Vice President (Financial Crime Investigation), Financial Crime Compliance

Responsibilities:

• Report to the Head of Financial Crime Compliance, the incumbent will support the head in leading a team to detect and prevent fraudulent activities within the Bank
• Establish and review the Bank’s AML/CFT related policies, guidelines and procedure manuals
• Lead and coach team members to identify suspicious transactions, patterns or behaviors for external and internal fraud; promptly review and investigate cases triggered by SAS Transaction Monitoring System and/or other sources to ensure conclusions are drawn within required timeline
• Act as a delegated MLRO to review the suspicious transaction reports for submission to JFIU
• Perform regular and necessary SAS Scenario Tuning to ensure the system is effective and comply with regulatory requirements
• Handle enquiries from relevant law enforcement agencies
• Support in maintaining AML/CFT systems and contribute to the continuous improvement in the process of transaction monitoring, AML investigation and post-STR reporting client exit management
• Assist in preparing management reports for AML Committee and senior management
• Support bank-wide training on financial crime risk trend/indicator and tipping off principle
• Handle ad-hoc assignments as assigned by supervisor

Requirements:

• University graduate in Business Administration, Economics, Law or related discipline
• Holder of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Professional (CAMLP) by HKIB under ECF on AML/CFT
• Holder of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) by ACAMS or other relevant qualifications issued by reputable international organization is preferred
• Minimum 8 years’ working experience in banking or financial institution with supervisory experience and relevant exposure to Anti-Money Laundering, Transaction Monitoring or Compliance
• Strong financial crime knowledge with open-minded to collaborate with different stakeholders
• Well familiar with AML and related ordinance or regulatory requirements
• Experience with SAS AML System preferred
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, independent and able to work under tight schedule
• Good command of spoken and written English and Chinese, including Mandarin