Know Your Client (KYC) Analyst/ AML Monitoring & Screening Control Junior Analyst 1-3Yrs

Job Description:

Transaction monitoring (TM) is an essential element of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) policy within Bank . Bank is required to monitor transactions and undertakes a risk based approach towards transaction monitoring to identify potentially unusual and suspicious transaction behavior in order to detect and prevent the misuse of its products and accounts for the purpose of money laundering or terrorist financing (ML/TF).

As an Analyst in FCO APAC L1 TM you are a functional specialist/SME who will be responsible for reviewing transactions within APAC TM alerts to identify any ML/TF cautionary flags, evaluate the risk and dispense to close or escalate cases which requires further review by the next level. You are expected to display expertise in evolving AML typologies. You are an extra-miler with good written and oral communication skills focusing on results and an analytical bent of mind toward problem solving.

Your key responsibilities

• Main responsibility is to review alerts as per KODs and set high standards in individual KPI delivery on timelines, QA and productivity
• Identifies and closes false alerts and false positive alerts
• Escalates alerts which cannot be deemed to be non-suspicious to AML Investigation team
• Support tasks or projects as assigned by Team Lead
• Ensures timely response to QA team's queries on alerts and timely remediation of any QA findings
• Support TL in MI preparation, UAT testing and/or any associated process activity as tasked
• Evaluate, in line with specified process goals, alert handling workflow to explore process automation/Robotics benefits

Your skills and experience

• Work exposure in TM on different products, regions and well versed in AML regulations
• Working experience in platforms like ACTIMIZE, FIRCOSOFT, MANTAS etc
• Self-driven, good interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills
• Educated to bachelor's degree level or equivalent qualification with at least 3+ years of relevant experience
• ACAMS or similar industrial accreditation would be highly desirable