How will you make an impact?
- Investigate, measure, and report on client's risk of suspicious or fraudulent financial activity.
- Develop and implement SOPs to follow anti-money laundering laws and improvise alert investigation process.
- Keep the investigation team abreast with changes in the relevant laws, guidelines, and regulations for anti-money laundering.
- Collaborate with auditors and regulators to minimize money-laundering risks to client’s business.
- Report and make notes and records of any suspicious transactions or activities in an efficient and timely manner.
- Provide mentoring, thought leadership and quality measurements on an ongoing basis to the investigation team.
- Ensure the investigation team are working within service levels, KPI’s and in line with the regulatory best practice.
- Arrange training for the investigation team, including workshops, conferences, and any certification or refresher training as required.
- Review risk and complete risk assessments as required.
- Maintain and update your knowledge of anti-money laundering compliance rules, regulations, laws, and best practices.
- Take part in and lead anti-money laundering compliance training on identifying suspicious activity to other team members.
- Oversee the investigation team and their performance.
- Indirect/direct consulting to clients.
- Provide domain expertise support during pre/post service sales process.
- Collaborate with HR to identify needs for new team members and assist with the hiring process.
- Conduct training for new hires.
- Complete employee and performance reviews with the team.
Have you got what it takes?
- Minimum of 5-10 years financial crime investigation experience.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a supervisory or management role.
- Previous experience in a regulated financial institution is desirable but not compulsory.
- Previous experience as QC/QA process lead
- Experience in working financial crime compliance investigation processes like Screening, Transaction Monitoring, KYC Remediation
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
- BA/BSc in relevant field required.
- Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and learn quickly.
- Demonstrated knowledge of anti-money laundering laws, regulations, and best practices.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to report and present findings.
- Adept with using software to analyze and gather data.
- Highly organized and able to work under pressure to specific deadlines.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Ability to train, mentor, and guide other team members.
- Compliance related accreditations or qualifications preferable. (e.g., CAMS, ICA, CFE, etc.).
- Thorough understanding of the local & Intl regulatory environment.
- Fluent spoken and written English is a must.
- Professional manner with the ability to articulate and influence by identifying accurate compliance requirements to all stakeholders.
- High level of integrity and discretion, handling confidential information.
- Efficient and logical approach to problem solving.
You will have an advantage if you also have:
- Strong proven skills in client relationship and people leadership.
- Customer facing skills, presenting, and articulating prescribed messaging.
- Proven ability to effectively communicate and influence at all levels of an organization, including C-level executives and decision makers.
- Manage client relationships and individual engagements with a strong focus on excellence.
- Capable of working on multiple overlapping tasks in a fast-paced environment “Can-Do” attitude and problem-solving approach.
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