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Job description / Role
Our client, a leading international financial entity is looking for an AML Operations Analyst - Emirati National to join their team based in Abu Dhabi. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the operational workload from the UAE region, including client onboarding and transaction screening and monitoring, as well as related client service.
Other responsibilities will include but not limited to
- Reviewing and/or investigating matches against sanctions, PEPs, adverse media and internal lists in a timely fashion and processing as appropriate
- Conducting real-time and retrospective rules-based monitoring on client transactions and processing alerts as appropriate
- Reviewing and approving incoming funds from third parties
- Responding to queries from other internal departments
- Completing Customer Due Diligence (CDD) on new clients
- Monitoring the existing clients and updating data accordingly
- Identifying clients posing higher risk due to the existence of red flags or other high-risk triggers
- Complying with relevant legislative and regulatory standards, and internal processes and procedures
- Completing allocated tasks with focus, and in a timely manner
- Communicating the status of tasks to colleagues, supervisors and managers, and escalate problems swiftly, as needed
Requirements
The successful candidate will have to meet the following criteria:
- Must have a bachelor’s degree in Finance or Business Administration or equivalent
- Minimum 3 years experience in a similar role preferably in banking industry
- Strong experience in the process involved in financial crime and risk compliance
- Extensive experience in onboarding and screening
- Strong familiarity of the UAE market
- Willing to be based in Abu Dhabi
- Strong preference would be given to Emirati nationals
Due to certain requirement, this role is only open for Emirati national with family book. Candidate must be willing to be based in Abu Dhabi.
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About the Company
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