Administration Assistant - UK AML Operations Team

The Global Risk & Compliance (GRC) organization serves as American Express’ independent risk management function. GRC maintains the enterprise risk framework, provides oversight and challenge, and monitors key risks. By embedding risk discipline into strategy and operations, GRC enables responsible growth, innovation, and long-term value creation while protecting customers and shareholders.

We are hiring an Administrative Assistant for the UK Legal Entity Compliance (LECO) Team, responsible for supporting the continuing development and maintenance of a comprehensive anti-money laundering (AML) compliance program within the American Express Services Europe Limited (AESEL) and American Express Payment Services Europe Limited (AEPSL) entities of American Express. This role will sit within the UK AML Operations Team, supporting the UK AML Team Managers, Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer (DMLRO) and AML Compliance Analysts with day-to-day administrative tasks.

• Monitoring the UK AML Team inbox, managing emails and requests from the business
• Receiving weekly reports and occasional internal suspicious activity reports (ISAR’s) and setting up casework for the AML Compliance Analysts to conduct AML Investigations
• Receiving requests and escalating accounts for termination when we have failed to obtain KYC (Know Your Customer) data to mitigate risk to American Express, liaising with UK AML Team Manager to seek Senior Management Approval , tracking requests and documenting completion
• Managing financial crime terminations after senior leader approval
• Adhoc Sanctions screening
• Transcribe and distribute minutes from team meetings

Over time, there may be an opportunity for you to learn more about and potentially assist with investigating and reporting suspicious activity to the National Crime Agency (NCA) as well as conducting Politically Exposed Persons (PEP), Special Interest Persons (SIP) and Sanction Screening on all UK Customer’s across all Lines of Business.

Required Skills & Experience:  

• Strong teamwork, communication, organizational and time management skills with the ability to multi-task
• Proficiency in MS Office (MS Excel in particular)
• Experience in an operations environment such as New Accounts, Credit, Fraud
• Understanding of internal American Express AML/CTF Policies and procedures (if internal candidate)
• Experience as an Administrative Assistant, Virtual Assistant or Office Admin Assistant

 Preferred Skills & Experience:

• A background in Compliance, Risk and AML
• Basic awareness of relevant laws, regulations, standards, and policies relevant to AESEL and AEPSL in the area of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Terrorist Financing (CTF)
• Basic awareness of UK AML Regime, including ability to interpret AML/CTF requirements e.g. Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High Risk Countries) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG), Bribery Act 2010 and Terrorism Act 2000

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the UK is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.