France (Paris)- Internal Controls Manager- Compliance

COMPANY BACKGROUND

Thunes mission is to enable businesses and their customers to participate in the global economy by providing them fast and affordable cross-border payments(e)Interconnecting mobile wallet operators, platforms, merchants, money transfer operators, payment service providers and banks to facilitate seamless payments, we unlock opportunities for millions of people and businesses in emerging and developed markets.

Our Mission

To enable a world where emerging and developed markets have seamlessly interconnected cross-border payments.

Our Values

Our team is committed to think big, work hard and smart and do the right thing(e)Above all we love what we do and we have fun!

Our Solutions

We act as a trusted, neutral aggregator in a deeply fragmented industry(e)Without a trusted, neutral and interoperable aggregator, the partners of a payment transaction would waste time and costly resources developing their connections to multiple systems(e)Multiple connections would also mean that these actors have to charge higher prices, which could prohibit financial inclusion and the spread of financial services.

We offer key payment solutions to tackle the speed, cost-efficiency and accessibility challenges for emerging markets:

• Business Payments
• Mass payouts
• Remittance processing
• Virtual Accounts
• International Trade Invoice Payments

CONTEXT OF THE ROLE

We are looking for an Internal Controls Manager- Compliance to join our team in Paris to manage the Group’s compliance assurance and internal control program and to act as responsible for periodic control in France(e)This role will partner with legal, sales and product teams in London, New York, Singapore and the rest of the world.

This role provides an exciting opportunity to work on an international stage, alongside household names, and join a rapidly growing FinTech company making a real impact on the lives of people in developed and emerging markets alike.

The role will report to the Head of Compliance, which is member of the Board of Director, offering a direct access to the firm's senior management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Independently lead and improve the monitoring and testing program, including development and management of the monitoring and testing team, which will grow necessarily as the business scales in size and complexity
• Centralise and coordinate remediation of regulatory and external audit monitoring and testing findings globally
• Develop and improve internal reporting of compliance management information
• Administer the compliance controls repository (e.g., TM rules, policy and procedures, incoming settlement verification)
• Lead ad-hoc compliance projects, such as, thematic controls and other ad-hoc projects

At Thunes to ensure we set out clear expectations for the business and you to succeed, it is equally important for us in defining not only the nature of the role responsibilities but that the cultural fit in working style and approach is a match! So please read carefully below before putting yourself forward

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated expertise in AML/CTF, governance, risk, and regulatory compliance in a financially regulated company
• Professional compliance qualification from an internationally recognised body (e.g(e)ICA, ACAMS etc)
• 5+ years’ experience managing compliance, internal control and/or assurance programs for a regulated financial institution) in France
• Experience in working within a geographically diverse organisation working with international counterparts
• Knowledge and understanding of Financial Compliance regulations outside of Europe
• Clear written and verbal communicator in French & English, with experience of formal business communications in both languages
• Strong internal and external stakeholder management skills
• Sense of urgency/ability to work well under pressure, different priorities and tight deadlines
• Previous experience within the Payments/E-Money industry is strongly preferred

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS 

Please submit your resume in English and complete the four application questions in full