Money Laundering Reporting Officer & Financial Crime Senior Manager

Job Description

The Money Laundering Reporting Officer “MLRO” will lead the firm’s global Anti Money Laundering “AML” and Counter Terrorist Financing “CTF” strategy. The role ensures effective compliance with applicable anti-money laundering, sanctions, anti-bribery, and financial crime regulations across multiple jurisdictions. This role serves as the firm’s primary liaison with regulators and law enforcement, and sets the firm-wide risk appetite, governance frameworks, and reporting protocols.

Key Personal Attributes

• Highest ethical standards and personal integrity.
• Strong analytical and investigative thinking.
• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information.
• Calm and professional under regulatory and operational pressure.
• Effective collaborator with senior leadership and partners across multiple jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Act as the official MLRO contact with regulators, and relevant supervisory bodies.
• Manage and respond to regulatory enquiries, AML reviews, audits, and inspections.
• Evaluate, review, and file Suspicious Activity Reports with the appropriate authorities.
• Ensure compliance with Financial Action Task Force “FATF” standards and jurisdictional AML legislation.
• Act as strategic advisor on firm-wide risk, conflicts, sanctions, and anti-corruption matters.
• Oversee and Coordinate AML training for senior executives and regional AML Officers
• Establish a Regional MLRO Framework in locations that require a local MLRO
• Oversee the implementation and effectiveness of AML policies, procedures, and risk controls globally.
• Advise partners and senior stakeholders on complex AML issues related to client acceptance and matter onboarding.
• Prepare regular KPIs and Management Information escalating to Senior Management, when necessary.
• Provide thought leadership on AML and Financial Crime issues.
• Manage systems and controls in relation to Anti Money Laundering, overseeing the implementation of tools such as Lexis Nexis, Fenergo and Dow Jones.
• Lead the transition to FCA Supervision.
• Provide leadership and direction to the Offshore Onboarding Team.
• Complete the annual MLRO Report.
• Prepare the Annual review of the Firm Wide Risk Assessment.

Additional Information

• The position is located in London.
• The role is hybrid (2 days a week in the office).

We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status.

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