Td Bank Operations Analyst Message Filter Group 

Singapore, Singapore 

854777911

Singapore, SingaporeTD Securities

Department Overview

To comply with the statutes set by the financial regulators, the Message Filter Group is responsible for monitoring all inbound and outbound SWIFT messages for potential regulatory and reputational risk against sanctioned lists such as OSFI, OFAC, EU, UN Suppression of Terrorism, Bank of England

Key responsibilities:

• Screening of all blocked inbound and outbound messages held by Sanction Screening platform against sanctioned regulatory lists
• Releasing of false positives on a timely basis and ability to prioritize time sensitive transactions during APAC hours
• Analyse flagged transactions prior to releasing or rejecting real time or hold for further investigation by utilising various internal and external systems in accordance with department
• Gather additional information, review supporting documentation and analyse data to assess the legitimacy of the transaction
• Escalate potential matches to Sanction Screening Governance team for their review when necessary
• Investigate payments messages that have issues within the payment process and ensure all investigation are monitored, follow up and resolved
• Provide first point of contact support for email and/or SWIFT correspondence and ensure all queries from both internal and external clients areacted uponin a timely and professional manner
• Support the timely and accurate completion of business processes and procedures according to Service Level Agreement (SLA) requirements.
• Staying abreast on industry regulations, best practices and emerging trends related to sanction screening
• Proactively identify trends and patterns to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of monitoring activities
• Report / escalate risk issues identified or process gaps
• Assist in UAT, BCP testing and other ad-hoc projects

Job Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in sanction screening
• Strong understanding of SWIFT
• Knowledge of international sanctions and compliance policies would be a plus
• Knowledge of various systems such as ESF Pelican, PMG, Swift Alliance, IntelliTracs, AS400 would be an advantage.
• Self-motivated individual with good time management skills
• Team player and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Analytical and excellent attention to detail
• Innovative mindset to improve processes to minimize risk and increase efficiency
• Flexibility to work during public holidays (details to be discussed during interviews)
• This role requires working the following shifts on a rotating schedule:
  • 7.30am – 4.00pm / 8.30am – 5.00pm
  • 11am – 7.30pm / 11.30am – 8.00pm

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.