Compliance Specialist

Are you an early-career compliance professional looking for the opportunity to move into a commodity trading environment? ArrowResources is a global commodity trading house, headquartered in Switzerland, and we are looking for a Compliance Specialist with KYC or AML experience, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

The Company

ArrowResources AG is a global commodity trading house headquartered in Switzerland, and is seeking candidates for an exciting opportunity to join its rapidly growing business. We are recruiting a dynamic Compliance Analyst to join our legal and compliance team as a permanent member of staff. The candidate will be reporting directly to the Compliance Manager in London. The ArrowResources group of companies is an integrated commodities trading house, actively trading base metals, concentrates, ores, natural gas, LNG, power, crude oil and oil products.

Job Purpose

The individual will provide a centralised compliance service for all ArrowResources group companies. The primary objective of the role will be to ensure that Global Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Policy and Operating Guidelines are met for all new and existing counterparties, as well as assisting with the compliance program in support of the Compliance Manager.

The individual will need to demonstrate experience of working in a fast-paced and delivery-focused environment. The candidate will be expected to operate within a small team but also under their own initiative to service a rapidly growing company.

Key Responsibilities

• Performing risk-based customer due diligence on new and existing counterparties in accordance with the on-boarding policy and procedures.
• Conducting screening checks on counterparties and undertaking follow-up research as required to identify PEPs, SIPs and sanction reviews (including analysing documents provided by customers and advising whether further information or enhanced due diligence is required).
• Navigating public databases and internal systems to identify and verify due diligence information.
• Documenting and filing all due diligence evidence.
• Identifying and assessing potential money laundering-related risks and escalating issues for review and resolution in a timely manner, as appropriate.
• Ensuring records are maintained in accordance with the on-boarding policy and procedures.
• Developing and maintaining a good understanding of anti-money laundering and financial crime legislation, and a comprehensive understanding of client due diligence requirements.
• Drafting appropriate due diligence requests to be sent to customers and communicating with the front office in support of their customers.
• Working with the compliance team on any compliance tasks as and when they may arise including new laws, regulations and preparing for and conducting staff training.
• Managing workloads to ensure tasks are completed in a timely manner.

Requirements

Qualifications / Experience

• A degree OR 3-5 years industry experience OR 3-5 years in financial services compliance, preferably in KYC and AML.
• Compliance experience including knowledge of the Know Your Client/ Global Anti-Money Laundering Regulations.
• Proficient at performing internet searches.
• Familiarity with key compliance software.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to prioritise daily workload in an efficient and timely manner.
• Strong attention to detail and good organisational skills.
• Ability to trouble-shoot and resolve KYC issues in a timely manner.
• Ability to guide and advise business on KYC issues.
• A self-starter, able to demonstrate good levels of initiative and motivation, but also work closely with other team members and displaying trust and loyalty.
• Proven ability to deal with confidential matters.
• A diverse and inclusive cultural vision.