Bank Of America Guangzhou MLRO Global Financial Crimes Specialist 

China, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou City 

435947289

Your background

• 5+ Years of relevant work experience in Anti-Money Laundering, Fraud and/or Economic Sanctions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate and work with all levels within the organization.
• Sound risk management skills and an ability to apply discernment, take decisions when required and to escalate concerns when necessary.
• Must possess excellent time-management, problem solving, and critical thinking capabilities.
• Ability to work across a matrix organization.

Desired Skills

• Subject matter knowledge and experience in anti-money laundering (AML), Fraud and Economic Sanctions regulations in APAC.
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) certification;
• Understanding of Banking products and Financial Crimes vulnerabilities.
• Bachelor's Degree.

What you can expect

The selected candidate will act as Guangzhou Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLROs) executing on risk management activities. Responsibilities include partnering across GFC and Front-Line Units (FLU) to oversee financial crimes risk and to provide support on broader financial crimes risk associated with Asia clients, products and services.

What you will do

• Identification and assessment of regulatory change and its impact to the branch. Review of Country Standard to ensure it reflects local AML/CFT regulatory requirements for Financial Crimes.
• Perform monitoring and testing activities of Front Line Unit (FLU) and control function (CF) -owned processes related to Customer Due Diligence activities against relevant AML/CFT law, rules and regulations, Non-Financial Regulatory Reporting, or other activities as required.
• Conduct financial crimes risk assessments of process risk, control and capability effectiveness across the branch.
• Preparation of governance materials.
• Identify, aggregate, report and escalate financial crimes risks, issues and control enhancements.
• Identify country financial crimes training needs and monitor FLU, CF and third party completion.
• Assist with preparation for, and participate in, financial crimes related regulatory exams and audits.
• Escalate financial crimes concerns to the Global Financial Crimes Manager or Executive.