Senior AML-CFT Compliance Officer - ASAP - French & English or German & English Speaking

Working place: Company’s office, client’s office, homeworking, satellite offices

Contract type: Permanent contract

Location: Luxembourg Hamm / Client offices

Ready to start your next challenge?

Grant Thornton Luxembourg is currently seeking a Senior AML-CFT Compliance Officer - ASAP.

Working at Grant Thornton Luxembourg is an efficient opportunity to develop your potential within human-sized team in the heart of a multicultural and international growing group while respecting your work / life balance.

For us, you are a strength, and your experience is a real added-value and places you as a key element in the realisation of our Compliance department ambitions. 

Are you friendly, dynamic, collaborative with a solidarity team spirit? Then, you are the Talent our team is looking for!

Our Compliance team is part of our regulated entity, acting as Specialised FSP, which is serving the Luxembourg fund industry.

Main responsibilities

1.Compliance Management:

• Develop and implement compliance policies and procedures in line with regulatory requirements;
• Ensure ongoing compliance with all relevant laws, regulations and standards;
• Advise on new laws and regulations and practical impacts on the company;
• Understanding regulatory landscape, anticipating changes and proposing relevant strategies;

·       Conduct regular compliance audits and risk assessments to identify potential areas of vulnerability and implement corrective actions.

2.Internal Control Systems;

• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls and recommend enhancements where necessary.

3.AML/KYC Monitoring:

• Implement and manage Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Counterparty (KYC) policies and procedures;
• AML/KYC Controls: Conduct AML/KYC reviews for new and existing clients and organize acceptance committees for new client onboarding.
• Assist in handling due diligence for outsourced activities and related screening processes
• Investigate and report suspicious activities in accordance with regulatory guidelines.

4.Training and Awareness:

• Foster a culture of compliance through regular communication, training sessions, and awareness programs;
• Develop and deliver customized compliance training program to ensure employees understand and adhere to compliance requirements.

5.Reporting and Documentation:

• Support the preparation of compliance reports to senior management, the RR and the management board;
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of compliance activities, policies, and procedures.

6.Risk Identification and Assessment:

• Identify and assess compliance risks across the company;
• Develop strategies to mitigate identified risks.

Main requirements

• Degree Education Level in Law, Finance, Business Administration, (4 years after A-Level), or equivalent.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in a compliance role;
• In-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements, particularly in AML/KYC and internal controls;
• Proficiency in compliance monitoring tools and software.
• Strong Understanding of compliance principles;
• Proficient in MS Office;
• Fluent in French and English, German is considered an asset;
• Ability to communicate in a clear, structured and effective manner;
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex regulatory requirements;
• Ability to translate plans into actions;
• Able to deliver work of a consistent level of accuracy with attention to detail;
• Able to structure work logically and efficiently;
• Ability to work in a multicultural team;
• Excellent communication and organisational skills with attention to details and accuracy;
• Dynamic, pro-active and reliable;
• A positive and can-do attitude.

3, 2, 1… Get ready to go beyond and apply!

Next steps

• HR interview with our Talent team;
• Technical interview with Manager(s) or Partner(s) of the team.

Grant Thornton Information

Grant Thornton is a collaborative, entrepreneurial firm on the move! As part of a dynamic, global organisation of more than 73,000 people serving clients in more than 150 countries, we have the agility and focus it takes to be a leader.

Here in Luxembourg, 340 professional staff and 21 partners are offering high-quality assurance, tax and advisory services to clients that range from private individuals to corporations, banks and public institutions. 

5 reasons to join us

1. Work life balance (additional holidays, flexibility, satellite offices, parking possibility);
2. Interesting Benefits (annual discretionary bonus, trainings/certifications, lunch voucher, pension plan, talent referral reward program, internal mobility program);
3. Proximity management in agreement with our CLEARR values;
4. Integration follow-up to ensure yours & career development opportunity (on-demand feedback, mid-year and annual performance review);
5. Company life (events, afterworks, teambuilding, sport events) & engagements (Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Rights, Diversity & Inclusion);
6. You are the one that we are looking for!

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