Junior Compliance Associate

Jobsplus Permit No: 499/2023

The Role

The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) is currently looking to strengthen its Supervision Section through the recruitment of Junior Associates. This role is ideal for professionals with a sound understanding of AML/CFT who are eager to build on their experience within a dynamic and impactful environment. You’ll support our compliance examinations, contribute to risk assessments, and play an active role in safeguarding Malta’s financial system from abuse.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting Senior Associates and Associates in planning and executing compliance examination in line with internal procedures to assess subject persons’ adherence to AML/CFT obligations and whether the control framework is adequate towards ensuring that ML/FT risks are adequately mitigated.
• ​Assisting Senior Associates and Associates in analysing results of compliance examinations and prepare compliance examination reports on a timely basis to clearly document such results.
• ​Liaising, coordinating, and cooperating with various Competent Authorities including the Malta Financial Services Authority/Malta Gaming Authority/Sanctions Monitoring Board/the National Coordination Committee for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism/the Malta Police Force and others as may be required from time to time.
• ​Contribute to advising and assisting subject persons to establish appropriate AML/CFT internal structures and controls.
• ​Assisting the Risk Team in the carrying out of risk assessments, execution of risk verification procedures and provision of feedback on the outcome of compliance examination as well as the Remediation Team in following-up on the results of compliance examinations.
• ​Participating in training provided to subject persons, supervision officers or other supervisory authorities,
  Assisting in other task related to evaluations and assessments being undertaken by various local and international bodies such as the EU, the Egmont Group, MONEYVAL, FATF, etc.
• ​Carrying out any other job-related duties as may be assigned by the Director, Deputy Director, Head, Senior Manager and Manager, from time to time.
  
  

Requirements

• MQF Level 5 qualification in financial services, audit, banking, law, accounting, economics or in any other subject relevant to this position and at least 2 years work experience relevant to this position; OR
• ​MQF Level 4 qualification in financial services, audit, banking, law, accounting, economics or in any other subject relevant to this position and at least 3 years work experience relevant to this position.
• Applicants should be knowledgeable of the laws that govern the prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorism in Malta and the applicable international standards and EU legislation.
• Knowledge and/or experience in carrying out AML/CFT related checks, report writing or audit engagements and familiarity with the sector/s in which subject persons operate, such as the TCSP sector, the financial services sector, the banking sector, gaming sector etc. will be considered as an asset.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office and office automation tools.
• Preference may be given to applicants who occupied a compliance position for a ‘subject person’ as defined by the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulation.
• Must have a clean criminal record.
  
  

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)