JOB PURPOSETo investigate and report suspicious activity and transaction cases that have been referred by peers or external/internal stakeholders.ACCOUNTABILITIESMoney Laundering/Financing of Terrorism Investigation and Analysis:Monitor the daily investigation activities, detection of transactions related to the crimes of money laundering; financing of terrorism and of illegal organisations in order to report suspicions to the Central Bank Financial Intelligence Uni1t (FIU) and cooperate with the Competent Authorities in relation to AML/CFT dutiesInvestigate suspicious cases referred by the AML Monitoring unit and cases raised by other external/internal stakeholders in order to ensure escalation of the AML process and support the reporting of such suspicious cases to the Central BankTake final decisions and consult with the MLRO as needed on suspicious activity reporting to Central Bank in order to meet regulatory obligationsDevelop and update regulatory and statutory reporting programmes, such as suspicious activity report (SAR), liaising with key stakeholders and third party service providers to ensure timely and accurate regulatory reportingAttend to FIU queries on filed cases and attend to Law Enforcement meetings on filed cases in order to provide required information on specific investigationsLeverage data analysis platforms and review analytics/ modeling techniques in order to uncover abnormal financial transactions and complex relationshipsAnalyse trends and identify typologies in suspicious activity trends and suggest control enhancement in order to mitigate emerging AML/CFT risksReportingReview and produce periodic reports and other Master Information maintained by the department, as required, in order to support the MLROSystem ManagementEnsure ongoing review, assessment and enhancement of existing system parameters and thresholds in order to improve effectiveness and efficiency Ensure AML model validation is performed to ensure it is calibrated to meet regulatory expectations and international standardsSkillsMinimum Experience: At least 5 years of experience/exposure to banking transactions, compliance, client acceptance and exposure to regulatory Anti Money Laundering requirements in a BankMinimum Qualifications: Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or Business AdministrationKnowledge and Skills:
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) Understanding of account opening and customer documentation
Knowledge of customer transactions and behaviours
Exposure to banking transactions
Understanding of local/International and Central Bank rules and regulatory requirements
Understanding of banking systems, reports and workflows