Anti-Money Laundering Advisory, Analyst

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MUFG Dubai Compliance Department is in charge of the day-to-day Compliance duties which reaches up to 60 tasks ranging from daily to repeated ad hoc. Those tasks include (but not limited to) KYC management transactions and sanctions monitoring creation and implementation of policies and procedures monitoring training implementation of procedures in respect of changes in local laws and regulations conflict of interest management including material non-public information etc.

The Compliance team is split into 2 functions:

• Financial Crime team: The team is in charge of all financial crime related matters including but not limited to transactions investigations KYC reviews sanctions related matters client on-boarding processes etc.
• Core Compliance team: composed of 2 team members handling the regulatory environment training advisory and monitoring aspect of the team.

NUMBER OF DIRECT REPORTS

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MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Support the Middle East Compliance in the implementation of the regional compliance programme and day to day compliance related tasks mainly on Financial Crime related activities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Crimes:

• Assist in establishing and maintaining the Branchs Anti-money Laundering & Combating Terrorist Financing (CTF) KYC and Sanctions policies procedures systems and controls to ensure compliance with legislation applicable in both regulatory jurisdictions UAE & Qatar.
• Perform accurately the day-to-day operations related to Sanctions Anti-money laundering & CTF and KYC policies procedures systems and controls;
• Assist in taking appropriate actions following the receipt of an internal Suspicious Transaction Report from the staff;
• Responding promptly to any request for information made by competent authorities
• Receiving and acting appropriately upon any relevant findings recommendations guidance directives resolutions sanctions notices or other conclusions described in regulatory requirements.
• Establishing and maintaining an appropriate Anti-money laundering & Sanctions training programme and adequate awareness arrangements;
• Carry out client due diligence for all new clients and KYC reviews of existing clients in line with company Policy and regulatory requirements as part of the banks client onboarding processes;
• Attend to AML/Sanctions/ Customer Screening alerts using the respective systems and ensure accurate investigation and timely escalation/closure of those alerts; and
• Assist upon demand on the development of Anti Bribery & Corruption Risk Assessments including investigations.
• Provide support in compliance related projects / assignments / system implementations

Other:

• Any other assignment requested from time to time by the Head of Compliance Middle East or Senior Management

WORK EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• At least 5 years experience in regulation and compliance is essential.
• Strong banking experience (international preferable)
• Knowledge of the GCC regulatory framework

Preferred:

• Experience of managing staff and existing relationships with Middle East regulators is desirable

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• With particular exposure to financial crime and familiarity with conflicts of interest management the successful candidate must demonstrate technical competence an ability to represent the firm with regulators and good business understanding.
• Fluency in English essential both written and verbal

Preferred:

• Fluency in Arabic both written and verbal is desirable

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS

Personal alignment to MUFG Values:

• Integrity & Responsibility
• Professionalism & Teamwork
• Challenge ourselves to grow

Personal alignment to MUFG Cultural Principles:

• Client Centric
• People Focused
• Listen Up Speak Up
• Innovate & Simplify
• Own & Execute

Other essential requirements:

• Excellent communication skills
• Results driven with a strong sense of accountability
• A proactive motivated approach.
• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly
• Strong decision-making skills the ability to demonstrate sound judgement
• A structured and logical approach to work
• Strong problem-solving skills
• A creative and innovative approach to work
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• A calm approach with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment
• Strong numerical skills
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age sex gender sexual orientation disability pregnancy and maternity race gender reassignment religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.