Manager - Compliance: Anti-money Laundering

2 weeks ago


Sepang, Malaysia Amex Full time

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American Express’ **Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)** is responsible for the end-to-end suspicious activity reporting process, which entails monitoring for, investigating, and, when appropriate, reporting suspicious activity. As part of this process, the FIU relies on Global Financial Crime Compliance partners to develop and implement automated transaction monitoring rules, reports, and other processes designed to identify activity potentially indicative of criminal behavior. The FIU then investigates the potentially suspicious financial activity, and, when appropriate, files suspicious activity reports (SARs) with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and/or refers matters to APAC compliance partners (Market Compliance Officers - MCOs) for review and reporting. In addition, the FIU manages risk associated with politically exposed persons and persons and entities on core sanctions and risk lists through regular screening, and manages risk associated with improper payments that could be indicative of bribery, corruption, or other illicit activity by reviewing internal American Express payments and expenditures. The FIU performs a critical role in ensuring that American Express complies with all applicable local and international laws and regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act, the USA PATRIOT Act, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and provides law enforcement with key information for the investigation and prosecution of money laundering and terrorist financing, credit card fraud, identity theft, and other criminal activity.

**Job responsibilities**:

- To develop and maintain an adequate knowledge of the Asia Pacific financial crime environment
- Build and develop a team in the new FIU hub in Kuala Lumpur, including providing training and coaching, monitoring team and individual performance, and supporting team dynamics
- Working closely with the other GFCC, FIU and APAC MCO leaders to manage change, including building processes, identify potential improvements in processes, and implement solutions
- Analyzing large quantities of information, identifying trending and opportunities, managing in an ever-changing environment, and transitioning new work flows to the team
- Conducting case reviews and investigations to ensure compliance with policies and procedures as well as timeliness of the individual work product
- Responsibility to enable the right training and the proper awareness of the APAC financial crime environment for all the team members

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelors/University degree or equivalent experience
- 6+ years of work experience as an AML Compliance Manager in a financial services institution or payment institution in any of the following areas is highly preferred: Anti-Money Laundering, Suspicious Activity Reporting, financial crime, KYC or enhanced due diligence, or law enforcement
- Demonstrating strategic thinking, implementing innovation and change, and ability to introduce and champion new processes
- Leadership skills with experience managing a team, to drive performance by coaching and motivating people for success, identifying their strengths and opportunities
- Handle sensitive information in a confidential and professional manner
- Strives for excellence, and willing to take on additional responsibilities to produce outstanding work
- Maintains a positive attitude regardless of the circumstances
- Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Effective communication and excellent writing skills
- Fluent in English (spoken and written) as well as other Asia Pacific language
- Experienced leader, capable of assessing and developing top-talent preferred
- CAMS certified or equivalent preferred

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