This is a unique opportunity for a second-line financial crime officer to join a bank and be the financial crime lead for a new KYC onboarding system being used by the bank while also conducting BAU second-line financial crime activities.
As the financial crime lead, you will collaborate closely with various business units to define project deliverables and establish timelines.
You will serve as the second-line financial crime representative in all committee meetings related to the implementation of the new onboarding system, ensuring that project, risk, and tech teams understand the requirements and their significance. Additionally, you will identify and escalate any project risks and issues related to financial crime, along with appropriate mitigation plans.
You'll also need to ensure that the financial crime project meets the required quality standards, supported by thorough testing, and conduct ongoing assessments to confirm that the new system and third-party financial crime solutions are aligned with regulatory requirements and the Bank's risk appetite. Furthermore, you will act as the financial crime lead for key stakeholders across Bank-wide projects.
Key requirements
- Strong Financial Crime understanding (ideally ICA Diploma or ACAMS qualified)
- A substantial amount of your Financial Crime experience must be from Retail Banking
- Proven experience working on and being part of an internal project
- Good understanding of mitigating financial crime risks through system automation
- Sound knowledge of AML Risk Based Approach concepts
- Knowledge of the regulatory and legislative requirements and industry practice for financial crime
- Experienced in financial crime compliance testing, sampling, and assuring processes and controls to mitigate financial crime risks
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