Primarily monitor and detect unusual banking transactions together with SBGs/SFGs, with the assistance of various tools, systems and reports to detect suspicious behavior and submit STRs.
Monitor and enforce bank-wide Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism program on Transaction Monitoring and AML system matters.
Develop methodologies and assist SBGs & SFGs.
Managed a team of Compliance Officers.
Key Responsibilities:
Review/evaluate reasonableness of Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) received from Business Units.
Submit STR with established justification to FIED of BNM via Financial Intelligence Systems (FINS).
Responsible for pro-active detection, monitoring, investigating and reporting internal suspicious transactions/activities.
Analyze unusual activities and determine suspicious transactions.
Recommend improvements on policing methodology and new parameters to monitor transactions for suspicious activities.
Execute good surveillance of AML/CFT to ensure that business units are not impacted and understand that proactive detection and monitoring mitigates risks to business.
Provide updates on STR trends analysis to management on regular basis.
Provide training materials (where necessary) to conduct training courses.
Support business units by providing latest on AML/CFT policies, AML System, Alerts Management and addressing of higher risk customers.
Responsible for broadcasting AML & CFT Compliance trends, challenges, gaps and changes in policies as well as updates from BNM to the Bank Group branches and business units.
Managed a team of Compliance Officers.
RequirementsRequirements: Bachelor Degree - Any related field(s).- \xe2\x80\xa2 Certificate of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism (Asian Institute of Charted Bankers)Minimum of 5 years of experience in internal control functions at an established financial services institution
Good analytical, planning and communication skills.