Head of Financial Intelligence Unit recruitment
Main Responsibilities:
The candidate will be responsible for day-to-day management of the FIU. This includes the following duties:
• Manage execution of financial crimes surveillance and investigations
• Manage, train and supervise teams of surveillance analysts who are responsible to investigate AML surveillance alerts as they relate to the Bank’s correspondent banking business
• Liase with compliance personnel cross product lines to ensure unusual and suspicious activity is properly investigated and escalated to Financial Crime Compliance
• Ensure that Suspicious Activity Reports are complete, accurate and filed in a timely manner
• Assist in management and execution of AML transaction surveillance initiatives, including routine optimization of surveillance scenarios
• Maintain current operations procedures for all activities of the FIU
• Manage regulatory and audit inquiries as they relate to AML surveillance and investigations
Qualifications:
• 10+ years of financial services industry experience in bank compliance or risk management including experience conducting complex investigations involving banking products and correspondent banking
• 5+ years of experience in a compliance or risk management role focusing on Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism regulations as it pertains to the financial services industry
• Knowledge of sanctions and corruptions issues is a plus
• Proven track record of complex problem solving
• Strong analytical skills
• Team player
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills