Key compliance role within a regulated financial services business
Broad exposure across EU regulatory requirements
Opportunity to work closely with the Board, senior management and the MFSA

This Compliance Officer opportunity is with a regulated financial services business operating within the payments sector, offering you the chance to develop your career within a highly regulated and internationally focused environment. The organisation places strong emphasis on effective governance, regulatory standards and independent compliance oversight, empowering you to take ownership of key compliance activities, provide practical regulatory guidance and play a central role in maintaining a strong compliance framework across the business.

You will take a leading role within the compliance function, working closely with the Managing Director, Board and senior stakeholders, gaining broad exposure across regulatory compliance, compliance monitoring, governance and regulatory reporting. Alongside this, you will work closely with Operations, Risk, the MLRO and internal and external auditors, giving you a well-rounded understanding of the wider control and governance environment.

The role offers significant ownership across the compliance framework, from maintaining the Compliance Policy and regulatory obligations register through to developing the annual Compliance Monitoring Plan and conducting reviews, enabling you to strengthen your regulatory knowledge while gaining hands-on experience across key areas of compliance. This senior function offers a varied environment where you can further strengthen your technical regulatory knowledge, compliance monitoring capabilities, stakeholder management skills and experience dealing directly with senior management and regulators, pushing you to progress in your regulatory compliance career.

You will:

Maintain the compliance framework and monitor regulatory requirements across the business
Develop and deliver the Compliance Monitoring Plan, including testing controls and following up on actions
Monitor regulatory developments, assess changes and oversee regulatory reporting and notifications
Identify and escalate compliance breaches, support MFSA engagement and prepare Board and regulatory reports

Skills / Experience:

+ 4 years' compliance experience in a regulated financial services environment, ideally a payment institution
Strong knowledge of Maltese and EU financial services regulation, including MFSA requirements, payment services, safeguarding, outsourcing and DORA.
Relevant qualification and regulatory suitability, such as a degree/professional qualification in compliance, law, risk or financial services, with eligibility for MFSA approval

Salary / Remuneration: €60,000 - €75,000 (Depending on Experience) + Learning and Development opportunities and benefits

For more information, contact Catarina Pinto confidentially on +356 2601 6768.

I specialise in recruiting for Compliance, AML and Risk Management. If you wish to discuss this or other Compliance-related opportunities, please feel free to contact me.

About Accelerate – Accelerate Recruitment is a Specialist Finance and Legal Recruitment Consultancy based in Malta.

Senior Regulatory Compliance Officer – Payments

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