Job Description
As a SAR Control Officer within bet365 Customer Due Diligence Operation, you will provide support to the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO), adding resilience to the function, making sure our statutory reporting obligations are met.
You will work closely with our Group MLRO to ensure any unusual activity reports or other referrals are accurately recorded and assessed in a timely manner, whilst monitoring ongoing investigations with ML or TF indicators.
Using your excellent communication skills, you will support the delivery of training and internal briefings, providing guidance as a subject matter expert whilst liaising with a variety of internal and external stakeholders as a representative of our organisation.
You will ensure that knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations is kept up-to-date and that staff understand their obligations to comply with AML / CTF policies and procedures.
Using analytical and investigative skills, you will lead on important quality assurance work, checking the diligence of investigations, assessing whether any ML or TF concerns have been properly escalated, and presenting your findings and any recommendations in detailed reports to Senior Management.
Preferred skills and experience:
- Broad knowledge of the statutory reporting obligations and the SARs regime in the gaming sector, across all bet365 regulated jurisdictions.
- Preferred legal background or relevant gaming experience alongside a recognised AML qualification.
- Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively whilst maintaining integrity and personal accountability.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to prepare detailed reports and confidently present them to both small and large groups of internal or external stakeholders.
- Demonstrable investigation experience, ideally within the gaming sector.
- Ability to prioritise and work flexibly to manage the demands of a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Main responsibilities:
- Reviewing and investigating internal reports of unusual activity.
- Assisting the bet365 Group MLRO with the preparation, record-keeping and submission of suspicious activity to the relevant regulatory body.
- Involvement in establishing a risk-based approach to the prevention of money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing.
- Ongoing review and improvement of policies and procedures related to AML controls.
- Providing training and guidance to promote employees’ awareness of their AML obligations on spotting unusual activity and reporting it to the MLRO.
- Compiling reporting on a periodic basis and presenting findings to Senior Management.
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