Financial Crime Officer

**Our mission**? Making day-to-day banking easier for SMEs and freelancers thanks to an online business account that's combined with invoicing, bookkeeping and spend management tools. Thanks to its innovative product, highly reactive 24/7 customer support and clear pricing, Qonto has become the leader in its market.

**Our journey**: Founded by Alexandre and Steve in July 2017, Qonto has rapidly gained trust, serving over 450,000 customers. Thanks to our wonderful team of 1,400+ Qontoers, we also made it to the LinkedIn Top Companies French ranking

**Our values**:
**Customer focus |** Prioritize customers in everything you do

**Ownership |** Own your part, get things done

**Teamwork |** Make (team)work easy

**Mastery |** Continuously raise the bar
- I**ntegrity |** Always do what’s right, and respect people

**Our beliefs**: At Qonto, we're committed to fostering a welcoming environment where everyone can thrive. We prioritize evaluating applicants based solely on skills and potential, ensuring diversity with 50% international team members, 44% women, and 20% parents. Join us in building a workplace that celebrates diversity and individuality.

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At Qonto, our **AML/CFT system** (Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism) is divided into two levels:

- The **Ops - AML/CFT team**, referring to the Operations department, performs operational controls to ensure our client base is not exposed to money laundering or Terrorist Financing risks (level 1)
- The **Financial Crime team**, referring to the Compliance department, is in charge of the definition and supervision of the AML/CFT system and performs enhanced investigations in case of suspicion (level 2)

As a **Financial Crime Officer for our Italian Market**, you will work closely with **Sara** (Financial Crime Lead Italian Market) in the **Financial Crime team**. You are a key member of our AML/CFT system (level 2) and accompany the development of Qonto’s activities in Italy.

**‍‍ As a Financial Crime Officer - Italian Market at Qonto, you will**
- **Perform enhanced investigations** in case of suspicious activities of clients and issue Segnalazioni di Operazioni Sospette (SOS) when necessary.
- **Contribute to the identification of new trends** of suspected money laundering;
- **Collaborate with other teams to improve AML/CFT** processes in a hyper-growth environment.

**What you can expect**
- Work in a fast-paced and scaling environment
- Be the second-line protection expert on all AML-CFT-related topics
- Work closely with various teams in an international environment

**About your future manager**

Your manager will be Sara, our Financial Crime Lead for the Italian market.
- **Her background?** After studying Law, she has worked 5 years in the Compliance sector at Lombard International Assurance and is now leading a team of 4 talented people at Qonto (Alice, Michele, Tomas).
- **What she can bring to the team?** Sara has a deep understanding of AML regulation and has deepened her knowledge on several topics such as crypto and KYC/KYB. She is interested in increasing the team members’ knowledge by promoting communication and information sharing within the team, while also giving them autonomy in managing their daily work.

**About You**
- **Experience**: 2+ years of experience in the AML sector, ideally in a fintech, bank or insurance company.
- **Mastery**: You have a strong interest in the Italian AML/CFT regulation and challenges, and you understand quickly the evolution of money-laundering and terrorist financing schemes to protect Qonto and its European customers efficiently.
- **Integrity & efficiency**: You define yourself as upright, autonomous, and efficient
- **Team player**: You are able to work in a multicultural team and collaborate with other departments (also performing training for other people)
- **Language**: Native Italian speaker is a plus or you are fluent in Italian and in English.
- **Education**: You have a Bachelor's or a Master’s or any equivalent degree in a relevant field.**Perks**

A tailor-made and dynamic career track. An inclusive work environment. And so much more to help you succeed.
- Offices in every country to welcome you anytime you want (France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Serbia);
- Competitive salary package;
- A meal voucher;
- Public transportation reimbursement (part or global);
- A great health insurance (depending on the country);
- Employee well-being initiatives: access to Moka Care to take care of your mental health and great offers for sports and wellness activities;
- A progressive disability, and parenthood policy as part of our commitment to the Parental Act (1 in 6 of Qonto employees is a parent) and childcare benefits with selected partners;
- Monthly team events.

**Our hiring process**:

- Interviews with your Talent Acquisition Manager and future managers
- A remote exercise to demonstrate