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Form of work***Transaction control team senior analyst ****
Duration- 12 months role
Hybrid working 2 days a week office based.
Inside ir35.
My client Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history.
Main Responsibilities
To act as a subject matter expert for the first line of defence, within the three lines of defence model, protecting the Bank and its clients from Fraud, Sanctions, and Financial Crime risks in relation to all live transactions processed EMEA wide.
To ensure Fraud alerts, suspicious transactions or sanction hits are thoroughly investigated, with priority given to value date / cut off time critical items, and that the background information / documentation is sufficient for a definitive decision to be made on the transaction's validity.
Where the decision cannot be taken in the first line and suspicion remains, to escalate and formally report any transaction or client which appears to expose the Bank to any Sanction, Fraud or Financial Crime risks to the CPD second line for advice / guidance, submitting a SAR where necessary.
- The function of this role is to act within the London based Transaction Control team, processing directly, and checking / approving others work, in relation to the review and authorisation of all live transactions captured by the Banks sanction filters.
- To investigate and if necessary, escalate, any fraud alerts identified by the Actimize Fraud detection systems, informing RM's and arranging for customer call backs if required.
- To investigate shipping routes, port calls, and the tracking and tracing of good shipped under Trade Finance transactions, looking for fraud, trade-based money laundering and sanctions breaches.
- To investigate the background of all incoming and outgoing funds associated with Dubai customer DDA accounts, to ensure there is no fraud, AML or sanctions concerns.
- The role is to support the Team Supervisor and to assist in the training and development of junior staff / new starters.
- This role will have a close working relationship with all the processing areas of OAD/ ODED, and EMEA wide Front Office RM's to aid transactional investigations, escalations, and clearance.
- The role will require the holder to potentially work UK Bank Holidays and remain in the office, online until all daily transactions are completed by OAD/ ODED.
- The role will assist or lead project work as required and complete system testing as directed, to ensure all systems are working correctly before promotion to production and changes have not impacted existing functionality.
- The role will need to work closely with all areas of the CPD Financial Crime Group (MLRO / Sanctions / Forensic), as a point of escalation, or to receive advice and guidance. This included EMEA based MLRO's should the transaction under investigation emanate from another EMEA office.
Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications |
� The role requires an excellent understanding of the regulatory framework associated with Financial Crime / Sanctions / AML and to keep abreast of the changes to this. � Previous experience (3-4 years) of working within a financial crime investigations team is required. � This role requires the holder to have a good operational knowledge of the products that OAD process on behalf of their clients, and how they can be exploited for fraudulent, money laundering or Trade based Money Laundering purposes. � Externally recognised qualifications in relation to Sanctions, Trade Based Money Laundering or AML are preferable. (e.g. ICA certificates) � The role requires excellent communication skills both written and verbal and the ability to communicate complex issues and regulatory requirements to all levels of the organisation. � The role requires the ability to prioritise transactional handling within set cut off times, and to make sound judgements based on evidence presented and previous experience within a Financial Crime Operational area, and knowledge of regulatory guidance. |
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