Compliance Officer - Antwerp - Banking

Our client is an International Banking Institution with an established presence in Belgium.

To strengthen its Compliance team in Antwerp, the organization is currently looking for a Compliance Officer who will support the Head of Compliance and AMLCO across a broad range of regulatory and financial crime compliance responsibilities.

Support the Compliance Manager in the execution and monitoring of the annual compliance plan
Contribute to the review and implementation of AML/KYC policies, procedures and transaction monitoring processes
Ensure timely and accurate preparation of regulatory reporting and returns
Perform ongoing transaction monitoring and escalate relevant alerts and findings to the AMLCO
Provide compliance advice to the business regarding customer onboarding, KYC reviews, transactions and risk classifications
Review name screening alerts, sanctions and potential matches identified during customer onboarding and periodic reviews
Support compliance matters related to corporate banking, credit facilities, syndicated lending and correspondent banking
Perform compliance reviews and testing in accordance with the Compliance Monitoring Plan
Contribute to the periodic review of transaction monitoring parameters and controls
Support the assessment and review of client, country and business-related compliance risks
Perform data quality controls across the different compliance tools and systems
Contribute to the Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment and other compliance-related projects

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Law, Finance, Economics or another relevant field
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience within Compliance in the financial sector
• Good understanding of AML/KYC, Customer Due Diligence, transaction monitoring, sanctions and embargoes
• Previous experience within banking or another regulated financial institution is a strong advantage
• A financial crime or compliance certification is considered an asset
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with different stakeholders
• Pragmatic, proactive and solution-oriented mindset
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Very good command of English is required, Dutch is a plus

Permanent Contract
Attractive benefits package including group insurance
Fuel card or electric charging card
Meal vouchers
Training and development opportunities to further strengthen your compliance expertise
Broad and varied position within an international banking environment
Opportunity to gain exposure to different areas of regulatory and financial crime compliance
Good work-life balance
Permanent position based in Antwerp
/ COMPLIANCE OFFICER / AML / KYC / AMLCO / ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING / CUSTOMER DUE DILIGENCE / CDD / TRANSACTION MONITORING / SANCTIONS / EMBARGOES / NAME SCREENING / REGULATORY COMPLIANCE / FINANCIAL CRIME / COMPLIANCE MONITORING / COMPLIANCE TESTING / BANKING / CORPORATE BANKING / CORRESPONDENT BANKING / REGULATORY REPORTING / RISK ASSESSMENT / ANTWERP / BELGIUM / FINANCIAL SERVICES / COMPLIANCE ANALYST