About the Job
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The International Wealth and Premier Banking division aims to be the international bank of choice for affluent customers, supporting their domestic and international banking, and holistic wealth management needs. This division provides a leading premium proposition through Premier Banking and, together with a Global Private Bank, is present across the world’s most important markets, booking centers, and corridors most valued by clients. The wealth offering is further enhanced through best-in-class manufacturing capabilities in Asset Management and Insurance.
We are currently seeking an ambitious UAE National to join our International Wealth and Premier Banking (IWPB) team in Al Ain as a KYC CDD Analyst. This role plays a critical part in the overall customer portfolio reviews that are driven by Global Anti Money Laundering (AML), Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Sanctions requirements, and local regulations.
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In This Role, You Will
- Provide support and guidance to the team on Financial Crime Risk Management activities including KYC, CDD, AML, Sanctions, etc.
- Be a Subject Matter Expert and support Financial Crime Risk Management on AML, Sanctions and CDD matters.
- Identify and escalate critical/exceptional issues to management.
- Collaborate and maintain good working relationships with stakeholders to ensure all deliverables are achieved smoothly within scheduled timelines.
- Be a policy and process Champion in the Financial Crime Risk domain, possessing excellent knowledge on AML & Sanctions policies and CDD requirements.
- Provide accurate and timely project updates and management information regularly to management and key stakeholders.
- Ensure tasks/initiatives adhere to both internal and external regulatory requirements, local and group policies and standards, and minimize general risk to the Group.
- Ensure due diligence/additional due diligence reviews are undertaken to the required quality and detail on a timely basis to reach logical conclusions.
- Communicate effectively and lead discussions on complex queries with Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Compliance team or Relationship Managers (RM).
- Work with key stakeholders to establish data points in preparation for customer portfolio review.
- Liaise with RM, Team Heads and Branch Money Laundering and Compliance Managers (BMLCM) on case matters to ensure alignment and consistent skills and knowledge to handle these reviews and profiling.
- Engage with clients on behalf of RM to obtain information and documents to meet CDD/EDD, AML Line of Business requirements.
- Identify opportunities and enhance operational efficiency for continuous process improvement with a positive impact on business.
- Support management to perform control activities for ongoing risk monitoring as well as ad-hoc projects.
To Be Successful in This Role, You Should Meet the Following Requirements:
- Basic knowledge and understanding of banking operations, particularly financial risk and compliance principles.
- Capability to quickly learn new things, new jurisdiction policies and guidance, new policy, procedure, and confidence in communication of these.
- Ability to implement risk management policies and procedures.
- Ability to execute at pace with a high focus on results, while managing multiple priorities.
- Ability to handle crisis situations and make appropriate/timely decisions.
- Proactive & business-oriented with the ability to prioritize and manage conflicting demands and assess stakeholder needs to improve customer experience while showing resilience under pressure and providing best-in-class solutions.
- Ability to work well under pressure with a high degree of accuracy.
- Graduation degree is a must to secure a UAE Visa and/or Work Permit.
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