By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent
AMLA, the EU’s new Anti-Money Laundering Authority, has opened its first official recruitment procedure as it aims to build up its workforce from scratch.
Sean Berrigan, Director General at the Directorate Financial Stability and Financial Services at the European Commission (DGFISMA) , said AMLA is “now hiring, with the aim of reaching full staffing in 2027”.
It is expected the watchdog under newly ratified Chair Bruna Szego will eventually have at least 400 workers.
“With the establishment of AMLA, we are strengthening our efforts to promote financial integrity and to fight money laundering and terrorism financing in the EU,” Mr Berrigan said in Brussels today (Thursday).
Officials from his directorate are currently in Frankfurt as part of the AMLA Task Force to build out the agency and begin hiring.
He added that professionals looking to make a meaningful impact in the fight against financial crime; can explore the latest AMLA career opportunities HERE.
The regulator is looking to recruit a ‘Senior AML Officer’. The person selected will cover both the FIU and Supervisory pillars within AMLA. Applications are open now until 23:59 Tuesday February 04, 2025.
More details on the role are available HERE.
The announcement marks AMLA’s first open hiring process, as the organization embarks on a major recruitment drive.
AMLA recently outlined the key roles it will initially focus on for hiring, including data analysts and those with legal and policy experience.
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