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Thunes is a global payments infrastructure company operating a Direct Global Network that enables real-time payments across 130+ countries and 80+ currencies. The network connects to 7 billion mobile wallets and bank accounts, plus 15 billion cards via 320+ payment methods, serving clients like Uber, Deliveroo, Grab, and WeChat.
This Senior Compliance Officer role is based in London, reporting to the UK Compliance Manager & MLRO. You will support Thunes' UK compliance function and global activities where the company's UK Authorized Payment Institution license and registrations apply.
Key responsibilities include:
**Supporting the Business:** Review Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Know Your Customer (KYC), Know Your Business (KYB), source of funds, and client profiling during account opening to assess and mitigate financial crime risks. Provide guidance to senior management and the board on the firm's risk-based AML/CTF approach. Support and manage client reviews, including onsite enhanced due diligence activities.
**Compliance Risk Management:** Conduct regular risk assessments to identify money laundering and terrorist financing risks and evaluate control effectiveness. Work with the business to establish and maintain appropriate policies, procedures, systems, and controls. Develop relationships to promote best practice and strengthen understanding of Financial Crime requirements. Contribute to policy design and the Compliance Programme. Execute the Compliance Monitoring Programme by producing quality reviews. Report to management on compliance assurance levels, KPIs/KRIs, trend indicators, and external provider performance.
**Regulator Liaison:** Liaise with local law enforcement and regulators to resolve issues. Investigate suspicious transactions in consultation with the MLRO and prepare Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to the UK FIU (NCA).
Ideal candidates have held senior payments compliance roles at Payment Services Providers (PSPs, MTOs, acquiring PSPs), banks, neo-banks, BaaS platforms, or crypto/blockchain organizations. This is an office-based role offering the opportunity to work internationally with household-name clients in a rapidly growing fintech company.
