Qonto is a European fintech company serving small and medium-sized businesses and freelancers with an integrated business finance platform. Its products bring together everyday banking, business financing, bookkeeping, and spend management to simplify financial operations. Founded in 2017 by Alexandre Prot and Steve Anavi, Qonto supports more than 300,000 companies and has a team of around 900 employees. Hiring at Qonto offers the opportunity to contribute to a B2B financial services product designed for the practical needs of growing businesses.
Anti-Financial Crime Officer, French Market
Review French suspicious activity investigations and reports for Qonto, and strengthen anti-money laundering detection and controls. Improve procedures and support financial crime teams through quality reviews, emerging risk analysis, and project work.
Description
- Review and validate enhanced investigations prepared by the AFC team before they are reported to Tracfin.
- Prepare and validate Tracfin suspicious activity reports, including complex cases involving networks or tax fraud.
- Respond to complex requests from authorities.
- Conduct systematic quality reviews of second-line work and occasional reviews of first-line AML and fraud alerts.
- Identify complex risk scenarios and emerging trends for transaction monitoring and customer risk assessments.
- Maintain and update investigation procedures.
- Lead improvement projects from start to finish, including work on AI and network analysis.
- Serve as a point of reference for junior colleagues.
- Give AML and fraud teams feedback on methodology and share expertise.
Requirements
- Fluent French with excellent written skills in spelling, grammar, and syntax.
- Fluent English.
- Two to three years of experience in second-line anti-financial crime compliance.
- Experience preparing enhanced investigations and suspicious activity reports.
- A rigorous, detail-focused approach to analysis.
- Ability to turn complex information into clear reports ready for regulators.
- Ability to challenge colleagues’ work constructively.
- Proactive in anticipating needs, raising issues, and suggesting improvements.
- Curiosity about AI and automation, paired with responsible use of these tools.
- Interest in building expertise in tax fraud, corruption, or fraud.
- A master’s degree in law is an advantage.
Benefits
- Unlimited access to leading AI tools.
- Weekly team meetings and regular one-to-one meetings to support development.
- Opportunities to shape work and grow professionally through projects and specialisation.
- A collaborative culture with support from colleagues.
- Access to internal back-office tools and Slack.
- Candidate information may be kept in the candidate pool for up to two years.