false negatives, hit rate, precision, recall and back-testing.
  • Ability to work independently with structured, evidence-based judgment and strong attention to detail in a fast-moving start-up environment.
  • Ability to balance risk and customer impact, propose practical alternatives and challenge existing approaches.
  • Clear communication skills for presenting recommendations to non-compliance stakeholders.
  • Practical use of AI tools for investigations and analysis, with judgment to validate outputs (preferred).
  • Python or similar scripting, AML machine-learning model monitoring, or fintech/neobank/payment-institution experience serving SMEs (preferred).

Benefits

  • Professional and personal development opportunities with scope to influence the product.
  • Remote or hybrid work flexibility across Europe.
  • Stock Options Program for all team members.
  • Supportive, modern and eco-conscious workplace culture.
  • Work & Swim program, including one month in a corporate apartment in Cyprus.

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