Specialist Financial Crime Surveillance Operations UAE Nationals Only

Job Description

Job Summary

Day to day processing of Transaction Monitoring (TM), Transaction Screening (TS) and Name Screening (NS) cases in line with AAA (Assess, Analyse and Act) procedures and in a timely manner within agreed TAT’s whilst maintaining Quality Control/Quality Assurance results in line with Group and local expectations.

Responsibilities

• Reporting Internal Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) for cases escalated through Financial Crime Surveillance Operations (FCSO) transaction monitoring processes to Country Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) / Money laundering Risk Officer (MLRO).
• Ensure timely initiation of any follow up actions to effectively process cases in TM, TS and NS with clear narratives.
• Maintain thorough knowledge of bank products across all segments (i.e. retail, commercial, private, correspondent banking and trade) and the ability to execute end-to-end investigations across all segments.
• Understand technical aspects of systems relevant to Case Management.
• Apply Group and FCC policies and processes (AML surveillance, client screening, risk assessment) to manage risks.
• Inform senior management and relevant regulators of serious regulatory breaches (or where risk tolerances have been breached) and ensure that actions are taken quickly to remediate and/or activities are ceased.
• Identify intelligence for typology studies and risk mitigation plans.
• Promote a culture of openness, trust and risk awareness, where ethical, legal, regulatory and policy compliant conduct is the norm.
• Ensure forward planning, prioritization, deadline management, streamlined workflows and efficient work practices are the norm.
• Individual accountability for Learning and Development Plans and execution.
• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
  
  

Key stakeholders

• Head FCC
• Head of UAE FCSO
• Country FCSO and Compliance Teams
• Sanctions Teams
• Country FCSO Wider Team
• Direct Manager
  
  

Other Responsibilities

• Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in FCSO [UAE / TM, TS, NS]; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats); [List all responsibilities associated with the role]
• Embed “Here for good” and the Group’s brand and values in the team.
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures.
• Providing guidance and training to relevant value chain stakeholders (e.g. Country FCSO, New Joiners) when and as needed as directed by Country Head FCSO.
• Provide back up support to Country FCSO team colleagues as required.
  
  

Skills and Experience

• Manage Conduct
• Manage Risk
• CFCC Policies and Standard
• Surveillance (including Screening and Monitoring)
• Investigations
• Compliance Risk Assessment
  
  

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors degree / Masters degree is preferred
• Certifications: ICA, ACAMS is preferred
• Languages: English
  
  

About Standard Chartered

Were an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, weve worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If youre looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we cant wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, youll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together We

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term
  
  

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.
  
  

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