AML Compliance Officer (Opening & Mutation) Middle East

Description

Risks & Compliance Risks & Compliance is an independent division which monitors the Bank’s activities to ensure they are fully in compliance with all relevant laws, rules and regulations while always keeping a close eye on clients’ risks and interests. The division is involved in the management of all the Bank’s operations, monitoring its activities to keep them within the defined risk framework, and participates in the approval process for new developments in products and services. It is dedicated to supporting our Bank business lines at the same time as protecting the Bank’s interests and reputation.

Mission

To provide support to the Compliance PB team, handling the day-to-day spectrum of account openings and mutations for Geneva to ensure that the business operations adhere to applicable regulatory requirements (FINMA, CDB, etc.) and all relevant compliance.

Challenges

Provide strong expertise and advice to the front office.

Main responsibilities

Review new and existing customers, prepare client analysis summary sheets for presentation to the Bank’s account opening committees;

Corroborate KCY information provided by the business and perform checks via external sources where appropriate;

Provide guidance and support and relevant information to RMs

Follow-up on decisions taken by the Bank’s AML Committees;

Draft Souspcious Acitivy Reports;

Work collaboratively with other Compliance teams within and outside Switzerland;

Assist with departemental projects and initiatives as required;

Monitor changes to business practices and products to ensure that AML controls and procedures are adqueate to cover them

Education

• Education: Bachelor Degree
• Certification: Post-graduate degree in Economics, Finance or Business Administration;

Experience

• Years of experience: 3-7 : intermediate
• Experience required: A minimum of 5 years’ experience as Compliance, KYC and AML; specialist in Private Banking.
• Experience in private banking: Mandatory

Language

• Other: Mother Tongue (Arabic)
• English: Fluent
• French: Basic (Arabic)

Personal skills

• Swiss resident: Mandatory

Very good understanding of risk management and controls; Strong analytical skills; Commercially aware and solution focussed; Ability to make decisions and to set priorities

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