Compliance officer- Financial Crime /AML

Our company

EFG Bank is the Swiss Private Banking subsidiary of EFG International. Headquartered in Zurich, it has an international network spanning Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America, and manages assets for private clients all over the world. The bank’s services comprise asset management, investment counselling, securities brokerage, estate planning and a full array of banking services as Investment Funds services.

EFG Bank offers a stimulating package, a dynamic work environment and is looking for you to join our Financial Crime unit within the Compliance Department

Your main responsibilities

As a Compliance Officer in the Financial Crime/AML (FCC/AML) unit you will report to the Head of FCC/AML and, indirectly, to the Bank Chief Compliance officer, and assist in performing all relevant regulatory and EFG Group mandated controls on the Bank’s clients and/or investors.

You will in particular:

-Perform KYC/AML controls at client on boarding and at periodic/event driven review stage according to specific intervals (varying according to the client/investor risk classification);

-Escalate suspicious transactions or activities to the Head of FCC/AML;

-Manage Compliance blockings on uncompliant accounts

-Perform analysis of payment filtering and sanctions alerts

-Execute e-file requests

-Closely cooperate with the Client Relationship Officers (CROs) and with the 1^st Line of Defence

- Perform transaction monitoring

- Assist the Head of FCC/AML in any FCC regulatory change or ad hoc project

Your profile

• Good knowledge of Private Bank products and processes
• At least 3 years experience in a similar Compliance role, either in the banking sector or in a reputable Audit firm
• Fluent in English and French, other languages like Russian or Arabic would be asset
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Personal Competences

• Client-oriented
• Enthusiastic, Proactive
• Flexible
• Eager to learn and improve
• Teamplayer

If you are interested in facing a new challenge together with a highly motivated multi-national team, please send your application together with your CV by mail to careerlux@efgbank.com

Please consider that your application is not successful for this position, if you do not get an e-mail back from us within 3 weeks of sending your CV.