Anti-Financial Crime & Financial Crime Compliance
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AFC Investigator – N26 – Berlin, Germany

We are looking for a dynamic Investigator to join our AFC Operations Department to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and relevant company policies related to Anti-Financial Crime. Our target in AFC is to lead and shape the industry by creating a culture of compliance within N26 that authorities, customers and stakeholders can trust. This role is crucial to achieve this goal.

In This Role, You Will

As AFC Operations Investigator, you will support all Anti-Financial Crime tasks including AML, terrorism financing, sanctions, KYC, and fraud. You’ll detect Money Laundering typologies and Financial Crime patterns, while handling external and internal requests to detect potential financial crime.

  • Develop first hand knowledge of our internal processes relevant to your market.
  • Investigate and evaluate alerts on suspicious account activities generated by our internal transaction monitoring systems, in strict accordance with our processes and the banking regulations.
  • Support enquiries from external parties reaching N26 and handling these cases based on our processes.
  • Draft and submit Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to the corresponding authorities.
  • Handle customer account cancellations and payout processes
  • Uphold the quality standards of the team and organisation, while successfully driving your challenging day-to-day tasks in line with the companies target KPIs and SLAs.
  • Develop a good understanding of the compliance framework to support improvements and enhancements to our existing operational processes.
  • Support peers and colleagues from other departments, by engaging in the company’s values and vision.

Background

What you need to be successful:

  • You have a proven track record of relevant experience in Anti Financial Crime, AML and/or Compliance.
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred, or similar qualification

Skills

  • In-depth knowledge of regulations on Financial Crime, AML, terrorism financing, sanctions, KYC and fraud.
  • You are fluent in English and at least in one other key European language (DE, FR, IT, ES).
  • You are detail oriented, diligent and reliable.
  • You have a hands-on mentality and take on ownership.
  • You should enjoy a fast paced working environment, show high willingness to learn and work autonomously to grasp new topics.

Traits

  • Actively help yourself (and others) be successful.
  • Continuously learn and challenge the status quo.
  • Think globally, act locally.
  • Strong bias for action.
  • Give and receive open, direct and timely feedback.

What’s In It For You

  • Accelerate your career growth by joining one of Europe’s most talked about disruptors 🚀.
  • Employee benefits that range from a competitive personal development budget, work from home budget, discounts to fitness & wellness memberships, language apps and public transportation.
  • As an N26 employee you will have access to a Premium subscription on your personal N26 bank account. As well as subscriptions for friends and family members.
  • Vacation days vary depending on your location of work. Additional day of annual leave for each year of service.
  • A high degree of autonomy and access to cutting edge technologies – all while working with a friendly team of peers of diverse nationalities, life experiences and family statuses.
  • A relocation package with visa support for those who need it.

Who We Are

N26 has reimagined banking for today’s digital world. Technology and design empower everything we do and it’s how we are building the global banking platform the world loves to use.

We’ve eliminated physical branches, paperwork, and hidden fees for an elegant digital experience and supreme savings. Giving people the power to live and bank their way is what gets us out of bed in the morning and inspires the work that we do.

Founded in 2013, N26 now has 7 million customers in 24 markets. We employ more than 1,500 employees across 3 office locations in Berlin, Vienna and Barcelona. Besides the main offices, N26 also has local offices in Paris, Madrid, Milan, and São Paolo.

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