AML Compliance Specialist
Support the company's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework across payments and cryptocurrency activities.
Limassol, Cyprus/on-site
Full-timeAbout The Role
The AML Compliance Specialist will support the company's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) framework across its payments and cryptocurrency activities. The role involves customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, investigating suspicious activity and supporting compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and internal policies.
What To Do
- Perform customer due diligence (CDD) and enhanced due diligence (EDD) on individual and corporate clients during onboarding and periodic reviews.
- Review identification documents, corporate structures, beneficial ownership, source of funds and source of wealth, where required.
- Conduct sanctions, politically exposed person (PEP) and adverse media screening; assess potential matches and escalate relevant findings.
- Assess customer risk profiles and ensure that due diligence measures reflect the identified risks.
- Monitor payment and cryptocurrency transactions, investigate alerts and identify unusual patterns or potentially suspicious activity.
- Review cryptocurrency wallet exposure and transaction activity using blockchain analytics tools, where applicable.
- Document investigation findings and escalate suspicious activity to the designated AML reporting officer in line with internal procedures.
- Support the preparation of suspicious activity reports and responses to regulatory or law enforcement requests under the direction of the responsible officer.
- Maintain complete and accurate records of customer reviews, screening results, investigations and compliance decisions.
- Monitor AML/CFT regulatory developments and support updates to policies, procedures and controls.
- Work closely with Risk, Legal, Treasury and Operations to resolve compliance issues and support effective controls.
- Support compliance monitoring, internal reviews, audits and regulatory inspections.
- Assist with AML/CFT training and provide practical guidance to employees.
- Maintain strict confidentiality regarding customer information, investigations and sensitive company matters.
What's needed
CySEC AML certification or another relevant professional AML qualification is mandatory.- At least 2 years of experience in AML compliance, customer due diligence or transaction monitoring, preferably within payments, financial services or fintech.
- Strong understanding of AML/CFT principles, sanctions screening, customer risk assessment and suspicious activity escalation.
- Experience reviewing both individual and corporate clients, including complex ownership structures.
- Ability to investigate transaction monitoring alerts and clearly document findings.
- Familiarity with Cyprus and EU AML/CFT requirements relevant to the company's activities.
- Experience with cryptocurrency transactions, blockchain analytics or digital asset compliance would be an advantage.
- Degree in Law, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a related field.
- Excellent written and spoken English.