Assistant Manager, Financial Crime Compliance

About the Role

Responsible for providing guidance and advisory on risks and controls in operational risk related areas such as distribution, regulatory compliance, financial and operational processes, and systems and information security

Operations : Processing / Compliance Screening

• Ensure the team processes all outsourced compliance screening in accordance with the agreed Standard Operating Procedures and guidelines.
• Assist in the implementation of an effective Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Framework to ensure compliance with AML regulations and Group Compliance policies.
• To carry out AML and Economic Sanctioned Screening to flag out PEP, SDN, tax evasion cases and adverse findings.
• To carry out screening and reviewing activities in order to ensure compliance with regulatory & AIA requirements along with to reduce any reputational, legal and financial risk.
• Provide support to liaise with other teams and ensure their requests / queries are promptly responded.
• Assist to oversee the operations team in Malaysia and ensure they are well-coordinated. Issues are promptly escalated to key Management where appropriate.
• Ensure task assigned are being processed accurately with prudent risk assessment being performed and within the agreed TAT and Quality as documented in the Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the business partner
• Perform other responsibilities and duties periodically assigned by supervisor

Team Management

Process Improvement

Education & Experience :

Specific Skills