Job Description
The Candidate Will Have To Be Responsible For
- Conduct review on alerts generated for transaction monitoring or screening alerts in Sanctions, Adverse Media and Politically Exposed Persons.
- Conduct open source search to find relevant information to complete the investigation and review.
- Perform due diligence of documents provided for customer as per bank’s policy and guidelines
- Capture information and documents from internal system / teams as per established norms of bank on KYC documentation per policy
- Initiate and coordinate client outreach to fetch client documentations
- Conduct false positive analysis on matches identified for counterparties alerted during watch list, sanctions and adverse media screening
- Mitigate or call out true hits for AML adverse concerns and collaborate closely for further action
- Close Interaction with Customer/business as an SME in the area of AML / Compliance
- Adherence to the critical metrics and business SLA’s is required
Preferred Skills
- Experienced in CDD/EDD of client for Investment or Retail Bank, including periodic review / KYC refresh
- Ability to conduct detailed investigation in Adverse / Negative Media and Transaction Surveillance / Monitoring
- Sound understanding of Sanctions, PEP and other watch list which is required to perform core job for alert adjudication in accordance with bank’s policies
- Ability to independently research, analyze, and recommend solutions to close open items and discrepancies
- Knowledge of AML/KYC controls including front-end systems, applications, data sources, and back end controls
- Experience on tools like World Check, Banker's Almanac, Actimize, RDC, Lexis Nexis, Dow Jones and regulatory databases such as FINRA, Company House and other local regulators and company registries
- Exposure to AML with Institutional clients / Investment Banking and products
- Understanding the requirements of CDD, EDD (Enhanced Due Diligence) and CIP (Customer Identification Program) to ensure compliance under the regulations
Qualification
University graduate in any field