Team AFC Controls & Testing (d/f/m) at Solaris

Solaris is a tech company with a full German banking license. Our Banking-as-a-Service platform enables businesses to offer their own financial products. With our straightforward APIs, our partners can access and integrate a wide range of solutions such as digital banking, payments, cards, identification and lending services. As a market leader we are driven by bringing transformational change to the financial services industry.

We love what we do and we love our team. We are 700+ people from over 70 nationalities - a unique blend of techies, fintech enthusiasts, bankers and entrepreneurs from various industries. Our routines are built around genuinely valuing and exchanging different perspectives as well as actively sharing knowledge as we drive our business as a team. We believe and invest in personal growth.

Your Role

• Management and coordination of the AFC Controls & Testing Team.
• Personnel management: personnel planning, performance appraisal and further development of team members. This also includes the promotion of skills and talents.
• Preparation of the annual monitoring plan (Control plan) and ensuring the timely processing of control and monitoring activities.
• Definition, execution and implementation of control and monitoring activities from the control and monitoring plan
• Continuous improvement of processes and the existing control and monitoring plan.
• Improving the efficiency of existing control and monitoring activities.
• Monitoring the processing of any deficiencies and communication with the respective partner managers.
• Expansion/improvement of documentation.
• Advising specific departments in relation to the monitoring of outsourcing activities.
• Guidance and technical support for employees and cooperation partners.

We'd love to see

Depending on your level of experience, your responsibilities and scope of role will range. We don’t care much about fancy titles, but rather about real personal and professional development, as laid out in our learning framework. Let’s figure together out how you can contribute to our team.

Hard skills

• Several years of experience in the area of money laundering with reference to legal requirements or practical experience.
• Several years of experience in the areas of (AML) compliance, internal/external audit, and/or risk management of a financial services provider.
• Training as a bank clerk or job-specific further training, or comparable qualification with several years of professional experience in money laundering/compliance/risk management function, or in a customer-facing area of financial services
• Extensive experience and knowledge of methods and systems of systemic auditing or including carrying out gap analyses as well as defining and following up on implementation measures when gaps are identified.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements (GwG, KWG, etc.)
• Extensive knowledge and experience in analysing and closing regulatory gaps, as well as experience in working with internal/external auditors.
• Several years of experience in (senior) stakeholder management.
• Experience in the preparation of adequate management reports.
• Several years of (disciplinary and technical) management experience.
• Ability to quickly familiarize yourself with various operational and sales processes and to understand process landscapes.
• Ability to work under pressure and grasp things quickly.
• Assertiveness and high motivation.
• Ability to work in a team and high level of decision-making skills.
• Ability to present complex issues in an understandable way, both verbally and in writing.
• Careful, independent and pragmatic way of working with result-oriented approaches to solution.
• Confident demeanour, excellent social skills, hands-on mentality, high self-motivation.
• Very good written and spoken English skills. Knowledge of written and spoken German is advantage.

Soft skills

• Hands-oness
• Excellent communication skills
• Empathy
• Conflict management skills
• Negotiation skills

Benefits

• We have a "remote-friendly" working arrangement
• Home office budget
• Health and development budget
• Transparent framework to support your career goals
• Competitive salary

While job ads usually paint an ideal picture of a candidate, studies show that most applicants meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Unfortunately, many promising candidates tend to apply only if they meet all the criteria. So if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single item in the job description, please contact us anyway. We'd love to talk with you and find out if you might be a good fit for us.

At Solaris, we are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment, where all Solarians feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a diverse workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of color, ethnicity, religion, sex, origin, disability, marital status, citizenship, or gender identity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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