Associate

Conduct review on alerts generated for transaction monitoring or screening alerts in Sanctions, Adverse Media and Politically Exposed Persons
Conduct an open-source search to find relevant information to complete the investigation and review.
Capture information and documents from internal system/teams as per established norms of the banks KYC policy
Initiate and coordinate client outreach to fetch client documentations
Build a gap assessment letter to summarize all missing checks but are risk-relevant
Conduct false-positive analysis on matches identified for counterparties alerted during watch list, sanctions, and adverse media screening
Mitigate or call out true hits for AML adverse concerns and collaborate closely for further action
Close Interaction with Customer/business as an SME in the area of AML / Compliance
Adherence to the critical metrics and business SLA s is mandatory
Responsible for preparing and reporting out their own SLA s

Qualifications we seek in you
Minimum qualifications
University graduate in any field
Preferred Qualifications/Skills
Relevant work experience
Sound business communication (in English) is must-have
CAMS certified will be preferred
Experienced in CDD/EDD of the client for Investment or Retail Bank, including periodic review / KYC refresh
Ability to conduct a detailed investigation in Adverse / Negative Media and Transaction Surveillance / Monitoring
Sound understanding of Sanctions, PEP and another watch list which is required to perform the core job for alert adjudication per bank s policies
Knowledge of AML/KYC controls including front-end systems, applications, data sources, and back-end controls
Experience on tools like World-Check, Bankers Almanac, Actimize, RDC, Lexis Nexis, Dow Jones and regulatory databases such as FINRA, Company House and other local regulators and company registries
Exposure to AML with Institutional clients / Investment Banking and products
Good experience in MS-Office applications like Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc