UAE Financial Crime Officer / Senior Officer

Key Accountabilities: Maintain up to date knowledge of the hierarchy and role of international bodies that impose sanctions (International, National - Federal and Local).Handling sanctions screening systems and able to review alerts after analyzing the matches and the underlying sanctions risk in the payments and Customer database. Ensure updating the KYC/KYB and provide quarterly reports to HO accordingly and follow up on the progress achieved.Analyze the alerts generated from the relevant AML tool based on alert frequencies, customer’s profile, activity and overall account behavior.Perform investigations on unusual transaction and on trigger-based events.Raise Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) to the Head of Financial Crime and Head of Compliance & CG for final decision.Work closely with Business Line and Operations to provide advice and guidance on payments filtering and client / transactions screening alert management.Perform the Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) for the new relations classified as high-risk from KYC perspective and approve opening or updating the relationship.Analyze internal and external processes and identify areas exposed to international sanctions risks, related to international payments, trade finance transactions or management of international sanctions lists and associated screening and filtering processes.Handling and responding to the requests for information from correspondent banks.Regularly update bank local sanction lists on timePrepare all requirements for periodic reports or surveys required by Regulator, HO and Internal/ external auditor.Handling Regulator requests related to Financial Crime on time.Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in commerce, business administration or any related discipline For Officer: Min of 1-3 years of experience in the banking sectorFor Sr. Officer: Min of 3 – 5 years of experience in the banking sector “min 2 years at Compliance Department”Excellent knowledge about banking operationsSkills:Attention to details.Risk assessment capabilities.Ability to communicate effectivelyFlexibility and ability to adapt to change.Analytical skills.Critical problem-solving ability. An ability to analyze and interpret information and take the proper decision.