Exec, Aml Operations

Working Hour
- Regular Hours
- Monday - Friday- Business Area- Location- Description

**Primary Objective**:

- Undertake CDD & KYC operations and drive periodic submission for Business Units within the stipulated timeframe, and advise the respective RM on any issues requiring further actions arising from the review.
- Conduct trigger reviews and any adhoc customer reviews as requested by BRCO or AML Compliance team.
- Ensure the RFIs arising from due-diligence, KYC and AML aspects (Monitoring, Screening, On
- boarding, Periodic Reviews and Trigger Reviews) working closely with RMs and BU staff.
- Provide relevant and appropriate support on AML/CFT matters to Business/Support units on matters relating to onboarding/ongoing monitoring of customers.
- Assist BRCO and AML team to identify area(s) of weakness or area(s) of improvement in the BU’s processes through control testing, and highlight the finding(s).
- Participate in ad-hoc bank projects or new initiatives to provide inputs from an AML/CFT perspective.
- Ensure timely and accurate provision of information/documents to law enforcement agencies when requested.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Understand the Bank’s customer due diligence (CDD) and enhanced due diligence (EDD) measures to undertake for customers, and the requirements listed under MAS Notice 626, its accompanying Guidelines and published circulars/papers.
- Perform CDD/EDD measures on the customer, which involve:
contacting customer or authorized personnel where required, while preparing the CDD/EDD review submission;
- collecting/extracting/retrieving the necessary CDD information and documents from the customer or the authorized personnel, or from publicly available sources while preparing the CDD/EDD review submission;
- unwrapping the control and ownership structure of a non-individual customer;
- performing name screening (public domain search &/or watchperson check) and addressing any hits generated;
- completing the Customer Risk Profiling Tool to determine the level of ML/TF risk the customer poses to the bank;
- conduct transaction review as part of client review process, and to identify any anomalies in trends, patterns and behavior.
- completing the EDD Form and obtain review and feedback from Checker/Manager;
- obtain required approval upon EDD package is fulfilled along with approvals from checker/manager and with AML Compliance team’s approval (where applicable);
- liaise with the relevant Ops team to update customer’s information in the core banking system as part of CDD/EDD review
- Be able to draft a CDD/EDD write-up on a customer clearly and precisely without any ambiguity.
- Identify recalcitrant customers (with CDD/EDD obligations), and work with RM to take necessary actions to remediate the case.
- File suspicious transaction reports to AML Investigations Team within stipulated timeline upon uncovering potential suspicious activity/behavior.
- Obtain necessary information from client and compile responses for queries pertaining to AML/CFT- related queries from law enforcement or regulators or bank’s compliance team or auditors (both internal and external).
- Escalate issues and gaps and lapses identified with CDD/EDD process and procedure to managers and to AML Compliance team on a timely manner.
- Work closely with RMs to complete EDD obligations of their clients.
- Extract and provide accurate information requested by law enforcement agencies within the timeline given
- Carry out instructions given by law enforcement agency such as freezing of account when a seizure order is received, remove account block when instructed by law enforcement agency.
- Willing to learn new things and be open to understand the Bank’s business, AML/CFT and Sanctions policies and procedures.
- Be proactive and able to meet team’s KPIs agreed with the manager.
- Assist supervisor and the team with any other adhoc duties and tasks as and when required
- Requirements

**Requirements**:
Bachelor Degree - Business, Accounting, Finance and relevant disciplines.
- Preferably with AML professional qualifications/certifications
- Preferably with at least 1-3 years of experience in AML Compliance in related industry, with knowledge of client onboarding AML, KYC and EDD.
- Able to exercise sound judgment and possess critical thinking skills
- Possess good writing and articulation skills
- Self-driven, meticulous and with business acumen
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated and have the ability to work independently

**Core Competencies**:

- Team Work
- Adaptability / Flexibility
- Proactive
- Effective Communication Skills
- Organization and Delivery
- Leading and Coaching
- Benefits

Dental, Education support, Miscellaneous allowance, Medical, Loans, Sports (e.g. Gym), Parking, Vision, Regular hours, Mondays - Fridays, Casual Business Wear, Performance Based Rewards