Financial Crime Prevention Officer (m/f/d)

Your role

• Independently perform 2LoD EDD reviews for complex onboarding and lifecycle cases with a strong Latin America (LatAm) focus
• Act as escalation point for high risk and sensitive clients
• Challenge KYC/EDD submissions from 1st LoD for plausibility, completeness and compliance
• Assess complex ownership structures, SoW/SoF plausibility and adverse media in cross border contexts
• Ensure audit ready, regulator grade EDD documentation and consistent risk decisions

Job Type

Full Time, Part Time

Job Reference #

BR

City

Frankfurt am Main

You’ll be working in the Financial Crime Prevention Team in Germany. As part of the EMEA Financial Crime Prevention function, we are managing a broad range of compliance aspects, including but not limited to AML/ CTF, Sanctions Compliance, Fraud and Anti-Bribery and Corruption across products and services within UBS Europe SE Head Office in Germany. We are providing professional support, advice and coaching to comply with relevant legal and regulatory requirements as well as with Group directives and standards for the management and all local business areas.

Your expertise

• University degree, ideally in economics, finance or law
• Relevant experience of minimum 3 years in AML/KYC, Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) or Financial Crime Prevention
• Good knowledge and understanding of Financial Crime related risks, including AML, CTF, Sanctions Compliance, Fraud and Anti-Bribery and Corruption related German and European regulation
• Proven exposure to complex, high risk client cases, incl. LatAm jurisdictions
• Sound know‑how in SoW/SoF assessment, adverse media analysis and complex structures
• Able to work in a dynamic and demanding environment with control focus and attention to detail
• Reliable and resilient (challenging situations and conversations don’t scare you)
• Able to work independently and take decisions
• Flexible in performing both daily compliance tasks alongside more complex activities and projects
• Fluent in English; Spanish and/or Portuguese strongly preferred; German will be considered as additional asset

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