Assistant Vice President

6 months ago


Doha, Qatar Talent Pal Full time

Summary

You will ensure that there is adequate AML/CTF system and control in place at Group level to effectively manage the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk and enhance the Global on-going changes for both AML/CTF bodies including QCB instructions and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), to prevent the Group from being exposed to the risk of legal/ regulatory sanctions and the associated financial/ reputation loss that the Group may incur/ suffer as a result of failure to comply with the relevant AML/ CFT regulations

**Responsibilities**:

- Manage the AML/CFT efforts by monitoring customer daily transactions on timely basis to avoid any suspicious transactions that could lead to fines/ penal actions and the consequent loss of reputation
- Liaise with the following on continuous basis to resolve their queries/ respond to issues raised by them relating to the Group's AML/ CFT efforts:

- Qatar Central Bank officials.
- Qatar Financial Market Authority Officials
- Qatar Financial Center Authorities
- QNB Shariaa Advisory Board
- Officials from other government bodies in Qatar like ministries and QE.
- National Anti-Money Laundering Committee (NAMLC) and the Financial Information Unit (FIU) in Qatar.
- Managing the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) activities of the Group with the aim of ensuring complete and proper implementation of QCB regulations and guidelines regarding AML/ CFT, including pronouncements/ directives issued by the NAMLC and the FIU.
- Managing the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) activities with the aim of ensuring complete and proper implementation of QCB regulations and guidelines regarding AML/ CFT, including pronouncements/ directives issued by the NAMLC and the FIU.
- Follow and enhance the AML/ CFT policy manual and procedures in line with amendments to existing local laws and regulations and applicable international regulations pertaining to AML/ CFT. Also, ensure that the amendments to the relevant AML/ CFT laws and regulations are communicated in a timely manner to the domestic entities to enable them to comply with the same.
- Review and investigate suspicious transactions reports (STRs) based on his own review/ communications received from the Branch MLROs and escalate cases that appear to be risky to the Head of Global AML/CFT for his review/ action.
- Submit draft reports covering the AML/ CFT reviews conducted at each domestic entity to the Head of Global AML/CTF for review.
- Participate in providing responses to the AML/CFT questionnaire received from correspondent banks and counterparties.
- Assist in liaison with the NAMLC, FIU and QCB with respect to AML/ CFT related matters.
- Provide input regarding the selection of a system and the generation of reports there from to support the Group's AML/ CFT efforts and ensure subsequent implementation of the system across the various Group entities.
- Coordinate efforts with the Branch Managers to ensure that they are checking/ reviewing the relevant reports generated by the system.

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor degree with professional qualifications such as CCO/ CIA/ CPA
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in a major banking institution or regulatory agency out of which 5 years should be in a supervisory role relating to Compliance or Internal Audit
- Solid experience of working in financial services. AML Compliance specific experience preferred
- Strong understanding of the requirements of the Money Laundering Regulations and the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group Guidance
- Experience of managing external relationships, with the confidence to approach people at all levels
- Strong analytical skills required to organize and analyze multiple, complex data sets
- Excellent report writing skills
- Knowledge of the legal and regulatory framework and the regulatory environment
- Ability to analyze the impact of changes in the relevant regulations on the Group's compliance risk profile pertaining to its operations in so far as AML/ CTF activities are concerned.
- Strong knowledge of banking systems

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