The Opportunity
Join our Financial Crimes Consulting team and play a pivotal role in assisting global financial services firms with process and policy improvements across a wide spectrum of regulatory compliance areas. Your role will involve contributing to initiatives that strategically enhance Anti-Money Laundering (AML) programs and operational processes that support financial crimes risk management. Utilize your expertise and client-facing experience to provide support in the following areas:
- Financial Crime Compliance
- Customer Due Diligence (CDD)
- Transaction Monitoring
- Sanctions Compliance
- AML Audit/Review and Enhancement
- AML Compliance for Cryptocurrency
Scope of Duties
- Collaborate with a team to generate valuable and practical insights for our clients, tailoring methods and practices to meet their unique business requirements.
- Contribute to the development of innovative solutions that tackle complex financial crime risks and issues, assisting our clients in meeting global regulatory standards.
- Implement relevant regulations and adopt best market practices effectively.
- Foster strong relationships with EY colleagues and clients, encouraging a culture of collaboration.
- EY.AI – in this role, your capabilities are augmented by artificial intelligence. With AI-powered solutions your analyses, insights and innovative ideas will reach a higher level. Starting with a series of training sessions, you will then use EYQ – your virtual assistant, along with other unique tools often available exclusively at EY. We continuously invest in innovation to provide you with a work environment where you can focus on the most interesting aspects of your job and create the best solutions for clients.
Experience
- A minimum of 5 years of work experience in financial crime compliance, risk management, or a related field within a financial services or management consulting firm, or equivalent experience advising financial services firms.
- Specialized expertise and experience in one or more of the following areas/functions:
- MLRO (Money Laundering Reporting Officer) function or assistant to MLRO
- Roles at AML regulatory bodies
- Cryptocurrency AML Compliance
- Sanctions Compliance
- Familiarity with financial crime frameworks and regulations, such as the Bank Secrecy Act and EU AML directives.
- Proven track record in effectively managing financial crime risks and in enhancing and implementing compliance programs.
- Experience in change management or transformational projects.
Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to identify and evaluate financial crime risks.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills for effective client and team interactions.
- In-depth knowledge of financial products, services, and the potential channels for financial crime.
- Proficiency in interpreting and applying complex regulations and laws to practical scenarios.
- Meticulous attention to detail and a thorough approach to documentation and reporting.
- Leadership capabilities with the skill to mentor and guide junior colleagues.
- A proactive approach, with the foresight to identify potential issues and devise strategic resolutions.
- Fluency in written and spoken English (minimum B2 level). Proficiency in German is highly advantageous.
Other Requirements
- A thorough understanding of the regulatory environment and the ability to navigate and advise on compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
- Experience in conducting training sessions on financial crime awareness and compliance procedures.
- The ability to manage projects and initiatives, including the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
- Strong ethical standards and integrity, as the role often involves handling sensitive information and making judgment calls on complex issues.
- Ongoing education to stay current with the latest developments in financial crime prevention, detection, and enforcement.
Certifications
- Professional certifications such as Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS), Certified Cryptoasset Anti-Financial Crime Specialist (CCAS), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), or ICA International Diploma in Anti Money Laundering.
What we offer
- Support in acquiring qualifications and certificates,
- Udemy for Business – access to over 3000 courses,
- Go Fluent – platform that offers language courses on various levels,
- EY Badges – global certification of your competencies and an opportunity to earn an MBA title of a reputable Hult International Business School,
- Career Counselor – assigned experienced advisor, who will support your career growth in EY,
- Innovate EY – unique program thanks to which you can create your own start-up utilizing our know-how and financing,
- EY Care&Wellness – benefits program.
About EY Poland
We are a global consulting company – we help entrepreneurs, organizations and societies to utilize their potential in the best way. Audit, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transaction teams ask unexpected questions to be able to find new answers to complex challenges that today’s world faces.
We currently employ over 300 000 exceptional people in over 150 countries in the world. In Poland we are over 5000, we work in: Warsaw, Gdańsk, Katowice, Cracow, Łódź, Poznań, Rzeszów and Wrocław.
Together we create amazing things every day. We have people, a development path and trainings, thanks to which you will be able to grow quickly while gaining experience on various projects.
We care about the environment – not only the business one. EY announced – as the first company out of the Big 4 – a plan to reduce the emission of CO2 to achieve the goal of Net Zero emission in 2025. As a part of this plan we have reduced our global greenhouse gas emission in the financial year 2021 by as much as 60% and we have reached the goal of negative CO2 emission on the scale of the whole organization.
EY is an employer of equal opportunities, we appreciate diversity in knowledge and experience of our employees. EY ensure that every candidate has an equal chance in the recruitment process, no matter the gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, origin, disability or any other legally protected basis according to the applicable law.
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