Anti-Financial Crime Senior Specialist

Our client is a leading global asset management group operating in more than 50 countries, offering investors a broad range of distinctive investment strategies and solutions across public and private markets. Driven by the group's continuous growth, the firm is seeking to fill a strategic, specialized role within the Holding company's AFC Function. To achieve this, we’re looking for a talented: Anti-Financial Crime Senior Specialist Main Responsibilities The AFC Function is in charge of ensuring the regular and timely fulfillment of the core duties, in accordance with the relevant local and Group regulations. It is responsible for the supervision, coordination and controlling of the following financial crime compliance risks:
• Money Laundering & Terrorism Financing
• International Financial Sanctions
• Anti-Bribery & Corruption Main Tasks Directly reporting to Chief AFC Officer, the AFC Senior Specialist will:
• Identify and assess the key money laundering (ML), terrorism financing (TF) and international financial sanctions (IS) risks that the Entities (Affiliates) within the Asset Management perimeter are exposed
• Assess the Group AML, IS and ABC Policies and Guidelines and implement/adapt them for the AM
• Identify and assess the impact of new AFC relevant external regulation
• Cascade and monitor the implementation of Holding’s Standards and AML/IS/ABC Programs at Affiliates level
• Perform the periodical controls and risk assessment on AML/CTF, IS and ABC risk exposure of the Holding and the Affiliates
• Define remedial actions on the basis of the controls and investigations performed and allocate them to the correct owner
• Support and oversee the Affiliates in the definition of sustainable remedial actions of the shortcomings identified by internal controls and external reviews
• Represent the firm in AFC relevant roundtables and partnerships with peers and authorities.
• Act as senior point of escalation and advisory for complex AFC matters raised by Affiliates, providing pragmatic and risk-based solutions
• Lead end-to-end AFC transformation initiatives, including the design, implementation and rollout of AFC policies, processes and IT tools across multiple jurisdictions
• Drive standardisation and optimisation of AFC processes, identifying efficiencies and best practices
• Contribute to the definition of the AFC strategic roadmap and priorities, in line with regulatory evolution and business strategy
• Support Chief AFC Officer in providing information flows and reports toward the corporate bodies and the Senior Management
• Support Chief AFC Officer in the coordination and supervision of the Affiliates, and interact with local AFC Officer/Function
• Support the Chief AFC Officer in organizing and managing training sessions and periodic meetings with Local AFC Officers
• Deliver in-class trainings on AFC matters to both Control Functions and Business Lines
• Prepare periodic reporting for Senior Management and Boards. Candidate Profile
• Minimum 7/10 years’ experience within the AML/AFC Function of a relatively large and preferably multi-national financial services firm (asset management company, banking, main consultants, etc.)
• Expert knowledge of AML/CTF/IS/ABC regulation and best practices
• Familiarity with US and UK AML/CTF/IS/ABC regulation
• Knowledge of the asset management and investment services industry
• Experience in implementing effective AML/CFT Programs in other financial institutions
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into operational and technical solutions
• Proven experience in leading complex, multi-country AFC or compliance transformation projects, including IT tool implementation
• Experience in coordinating/supervising the implementation of multi-country AFC activity programs
• Ability to perform AML related risk assessments, gap analyses, definition of appropriate AML related policies, procedures and guidance
• Ability to operate in a large financial groups, build relationships across business lines, strong communications skills
• Knowledge/experience of implementation and use of main AML tools and Info-providers used in the Asset Management industry (Orbis BvD, Dow Jones, World Check, Fen-X)
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Tools, in particular Excel, Word and Power Point
• fFuent English and Italian, both written and oral
• CAMS, ICA or ACSS certification is a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact effectively and independently at the various levels within the organizations
• Attention to detail and ability to define and implement processes
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, including at senior management level
• High level of ownership and accountability
• Strong interpersonal skills, problem-solving and analytical skillset
• Ability to drive topics and deliver results even under pressure and time constraints
• Team player. Location Milan Compensation Package The position offers a gross annual salary starting from €75.000, within the Quadri Direttivi category, under the National Collective Labour Agreement for the Banking Sector (CCNL Credito) and the applicable Company Supplementary Agreement (Contratto Integrativo Aziendale). The final offer will be aligned with the candidate’s professional experience, technical and soft skills relevant to the role and may include an individual variable compensation component. The firm also offers: smart working and flexible

working hours
- corporate welfare benefits program
- meal vouchers
- access to learning platforms.