Global Financial Crimes Specialist
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Job Description: Job Title: Global Financial Crimes Specialist Corporate Title: Up to VP Location: Dubai Company Overview: At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders every day. One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We're devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being. Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization. Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us! This team assists in the monitoring of changes in regulations applicable to Global Financial Crimes, including advising business leaders, directing the appropriate areas to implement or amend policies, standards, procedures and/or processes to address regulatory requirements, and challenging the implementation plan as needed. Role Description: This job is responsible for supporting the execution of substantive money laundering, economic sanctions and fraud compliance and operational risk practices. Key responsibilities include assisting Global Financial Crimes executives and managers with activities that support the identification, escalation and timely mitigation of compliance and operational risks in alignment with the Compliance and Operational Risk Management (CORM) Program, the Financial Crimes and Global Compliance - Enterprise Policies and the Enterprise Fraud Risk Management Standards. Responsibilities: Assisting the MLRO, Global Financial Crimes executives and managers with activities that support the identification, escalation and timely mitigation of financial crimes risks in alignment with the Financial Crimes Enterprise Policy and Standards. Assisting in the production of independent financial crimes risk management reporting to Senior Leaders Contributing to risk coverage plans, executing independent risk monitoring, testing, and risk assessments Collaborating with Enterprise Independent Testing to execute independent testing of FLU/CF responsibilities Supporting with escalating financial crimes related compliance and operational risks and issues to appropriate governance routines, management/board level committees Assists in the identification, aggregation, reporting, and escalation of the remediation and thematic analysis of FLU/CF-owned issues and control enhancements related to financial crimes Provides advice and guidance on AML / CFT related matters where appropriate Supports the delivery of mandatory internal training / briefings and attending team meetings as necessary What we are looking for: Demonstrable professional experience gained in an anti-financial crime or compliance role Knowledge of Anti Money Laundering, Countering Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing requirements. Understanding of Global Payment Services, Global Markets, Corporate and Investment Banking products and processes. Skills that will help: Experience of working as a DMLRO or a similar position within an AML / financial crime environment Working knowledge of legal and regulatory obligations (UAE, DIFC, DFSA and Qatar, QFC, QFCRA) Knowledge of DFSA and QFCRA regulatory environment and relevant topics such as KYC/CDD, financial crime risk assessment, transaction monitoring, fraud / terrorist financing, sanctions / embargoes, and screening Knowledge and prior experience in dealing with UAE FIU GoAML and Integrated Enquiry Management System (IEMS). Must be a self-motivated, critical thinker who is comfortable and effective working with varying levels of guidance. Ability to handle multiple projects in a dynamic environment and global team setting Skills that will help: Bank of America: Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success. It's important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well. We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications, and experience. We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements. PRB
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