AML Specialist
Description
As our AML Specialist, you’ll play a key part in delivering best-in-class screening and compliance support, getting hands-on with assessing PEP, Sanctions, and Adverse Media alerts to determine false positives vs. true matches, and supporting the identification and escalation of AML and regulatory issues aligned to laws and regulations in force. Your drive and ideas will help us move faster, improve smarter, and stay ahead of the game.
Responsibilities
- Review all alerts for PEP, Sanction and Adverse media triggers of possible matches.
- Conduct independent research to gather and record data from internal systems, commercial databases, and the Internet
- Compiling detailed enhanced due diligence reports for true matches
- Escalation of true matches to senior management for approval
- Ongoing monitoring of accounts related to true matches
- Assist with screening of third-party suppliers and affiliates
- Handle due diligence investigations to support policies and procedures
- Ensure efficient identification, monitoring and reporting of accounts considered high risk
- Daily assessment AML reports relating to ongoing monitoring of high risk accounts
- Stay current with money laundering and terrorist financing behaviours, issues, policies, regulations, criminal typologies, industry best practices, and developing trends
- Help in identifying potential weaknesses in processes
- Act as a subject matter expert to employees, providing guidance on what actions to take in dealing with high risk accounts related to PEPs, Sanctions and Adverse media customers
- Ensure proper record-keeping of data collected and analysed
- Write and prepare suspicious activity reports (SARs) when applicable
Requirements
- Clear, confident communication (written and verbal), and the ability to breakdown complex ideas
- A collaborative mindset, working smoothly with cross-functional teams to hit shared goals
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects without dropping the ball
- Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to high-quality work
- Adaptability – you stay sharp, productive and positive in fast-moving environments
- At least two years’ experience in financial services data analysis
- Experience reviewing and analysing KYC documentation
- Experience performing thorough analyses of customer information
- Experience preparing suspicious activity reports (SARs)
- Experience conducting investigations relating to AML beneficial
Benefits
- Our learning and development programmes give you the tools, training and opportunities to level up fast.
- Our Performance tool ensures you get meaningful feedback to support your development and superdrive your career.
- Our Employee Assistance Programme offers resources for you and your family.
