Permanent Compliance Officer, Mlro and Rc

**Permanent Compliance Officer**

**# Luxembourg**

**Department: AIFM Services**

**Vacancy type: Permanent, Full-time**

**#Hybrid**

This is a great opportunity to join a fast-growing AIFM and contribute actively to its development and evolution. The (Permanent) Compliance Officer will report to the Conducting Officer - Compliance.

**What you´ll do for us**
- Keep up-to-date with regulatory developments in the industry, provide analysis to the Conducting Officer - Compliance, on new regulatory developments impacting the company
- Assist the AIFM in complying with the obligations under the AIFM regulations, guidelines, circulars and laws
- Identify and assess the compliance risk of the AIFM including AML/CFT risk as well as applicable laws and regulations
- Analyse and implement all relevant legal and regulatory changes for AIFMs
- Ensure compliance of the existing policies and procedures
- Strengthen the internal control system
- Setup and execute compliance checks according to the Compliance Monitoring Plan
- Conduct and assess result from the on-site monitoring and testing on designated controls defined within the Compliance Monitoring Plan
- Draft/review policies and procedures to ensure they are up-to-date
- Prepare compliance reports to the Conducting Officers and to the Board
- Advise and monitor follow-up on specific compliance matters jointly with the Conduction Officer in charge of Legal and Compliance
- Ensure good corporate governance (reporting, conducting officers’ meetings, board meetings)
- Undertake Client Due Diligence and ongoing reviews in compliance with the anti-money laundering requirements
- Standardize existing processes, maintain procedures up-to-date, develop and implement procedures when necessary
- Perform and execute the AML/CTF procedure
- Performing AML/KYC checks on new clients i.e. initiators, investors, delegates and assets
- Support the identification, mitigation and management of AML related risks; reporting and escalation of such risks as needed
- Support preparation of AML trainings and the maintenance of the training register Process regular screening and maintenance of the client database against blacklists, international sanctions, press and escalate when relevant
- Consult projects with compliance and regulatory expertise
- Ensure awareness of staff on compliance matters
- Ensure the regulatory compliance of the funds setup
- Undertake Compliance projects and ad hoc additional tasks as assigned by the Conducting Officer - Compliance
- Correspond with regulatory bodies (CSSF, BaFin, FMA, auditors, etc.) and maintenance of related filesPrepare external and internal audit and/or other periodic and/or ad hoc regulatory visits

**What technical skills, experience, and qualifications do you need?**
- Have a degree in Law or Business Administration, a relevant post-graduate degree or certification (e.g. CFA, CPA, CAMS) is a plus
- Have minimum 5 - 7 years of relevant experience in the fund industry (preferably coming from fund management company / AIFM with relevant experience)
- Excellent understanding of the laws and regulations relevant to the funds industry (especially AIFM and AML/CFT regulations)
- Being approved by CSSF already as the (Permanent) Compliance Officer acc. to CSSF Circular 18/698
- Proven ability to develop and implement compliance programs, policies, and procedures Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex compliance issues to a range of stakeholders, including senior management, legal teams, and regulators
- A strategic mindset, with the ability to anticipate and mitigate risks while balancing business needs and objectives
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to conduct thorough and accurate risk assessments and reviews
- Experience in managing relationships with regulators and external auditors
- Be proactive, organized and flexible
- Polyvalent, excellent ability to set priorities and respect and deliver within deadlines
- Positive, self-confident, open-minded, dynamic and long-term thinking
- Practical and very good experience in a comparable position and interest in Compliance and AML/CFT relevant topics
- Have strong drafting skills in English with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail; further language skills like French and/or German are considered as a plus
- Have a client focus with a solution mindset and a hands-on approach
- Have proven ability to work autonomously and demonstrate initiative
- Autonomous with an excellent team spirit with good communication skills