Senior Fin Crime Officer Belgium

As a Senior Anti-financial crime and Counter Terrorism financing (AML/ CTF) Officer, you will be part of the Belgium management committee and you will work closely with our first-line Group function, our second line risk and control function, our legal function and the rest of the fantastic people at Zepz. For this role, you need to be based in Belgium with a remote work setup. The role reports to the Belgium board with a dual reporting line into the Director of 1st Line operations. 

Your role: 

• You will ensure Zepz Belgium AML/CFT policies, procedures and internal control measures are adequate and proportionate, taking into account the characteristics of the entity and the ML/FT risks facing it. In this respect,you will be expected to pay particular attention to (i) the coherence between the AML/CFT procedures and the more operational procedures for each activity, and (ii) the coherence between the AML/CFT policy and the policy implemented within the group;
• You will be responsible for the design and maintenance of AML/ CTF internal controls in the first line within the interpretation of Belgium and European legislation and regulation.
• You will assess and give approvals to Partner Due Diligence assessment, High Risk Customers profiles approvals for the entity. 
• You will work support the AMLCO and ensure that they (i) have access to all the information necessary to perform their tasks, (ii) have sufficient human and technical resources and tools to be able to adequately perform the tasks assigned to them,  (iii) is well-informed of the AML/CFT-related incidents brought to light by the internal control systems and of the shortcomings found by the national and foreign supervisory authorities while implementing the AML/CFT provisions, and (iv) provide training and awareness on local regulatory/financial crime requirements
• You will build and maintain management information and reporting of KPIs and KRIs for the financial crime control framework
• You will notify the management committee and the board of directors of serious or significant AML/CFT problems or violations and recommend and follow up on measures to remedy them;
• You will recommend steps to be taken in case of changes to regulatory requirements related to ML/CF risks and work with the AMLCO to propose how best to address gaps and shortcomings identified in the context of monitoring and supervision
• Furthermore, you will regularly report to the Group Director of Compliance and update them about any developments.

What you bring to the table 

• At least 4- 6 years of experience as AML/CTF officer in the Belgian financial sector, preferably at a fintech
• Deep understanding of NBB regulations and financial industry best practices
• Experience in the optimising of transaction monitoring, sanctions and KYC controls and tooling
• Strong technical skills including SQL, Python, Mode Analytics and Excel
• Fluency in French and/or Dutch is required
• High ethical standards and integrity. You are an analytical and quick thinker who is motivated to manage people by encouraging them to make their own decisions whilst also supporting them

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