Assistant Compliance Manager - Enforcement Section

Jobsplus Permit No: 263/2025

The Role

We are looking for a highly organised and detail-oriented AML/CFT Assistant Manager to join our Enforcement Section. This role offers the opportunity to leverage your AML/CFT expertise and analytical skills to mentor colleagues and play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of the enforcement section. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as you will play a key role in ensuring effectiveness in combating money laundering and terrorism financing.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist the Manager, Senior Manager and Head to plan the operations and goals of the team in a way that these meet the Section’s priorities, targets and deliverables.
• Assist the Manager in monitoring, following up and reviewing the work of officials within the team to identify areas which need improvement.
• Evaluate, review and assess the team’s operations, and report on such matters when asked to do so.
• Draft, supervise and review work carried out by the team, including in preparing cases to be presented to the Compliance Monitoring Committee and in implementing the required tasks to execute the Committee’s decision.
• Supervise the implementation of Directives issued to subject persons.
• Attend Compliance Monitoring Committees as necessary.
• Attend FIAU court sittings as witness, or as required.
• Prepare and assist in preparing court files as needed.
• Attend interviews and assist in the recruitment process as required.
• Assist in the reviewing and maintenance of the Enforcement Section’s Policies and Procedures.
• To provide AML training and public awareness.
• To liaise with local and/or foreign supervisory authorities in relation to enforcement measures taken by the FIAU as required.
• Represent the FIAU in international fora when needed.
• Keep the Manager, Senior Manager, Head of Section and other Superiors up to date with plans, actions and work done by the team.
• Fulfil any other duties delegated by the Manager, Senior Manager, Head of Section, Deputy Director and Director.
  
  

Requirements

• An MQF Level 6 qualification in law, banking and finance, financial services, insurance, accounting, auditing, statistics, economics or any other subject, together with a minimum of five years of relevant experience, with at least one year in a senior-level role, OR
• An MQF level 5 qualification in law, banking and finance, financial services, insurance, accounting, auditing, statistics, economics or any other subject, together with at least seven years’ experience.
• ​Applicants should be highly knowledgeable in the laws that govern the prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorism in Malta and the international standards and EU legislation
• Sound knowledge of the relevant EU Directives and related domestic legislation that govern financial and ancillary services together with a high level of familiarity with the operations of the financial services sector and banking sector.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English and Maltese, as well as proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office.
• ​Applicants should be able to show a track record of technical competence, efficiency, ethical responsibility, and diligence.
  
  

​What We Offer

• ​Health insurance group cover
• ​Life insurance group cover
• Work from home
• Sponsorship Training Scheme
• Training & Study Leave
• Family-friendly measures
• Team Building Events
• Free parking (first come first served basis)