Assistant Manager, Transaction Monitoring (L1)

Job Description:

Summary

Responsible for assisting with risk and compliance reviews in coordination with the broader Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) department team. The overall objective is to utilize basic Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing (AML/CFT) knowledge to independently review, analyze and conduct effective due diligence and investigations on higher risk cases that may be a potential risk to the Bank.

1. Alert Management

• Assist with the investigations and research into potentially suspicious clients using various internal and external systems and databases.
• Summarize, in writing, clear and concise findings of the investigation. Ensure to dispose a case in the AML system
• Ensure suspicious activity being escalated to STR team within timely manner.
• Inform management of issues that require escalation and interact regularly with various lines of business, other analyst/management regarding accounts currently under review.
• Appropriately assess risk when decisions are made when reviewing the alerts.
• Follow up with additional points of contact as needed to identify additional information (such as branch, other units) in support of the case.
• To achieve target set of 40 – 60 alerts/ > more or 100%/more on monthly basis.
• Ensure nil/less than 100/
• Ensure to meet gradual target set (new hire)
• Change Management Objectives
• Participation in training sessions and meetings – Ensure adherence to participate in the training and meeting sessions.
• Training – Ensure to achieve minimal credit hours on online training set by the Human Resource (HR) team.
• Policy or Cultural changes – Adapting on the any new policy or cultural changes within the team/Bank
• Ensure minimal unplanned absenteeism.
• Ensure effective participation during team meetings and discussion.
• Ensure adherence and compliance with all internal policies/guidelines and external regulatory requirements.
• Any other duties/assignment as and when directed/assigned by the superior as per business requirement from time to time.

• Good exposure and experience of working in the related areas i.e. Banking and fast-moving environment.
• Strong managerial skill.
• Good communication, writing skills and interpersonal skills.
• Be an assertive and innovative team player, highly independent, committed, self-motivated, resourceful and result oriented.
• Ability to perform a variety of functions at various levels internally & externally.
• Ability to multi-task, highly numerate with great attention to detail.