Description

Position:   Senior Compliance Analyst, Compliance (Fixed Term Contract)
Location: Luxembourg (Hybrid)

About Us
The Maples Group is a global leader in financial services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms, and international corporations.

Our side-by-side financial and legal teams consistently deliver award-winning services to a global client base, offering unrivalled learning and career opportunities to our 3,000 colleagues worldwide.

What is it like to work here?
We are driven to excel, and collaboration is key to our continued success. We can go further for our clients because we go further for each other too. Our inclusive culture creates an environment where people can be themselves at work while doing their best work. No matter where you work in the Maples Group, you will be part of a global team.

The Opportunity
We are looking for a Senior Compliance Analyst to join our MaplesFS Compliance team as part of our financial services business in Luxembourg.  You will be reporting to our Compliance Officer & RC, Luxembourg.

Our Luxembourg office opened its doors in 2007 and is located in Cloche d'Or.  We strive to offer a commitment to service excellence and investment in our people.  We have established Luxembourg as a regional hub where our 90+ teammates in MaplesFS (Luxembourg) S.A.  deliver the best-in-class solutions to clients worldwide alongside our Maples and Calder (legal services) colleagues.

As part of our team, you will be performing the below key duties (this is not a finite list but identifies key areas):

Key Duties

The role of the Senior Compliance Analyst is a varied and wide-ranging role. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:

•    work with Business and Compliance colleagues in Luxembourg to undertake and support reviews of onboarding, customer due diligence and related-know your customer requirements including trigger events and periodic reviews;
•    work with colleagues in Compliance  and the Business to review screening alerts for sanctions, PEPs, adverse media or other related matters; closing out false positive hits and escalating true matches for review where required;
•    work with the Compliance Officer/RC to understand the regulations and rules governing outsourcing to offer support to MFX including understanding what monitoring and testing may need to be undertaken by MFX;
•    assist to develop and help to roll out the Luxembourg Risk Assurance Compliance monitoring and testing programme, working with the Group's Risk Assurance team as required, including drafting  findings and recommendations and liaising with business areas as required; 
•    identify enhancements to testing scripts, 
•    help to track regulatory and Financial Crime  changes to update policies and procedures;
•    support the roll out of the Global Compliance Strategic programme as required, including working on ad hoc project related initiatives;
•    understand MaplesFS’s core systems including NavOne,  to ensure that Compliance coverage is effective and efficient;
•    develop strong skills in Financial Crime and Prudential regulations;
•    learn to undertake transaction monitoring, as may be required for local activity; and
•    alongside the wider team, ensure that Financial Crime and other Compliance risks are identified, assessed, monitored and mitigated.

Requirements
In addition to high ethical standards and autonomy, the ideal candidate possesses the following.
•    Current/previous experience in a similar role preferred
•    Fluent English speaker (English is the language of the firm)    
•    Experience in Financial Services preferred
•    Good communication skills
•    4+/- years, depending on level (more years' experience if no degree)
•    Certifications in financial crime and/or regulatory subjects is of benefit
•    Knowledge of Luxembourg (CSSF) or European Union Financial Crime regulations required
•    Competent in Word and Excel

Benefits & Rewards
The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships.  The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing. Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits, including:
•    Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
•    Competitive vacation packages
•    Educational assistance and professional development programmes
•    Luncheon vouchers
•    Travel insurance
•    Global mental wellness programme
•    Social events

About the Maples Group
Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world's preeminent professional services firms, offering specialised fiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg.
You can learn more about the Maples Group on our corporate website.  Experience our culture and our people on our Careers Page or on LinkedIn.
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“Please note that it is the Maples Group standard policy to undertake various background screening checks on all applicants to whom a conditional job offer is made. Except for roles based in the Republic of Ireland, the background checks will include criminal records checks when a conditional job offer is made. If you have a criminal record, it does not mean that your job offer will be automatically withdrawn. The Maples Group will make all job offer decisions on a case-by-case basis and will take a number of factors into account, such as the role that you are applying for and the nature and circumstances of the past offence. You will have the opportunity to discuss the matter with us before a decision is made. Further details will be provided at the time any conditional job offer is made.”