Compliance Officer (Emiratisation)

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze the alerts triggered in SAS as per the AML SOP within the stipulated TATs.

• Prepare the Suspicious Activity Report and submit to CB on timely manner.

• Assist the AML Investigation Team by providing a complete quality analysis for the reviewed cases at the analysis stage.

• Highlight any key Financial Crimes risk throughout the review and analysis of customers’ account to the Line Manager and/or Head of Transactions Monitoring/delegate.

• Assist in the development, review, and updating of AML policies, procedures, and SOPs to align with regulatory changes.

• Conduct enhanced due diligence (EDD) on high-risk customers and transactions.

• Investigate complex cases involving potential money laundering, terrorist financing, or sanctions breaches.

• Monitor customer transactions for patterns indicative of financial crime using various AML tools and systems.

Experience

• Graduate with 3 years of AML Transactions Monitoring.

• CAMS Certified/other recognized certification is a plus.

• Market knowledge of IT tools/ software used for AML monitoring system.

• Good knowledge and understanding of local AML/CFT rules and legislation, and international best-practices/requirements.

• Organizational awareness including working knowledge or risks, products, processes and controls.

• Computer literate with good knowledge of MS Excel and Business Object (BO) reports.

• Good command over spoken and written English.

• Team player, good communication and inter-personal skills.

• Adherer to timelines and ability to work under pressure.

• Customer Centric/Focus.

• Attention to details & quality.

• Analytical thinking.