Anti-Financial Crime Analyst - German Speaker 🇩🇪

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Our journey: Founded by Alexandre and Steve in July 2017, Qonto has rapidly gained trust, serving over 600,000 customers. Thanks to our wonderful team of 1,600+ Qontoers, we also made it to the LinkedIn Top Companies French ranking!

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Join us as a Anti-Financial Crime Analyst (DE), based in our Belgrade office, to swiftly identify and report suspicious clients, ensuring Qonto's compliance with German AML/CFT regulations. You will play a vital role in our Anti-Financial Crime team, working closely with Ludmila (Lead Anti-Financial Crime Germany & CDD) to protect our growing client base from financial crime risks while supporting Qonto's expansion in the German market.

👩‍💻🧑‍💻 As a Financial Crime Analyst (Germany) at Qonto, you will:

• Investigate & Report: Perform enhanced investigations on suspicious client activities and issue Suspicious Transaction Reports (STR) when necessary;
• Ensure Reporting Quality: Detect and describe patterns on the investigated accounts to ensure the quality of regulatory reports;
• Manage Team Escalations: Investigate escalation from the transaction monitoring team;
• Collaborate: Collaborate with your team to meet overall compliance goals and maintain regulatory standards.

🤔 What you can expect:

• Dynamic Growth Environment: Work in a fast-paced and scaling fintech environment;
• Team Context: You are part of a strategic team that values quality and depth of analysis;
• Methodology: We value logical thinking and "investigative curiosity" to understand the why behind a transaction;
• Collaborative Culture: Join a great team balancing strong teamwork with individual ownership in a high-trust environment.

🤝 About your future manager:

• Her background? Ludmila has 9 years of experience in Money Laundering prevention in the Fintech industry, starting from KYC/KYB-centered roles to being a Financial Crime Lead, reporting directly to the MLRO of the German branch of Olinda. Upon joining Qonto, she contributed to launching its operation in Germany and has built the Financial Crime processes for the German market from scratch. Stepping into the Global CDD Expert role gave her an overview of KYC/KYB processes in all our markets.

• What does she bring to the team? Ludmila brings a wealth of experience in financial crime analysis and regulatory compliance. Her leadership style fosters collaboration, continuous learning, and professional growth.

🏅 About You

• Experience: You have first experience in AML, Financial Crime, or Compliance, preferably within a Fintech or a banking industry;
• Analytical Skills: You have a logical mind capable of analyzing complex datasets to identify errors in data and conduct thorough investigation;
• Quality Focus: You have experience delivering a high standard of quality and can manage multiple cases efficiently;
• Teamwork: You thrive in a collaborative environment and can work effectively with a multicultural team to address high workloads and ensure compliance;
• Language : You have native or C1 proficiency in German and are fluent in English.

At Qonto we understand that true diversity isn't just about ticking boxes on a hiring checklist. Apply regardless of the boxes you tick! Who knows? You may have the missing piece of the puzzle we've been searching for all along.

🎁 Perks

A tailor-made and dynamic career track. An inclusive work environment. And so much more to help you succeed.

- Offices in Paris, Berlin, Milan, Barcelona, and Belgrade;
- Competitive salary package;
- Meal vouchers;
- 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 (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 or live exercise to demonstrate your skills and give you a taste of what working at Qonto could be like

Find more information about our interview process on our careers website.
On average our process lasts 20 working days and offers usually follow within 48 hours 🤞

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