MLRO (Money Laundering Reporting Officer)/Compliance Officer
On-siteBelgrade, Central Serbia, Serbia
Job Summary
Lead the company's Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) function by ensuring full compliance with AML/CTF regulations, internal policies, and industry standards. Design, implement, and maintain the enterprise-wide AML/CTF program, including risk assessments, merchant risk scoring models, and KYC/KYB onboarding processes. Serve as the primary contact for acquiring banks, regulators, and PSP partners while preparing documentation for onboarding and leading audits. Approve or decline merchants based on risk profiles, evaluate high-risk verticals, and oversee transaction monitoring with rule-based risk controls. Mentor AML analysts and compliance officers as the team expands to support licensing frameworks in the EU, UK, and Asia.
Required Qualifications
- Experience as an MLRO (Money Laundering Reporting Officer)
- Experience as a Compliance Officer
- Knowledge of AML/CTF regulations
- Knowledge of internal policies
- Knowledge of industry standards
- Ability to prepare and file SARs/STRs
- Ability to communicate with relevant authorities
- Ability to maintain regulatory records
- Ability to report to regulators
- Ability to report to banking partners
- Ability to design, implement, and maintain an AML/CTF program
- Ability to conduct enterprise-wide risk assessments
- Ability to develop merchant risk scoring models
- Experience with KYC/KYB onboarding
- Experience with enhanced due diligence (EDD)
- Experience with sanctions screening
- Experience with ongoing monitoring
- Ability to develop rule-based risk controls
- Ability to serve as primary compliance contact for acquiring banks
- Ability to serve as primary compliance contact for regulators
- Ability to serve as primary compliance contact for auditors
- Ability to serve as primary compliance contact for PSP partners
- Ability to prepare compliance documentation
- Ability to prepare policies
- Ability to prepare risk assessments
- Ability to lead audits
- Ability to lead compliance reviews
- Ability to approve or decline merchants based on risk profile
- Ability to apply EDD procedures for high-risk verticals
- Ability to monitor merchant activity
- Ability to oversee and mentor AML analysts
- Ability to oversee and mentor compliance officers
- Ability to oversee and mentor risk specialists
- Knowledge of EU licensing frameworks
- Knowledge of UK (SPI) licensing frameworks
- Knowledge of Asian licensing frameworks
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