- Transaction Monitoring and Reviews
- Collaborative Partnerships
- Strengthening Risk Management
- Reporting
- Implement adequate AML/CTF/CPF controls to ensure that all possible areas of AML/CTF/CPF concerns are covered.
- Perform regular reviews of all AML/CTF/CPF controls to assess effectiveness. This includes; Sanction and Politically Exposed Person (PEP) screening program ,Transaction monitoring program, Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) and management program, Adverse Media mentions review program and Investigative orders management program.
- Perform detailed analyses to detect patterns, trends, anomalies and schemes in transactions and relationships across company's processes/ customers/ products.
- Assist in implementing a company-wide AML/CTF/CPF program through risk awareness training program for all staff especially on identification and reporting of suspicious transactions.
- Maintain detailed knowledge of current AML/CTF/CPF regulations and keep track of developments within the AML/CTF/CPF scope, sanctions, terrorist financing issues, including policies, procedures, regulations, industry best practice, criminal typologies and developing trends.
- Maintain strong working relationship with internal stakeholders to ensure that compliance issues are regularly discussed and addressed.
- Ensure that AML/CTF/CPF procedures and processes are in line with regulatory requirements.
- Proactively identify gaps in the assigned reviews, assessments, projects and follow up on implementation of agreed mitigation controls.
- Monitor and track closure of management actions from the compliance reviews, regulators' and External auditors' reports.
- Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports on the state of AML/CTF/CPF program to the Money Laundering Reporting Officer(MLRO).
- Report control weaknesses or lapses to the manager in a timely manner, recommend mitigation controls or process and policy changes and follow up implementation of agreed actions.
- Closure and escalation of alerts/cases
- Suspicious transactions to be reported.
- Appropriate documentation for use in Suspicious Activity or Transaction supporting documents.
- Communications to business on awareness on issues and trends noted in the reviews.
- Appropriate remediation action on implementing the Company's AML/CTF/CPF program.
- Training requirements for the business
- Compliance activities to be monitored.
- Sample High-risk accounts to be reviewed.
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Business, Finance, or a related field or equivalent.
- ACAMS Anti-Money Laundering Certification or other industry leading certification
- English
- At least 2 years' banking experience in AML, Compliance, Fraud or an Enterprise Risk Management function
- Strong understanding of money laundering typologies, financial crime trends, and applicable regulatory frameworks.
- Solid knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements, risk management principles, and internal control processes.
- Good understanding of payment products, services, transaction flows, and operational processes within financial institutions.
- Demonstrates excellent analytical, organizational, and planning skills with the ability to interpret large volumes of complex data and identify unusual activity.
- Ability to work in complex environments and multiple projects simultaneously with strict deadlines to deliver commitments
- Results oriented team player with highly developed interpersonal communication skills and a willingness to learn, collaborate, and share insights.
- Possess high professional and ethical standards
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Highly adaptable, with the ability to effectively utilize tools, systems, and resources required for day-to-day AML operations.
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