MLRO & Compliance Officer – Board-Level Exposure

MLRO & Compliance Officer – Board-Level Exposure

• Take ownership of an established compliance function within a growing, specialist business
• Engage with an international portfolio of complex, higher-risk clients
• Gain significant regulatory exposure and strategic influence

In this MLRO & Compliance Officer role, you will join a business with a diverse portfolio of international clients with sophisticated corporate structures and complex cross-border requirements, offering you the opportunity to be in a technically challenging and internationally focused environment. With a small team in a setting of continued growth, the company provides an established yet evolving landscape, allowing you to make a meaningful contribution to its continued development.

You will join a multidisciplinary team, engaging with an established compliance function supported by dedicated compliance administration and client onboarding resources. With responsibility for overseeing a small team, this opportunity will give you the scope to lead, mentor and develop your team while ensuring high standards across compliance and client onboarding. An established framework of policies, procedures and automated processes is already in place, providing you with a strong foundation from which to further develop and enhance the function.

Reporting directly to the Board of Directors and acting as the principal point of contact with the MFSA and FIAU, this role offers you direct exposure to senior decision-makers and regulatory authorities, empowering you to influence compliance strategy and ensure the business continues to meet its regulatory obligations. You will also oversee the compliance team's performance and development, giving you the opportunity to combine technical expertise with leadership responsibility and play a key role in strengthening the company's compliance framework as the business continues to grow.

You will:

• Lead and oversee the company's AML/CFT and regulatory compliance frameworks, including policies, procedures, risk assessments and ongoing compliance monitoring
• Oversee client onboarding, customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence and Customer Risk Assessments (CRAs)
• Act as the principal point of contact with the MFSA and FIAU

Skills / Experience:

• 4 + years of relevant experience in AML/CFT and regulatory compliance within a regulated environment, ideally within a CSP, corporate services, fiduciary or professional services business
• Strong knowledge of AML/CFT legislation, regulatory requirements and compliance frameworks
• MFSA PQD qualification would be highly advantageous, although strong non-PQD candidates will also be considered

Salary / Remuneration: €80,000 - €100,000 (Depending on Experience) + enhanced private health insurance, occupational pension scheme, hybrid arrangement, performance bonuses, wellness allowance, summer short hours and additional benefits.

For more information, contact Catarina Pinto confidentially on +356 2601 6768.

I specialise in recruiting for Compliance, AML and Risk Management. If you wish to discuss this or other Compliance-related opportunities, please feel free to contact me.

About Accelerate – Accelerate Recruitment is a Specialist Finance and Legal Recruitment Consultancy based in Malta.