FATCA/CRS Policy Officer

We are growing fast, expanding to many countries and we are looking for a top league AML/CTF professional, with proven expertise in mitigating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing risk and ensuring compliance with CRS and FATCA. The successful candidate will join our star performing, game changing team at our Headquarters, to help propel Viva Wallet’s Money Laundering prevention, detection, and mitigation capacity to the next level.

Who We Are

Viva Wallet is a leading European cloud-based neobank, delivering the future of payments, now. With presence in 24 markets, it is the payment institution with the largest footprint in Europe. Viva Wallet's mission is to change the way businesses pay and get paid, offering truly unifying, yet localized, end-to-end advanced digital payments solutions and embedded banking services tailored to their needs. Latest innovations include “tap-on-phone Viva Wallet POS app” turning any Android mobile to a card terminal, and “Smart Checkout” payment gateway that can increase conversion by 21%. An advocate of sustainable cashless economy, Viva Wallet harnesses the power of their disruptive in-house technologies to provide digital payments services in 19 languages and 9 currencies, featuring over 24 payment methods.

What You Will Do

• Drive the process for CRS/FATCA at the Group Level and coordinate across branches.
• Ensuring that client onboarding is compliant and completed in good time meeting all expectations in relation to FATCA & CRS
• Preparation and update of FATCA & CRS Policies and Procedures.
• Classify legal entities, prepare the FATCA and CRS documentation, and perform enrolments with the IRS and Local AEOI Portals where needed
• Prepare & submit the reports as per the FATCA and CRS requirements.
• Work alongside with the relevant stakeholders to respond to all ad-hoc queries in relation to AEOI matters
• Ensure timely and successful annual reporting and necessary regulatory filings take place
• Forecast and track key metrics for the Region (e.g., volumes of reporting, costs vs forecasts for AEOI work, ensuring costs are within market expectations and passed on to clients)

In addition, as a member of the AFC Policy Team:

• Conduct third parties’ reviews, questionnaires, and ad-hoc requests
• Enhance and coordinate AML trainings across different departments and functions, especially to the ones dedicated on FATCA/CRS issues.
• Building and maintaining strong, long-lasting relationships with the teams across the Group’s branches
• Clearly communicate progress of initiatives to key stakeholders focusing on ensuring that each office has good, robust procedures, on-boarding processes, documentation, data extraction and reporting practices in good shape

Requirements

• You have studied Economics, BA, Law, Tax or relevant fields
• You have at least 2 years of relevant experience in combatting ML/TF (preferably in banking, merchant acquiring, payments) and FATCA/CRS due diligence and reporting
• You possess solid knowledge of the AML/CTF local and European regulatory framework, along with the AEOI standards
• You have hands-on experience with systems (especially with excel and in terms of .xml reporting), databases and tech solutions related to AML/CTF.
• You are a “thinker” and a “doer” with positive and empathetic attitude
• You enjoy working in a team and take ownership of your work
• You consider integrity and confidentiality as your most invaluable characteristics
• You speak and write fluently Greek and English; any additional EEA-31 language is a plus
• Any professional certifications (e.g. ACAMS, ICA, ACFE) will be considered a plus

Benefits

• A competitive salary (based upon your skills and experience)
• Annual bonus based on targets’ achievement
• Private medical and life insurance
• Integrity, teamwork, transparency, and regular feedback to develop your skills
• A chance to grow within a fast-moving European Fintech Company / Neobank