Financial Crime Intelligence Operations Senior Analyst

Job description / Role

Financial Crime Intelligence Operations Senior Analyst - Help combat Financial Crime with us.

Supports the country Financial Crime and Compliance transaction monitoring and screening framework appropriate to the country Anti Money Laundering / Counter Terrorist Financing risks. In addition he/she will be providing support in the implementation of Financial Crime and Compliance operational risk framework, Financial Crime and Compliance projects in country and responding to Customer Due Diligence/ Anti Money Laundering inquiries internally and externally.

Key Roles and Responsibilities
* Ensure that regional significant investigations are concluded internally and externally where relevant
* Accountable for regional level case management data entry and assurance and escalating significant issues to Head of Investigations
* Manage alerts/cases/SARs as part of transaction surveillance (TS) in Detica
* Manage alerts from customer match reports (CMR) and dynamic risk rating and escalation to region
* Perform QA on CMR alerts closed by Country FCC along with Quality Assurance (QA) on TS cases closed by Country FCC.
* Manage escalations from the business
* Manage escalations based on customer screening alerts
* Help provide training on TS and respond on a timely basis to queries from the stakeholders involved i.e. colleagues in Chennai and the Business;
* Review and understand (gaining expert knowledge in the process) of country laws and regulations of the African countries that the Dubai hub will serve;
* Develop technical knowledge of systems to enable review of data mapping etc and work closely with country Business / Compliance teams and Chennai AML technology teams;
* Support Head of Investigations, Africa in developing controls and procedures relating to TS, customer screening and suspicious activity reporting. Support the operation of such controls and procedures and keep the procedural manual up to date;
* Undertake quality assurance role of transaction surveillance & customer screening to identify suspicious activities and assist in preparation of SAR filing where necessary;
* Manage production orders escalated to Country FCC
* Investigate alerts generated from FCC system or staff escalation
* Report where appropriate to the relevant authorities
* Propose risk management responses in relation to clients subject to findings of concern from investigations

Leadership and Management
* Manage an integrated process including work by analysts in the Group's Shared Services Centres

Knowledge Development and Information Management
* Share high profile cases with Head of Investigations and Financial Crime Intelligence Unit to develop typologies and other materials to improve controls

Requirements

* The role holder needs to possess knowledge of the local regulations and legislation on Anti Money Laundering / Counter Terrorist Financing and sanctions.
* You will have significant experience working in Transaction Surveillance and Anti Money Laundering investigations.
* You will have an excellent attention to detail and analytical approach.

Because we have a big vision, there's a lot to do. We need people who are comfortable with the unknown and passionate about building something for the long term. If impact is your ultimate goal then there never was a better time to join us because the work that you do will influence the direction that we take.

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About the Company

Standard Chartered Bank started in 1958 in UAE with its first branch in Sharjah. The Group’s business gradually increased in Dubai with the opening of several branches and today, Dubai is the administrative hub of the Middle East and South Asia Region. In its 43rd year, the Bank enjoys the position of having the most extensive branch network among foreign international banks in UAE with 10 branches emirate-wide.

Standard Chartered is an international bank, focused on the established and emerging markets of Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America with an extensive global network of more than 600 offices in over 50 countries. The three principal business groups are Global Markets, Personal Banking and Corporate and Institutional Banking.

In UAE, we are one of the leading banks, offering an extensive range of products and services for personal customers, local companies, multinational corporate and financial institutions.