Senior Manager - Financial Crime Compliance

Job Purpose: To support the implementation of ADCB’s Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) framework by contributing to FCC policy and procedure development, development of risk assessment and related methodologies and processes, recommending and implementing changes in order to adhere with Central Bank of UAE (CBUAE) and Financial Action Task Force (FATF) requirements.

Compliance:

•  Oversee the application of Know Your Customer (KYC) and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) measures to ensure these are consistently applied and in compliance with the Bank’s Anti Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) and KYC policy
•  Contribute to the development of various risk assessment methodologies and conduct AML/CFT Enterprise Wide Risk Assessment (EWRA), Anti-Bribery and Corruption (AB&C) risk assessment, country risk assessment etc, to ensure all non-compliance is identified and reported
• Conduct AB&C investigations and provide advisory to stakeholders where required in order to report on areas of non-compliance

Training:

• Identify the need for AML/CFT and AB&C training requirements within Group Compliance and First Line of Defence and deliver the training in liaison with other subject matter experts within FCC to ensure accuracy of knowledge
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to employees providing guidance on the FCC framework as applicable, and contribute to the development of training materials/awareness in order to support compliance with regulatory requirements

FCC Policies and Procedure Management:

• Review policies, processes and procedures, providing recommendations for changes in order to accommodate any regulatory changes relating to AML, AB&C and to take into consideration relevant international best practices/standards

Stakeholder Management:

• Engage first and relevant second line of defence stakeholders in relation to matters pertaining to the FCC framework to ensure stakeholder compliance to best practice and regulations
•  Represent FCC at relevant business line meetings and work streams to ensure FCC requirements are communicated and catered for 

Minimum Experience: At least 7 years of experience/exposure to Banking Transactions, AML Compliance Programmes, FCC Systems Management.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree with relevant specialisation

Professional Qualifications:Relevant qualification/certification in data analysis/data science

Knowledge & Skills: 

• Thorough knowledge of AML regulatory framework in UAE and global best practices
• Knowledge of International Banking best practices
• Knowledge of CBUAE AML regulations
• Research skills
• Report writing skills
• Relationship management skills
• Microsoft Office (Word; Excel and PowerPoint)
• Understanding of Banking systems, reports and workflows
• Proven team leader skills, experienced in supervising a team