AML KYA Officer - AIFM

Location: Comunidad Valenciana

Fund Rock is a Pan-European leading independent UCITS management company and AIFM (Alternative Investment Fund Manager). Our clients are established blue-chip companies and leaders in their domestic market. We invest in our people, enabling you to develop your skills and build on your experience. If you like the idea of working for an ambitious and growing company, as part of a multicultural team, we are the place for you.

Role:

AML KYA Officer

Department:
Portfolio Management |

Location:

Valencia |

Employment Type:

Permanent

As an AML / KYA Officer within the Portfolio Management team, you will play an important role in supporting investment activities by ensuring robust AML, KYC, and Know Your Asset (KYA) due diligence across counter parties and investment opportunities. Working closely with Portfolio Managers, Investment Advisors, Compliance, and Risk teams, you will be responsible for reviewing and assessing due diligence information, identifying and mitigating potential risks, maintaining accurate records, and providing expert guidance on AML and KYA matters.

This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented professional who enjoys working at the intersection of compliance and investments, contributing to a strong risk culture while helping facilitate efficient and compliant portfolio management within a leading global financial services organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and screen counter parties.
• Work closely with investment advisors to assess the KYC/AML information and follow up for missing information.
• Maintenance of KYC information in the AIFM records.
• Working closely with the Compliance team to solve the issues if escalations have been identified.
• Manage outstanding queries/investigations and requests.
• Assisting management in setting up and maintaining internal KPIs and KYC/AML, and risk rating tools.
• Monitor the innovations in KYA, both in terms of regulatory obligations and requirements as well as industry-standards.
• Ensure urgent, sensitive matters are escalated appropriately.
• Acting as point of escalation for the Portfolio Management Team or any AML/KYA related queries.

Skills & Experience needed

• Academic background in Accounting/Finance/Economics or comparable studies.
• Previous experience of 1-2 years in Compliance, AML/KYC is preferred, ideally within an investment funds, AIFM, asset management, or regulated financial services environment.
• Good understanding of AML and KYA Principles.
• Excellent communication, analytical and critical thinking skills with high client and service orientation.
• Ability to multi-task, highly motivated, driven and focused with a desire for new challanges.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint, knowing how to use Factiva would be an asset.
• You are fluent in English (Knowledge of French and/or German will be considered an asset together with any other EU languages).

What you will get in return

• Private health insurance
• Hybrid Working model
• 27 working days holiday + Public holidays
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Professional Development (CPD) and Study Guidance programs
• Positive and hospitable work environment.
• Opportunity to work with a diverse, agile and global team.
• Exposure to all aspects of the business and cross-jurisdiction.
• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business + more

Benefits

As a truly global business, we tailor benefits to each location to safeguard our people and respect local cultures and ways of working. Our people are our greatest asset, and we invest in talent development. Join our global network, and you will benefit from education support, sponsorship and in-house training programs.

At Apex Group we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace

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