Senior Compliance Analyst

Senior Compliance Analyst
Amsterdam 
12 Month FTC

• Are you curious, excited by experimentation and always looking for a better way of doing things?
• Do you want to keep learning and developing whilst getting hands-on, payment-building experience?
• Do you want to play an important role in one of Europe’s fastest-growing fintech companies?

If so, we would love to hear from you!

We are looking to hire a high-energy, and value-adding talented compliance analyst to join Modulr, the fastest growing payments business in the UK and Europe.

About Us

Modulr is the payments automation platform that streamlines money movement with accuracy, control and reliability – built to scale. Shaping the future of finance operations, Modulr automates payment and reconciliation workflows to remove manual work, lower operational costs and reduce errors. 

Processing more than £150B annually and trusted by over 6,000 businesses - from SMEs to Enterprise - Modulr provides the dependable foundations to run finance operations efficiently and grow confidently. As a regulated platform with 99.9% uptime Modulr provides control and confidence over how money moves in and out of the business, including payroll, supplier payments, spend management and payment collection. 

Modulr values

• Building the extraordinary and going that extra mile
• Owning the opportunity, be passionate and proud of the time you invest
• Move at pace, reach your goals faster with us supporting you each step of the way
• Achieve it together, working as a team and being Modulite  

The Role

We are looking for a Senior Compliance Analyst to join our Second Line Risk and Compliance Function in Europe. They will contribute to ensuring effective compliance management across Modulr’s European entity, working closely with our UK business to share and drive best practices. The role requires strong Spanish language skills.

The role will deal with:

• Horizon scanning;
• Regulatory change management;
• Regulatory reporting;
• Performing compliance assessments.

The position will report into the Head of Risk and Compliance Europe based in Amsterdam.

Modulr has a strong team with extensive experience in payments, so you will have a chance to learn from some experts with a real passion for developing the business.

What You’ll Do

• Help to manage the day-to-day operation of our compliance processes, providing guidance and support to first line teams across the business, and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Support first line teams in the identification, assessment, and treatment of compliance risks.
• As part of the second line risk and compliance team, engagement with regulators is also expected.
• Scan for regulatory changes and assess the impact it has on Modulr. Setup regulatory change management projects in line with regulatory horizon monitoring.
• Monitor improvements and escalate when needed.
• Champion a strong compliance culture, influencing people across the business to ensure compliance by design.
• Provide high quality, informative and timely management information.
• Contribute to the wider Second Line Risk and Compliance Team activities as required, such as; ad hoc analysis; input to RFIs/RFPs; and supporting team development. Provide second line oversight and challenge across AML/FT frameworks and controls.
• Support engagement with regulators and competent authorities across relevant jurisdictions (e.g., Bank of Spain, SEPBLAC).
• Own certain regulatory reporting obligations, ensuring submissions are accurate, complete and delivered on time (e.g. payment statistics, financial reports, AML reports)

Coordinate with external advisors on local regulatory matters.

About You

• You will need to have worked in a similar role within a fast-paced financial institution or consultancy environment and be familiar with the role of a second line compliance analyst or at least 5 years.
• Experience engaging with regulators and supervisory authorities.
• Strong understanding of AML/FT frameworks within a second line environment.
• Experience interpreting regulation and translating requirements into clear, actionable guidance for the business.
• It would be great if you have exposure to Payments and FinTech but not essential.
• Great engagement and influencing skills, recognising the importance of developing strong relationships with stakeholders to achieve results and having the confidence to challenge more senior members of staff in an appropriate way.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to deliver clear and concise messages.
• Structured and organised, and able to handle a fast-paced environment and competing priorities.
• Native Spanish speaking is a must

What can Modulr offer you

We are friendly and sociable, challenging but rewarding. We want you to push yourself and for us to support you in your future as we scale up and grow. Our culture and values are putting you first and are about investing in your future.

• Bonus - Our annual discretionary bonus, paid in May for the previous year, is based on both company and individual performance.
• Pension Contribution
• Flexible benefits - €1000 to spend on benefits for you to choose from which suit your lifestyle and needs
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) + your birthday off - choose which days you take off to relax and/or spend time with loved ones
• Travel Commuting Allowance – we offer a commuting allowance to help cover the cost of traveling to our office
• Learning Opportunities – on joining Modulr you will embark on our 3-day onboarding programme to be equipped with the Modulr know-how and arm you with the tools you need to be successful from day 1! But, we don’t want your learning to stop there so we will continue to provide you with the tools and capabilities through our learning channels and platforms to allow you to grow and develop in Modulr.
• Modulr all-hands - join your colleagues for our company wide events throughout the year.
• Great workspace - Modulr thrives on innovation which is best done through in-person collaboration. This approach enables us to work together closely, exchange ideas, and create innovative solutions that drive our success. We have state of the art offices located in WeWork in Edinburgh, ScaleSpace in London, and WeWork in Amsterdam.

ModInclusion 

We believe that by seeing Modulr, and the world, from all sorts of angles, we can make life better for all. We want you to know that the things that make you, you — like your identity, age, ability, and background — are things that we will always celebrate and support with open arms.  As such, we are keen to maximise the diversity of our workforce and actively encourage applications from anyone and everyone.