Financial Crime Officer

Key Accountabilities

• Review the risk of High Risk and PEP accounts and applying the Bank’s internal policies and procedures as well as Swiss regulatory requirements to ascertain whether additional information is required to provide sign-off and where appropriate to reject such applications;

• Provide timely technical advice to the various business segments on escalated account opening, CDD and AML matters;

• Assist in CDD and AML related monitoring activities (desk based and onsite) involving Barclays Bank (Suisse) SA;

• Assist in ensuring that policies and procedures with respect to CDD and AML are comprehensive, up-to-date and understood by the employees, especially with regards to:

(a) Updating all local policies and procedures to incorporate changes due to regulatory, structural and systems changes,

(b) Assist in ensuring that full adherence to group policy is carried out whenever possible, and

(c) Assist in reviewing all FINMA and Swiss Bankers Association publications with a view to identifying relevant sections relating to CDD / AML matters and ensuring timely and proper compliance;

(d) Assist in delivering AML and sanctions training to employees.

(e) Assist in AML projects.

• Assist with the coordination and review of any Onboarding and local AML &/or Risk Committees;

• Provide oversight on the review and process (release / reject) daily alerts produced amongst others by systems such as the SAM8 AML Tool (transaction monitoring), OWS (Sanction/PEPs) plus Fircosoft (payments);

• Investigate suspicious transactions &/or clients as well as escalations and prepare Suspicious Activity Reports;

• Assist in the preparation of compliance training on key regulatory issues and topics in relation to CDD and AML plus when required provide such training (i.e. act as deputy);

• Assist in the preparation of regular management information reports;

• Provide assistance in project related work and carry out other tasks subject to departments requirements;

• Perform the administrative tasks which are associated with the above tasks.

Stakeholder Management and Leadership

• Experience of interaction at Senior Management level

• Flexibility of approach in considering commercial imperatives whilst managing regulatory risk.

Decision-making and Problem Solving

• Displays a high level of analytical thinking.

• High standard of judgement, problem solving and persuasion skills.

Person Specification

• Demonstrates a commitment to high standards of delivery. Delivers objectives consistently within required timescales.

• Practical experience in translating regulations in to workable policies and procedures.

• Significant report writing skills (in English). Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and French are a critical requirement of the position.

• Several years’ Financial Service experience, ideally gained in a wealth management or private banking environment.

• Detailed knowledge of Swiss Banking regulations and international AML and sanctions standards.

• Working knowledge of material regulations in jurisdictions in which the Bank operates, especially UK, EU and US.

• Onboarding experience.

• (Desirable) educational qualification to degree standard.

• (Desirable) completion of a relevant Financial Crime or Compliance professional qualification (e.g. ACAMS, International Compliance Association).

Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards

Purpose, Values and Mindset

Respect

Integrity

We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.

Service

We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.

Excellence

We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.

Stewardship

We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.

Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Empower

Challenge

Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.

Drive

Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.