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Mashreq

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1967

🏦 Banking

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

Banking • Finance • Fintech

Mashreq is a leading financial institution based in the UAE, offering a wide range of banking services including personal, corporate, and investment banking. The bank focuses on providing innovative financial solutions to its customers and has a strong digital banking presence.

📋 Description

• Interpret domestic and international sanctions (UAE, US, UK, EU, UN etc.) and maintain sufficient awareness and knowledge of Sanctions that impact the bank and/or its branches or subsidiaries. • Conduct investigation of complex and high-risk Sanctions alerts as per the regulatory requirements and in accordance with internal Compliance policies and procedures. • Ensure full adherence to Group Sanctions Policy, including but not limited to related Sanctions Guidance and operating procedures. • Support Compliance Manager in identifying Sanctions risk themes and trends and improve sanctions risk management capability. • Coordinate with the business units in relation to resolution of alerts and client information. • Handle Sanctions referrals as per the Bank’s policy, ensuring no breach of the applicable sanctions policies, standards and guidance. • Assist Compliance Manager in their responsibility for complying with all relevant Laws, Rules, Regulations and Group policies related to Sanctions. • Provide guidance, support and training to Compliance Operations alert review team and business colleagues on implementation of sanctions policies and procedures. • Provide effective support and maintain metrics as per internal procedures; prepare monthly and adhoc management reports. • Identify and escalate areas requiring attention or strengthening and recommend changes and improvements in line with industry standards and applicable regulations. • Record keeping. All records of the unit must be kept in a confidential and secure state and adhere to record retention policy and the SOP guidelines. • Maintain effective working relationships with Business, Operations and other Compliance functions. • Assist in Compliance projects as and when required including effective deployment of system and procedural changes as required.

🎯 Requirements

• 4 + years banking experience including 2 years compliance experience. • Effective knowledge of the Bank’s Compliance, Sanctions, AML and KYC / CDD policies and procedures. • Adequate understanding of various sanction programmes, e.g., OFAC, UN, UK, EU, UAE Target Financial Sanctions etc. • Compliance risk professional with experience in one or more risk compliance roles including relevant Sanctions experience. • Knowledge of Sanctions regulations and guidances. • Excellent communicator with strong inter-personal and influencing skills. • Effective team player with ability to work collaboratively. • Professional qualification (like CAMS, CGSS) is desirable.

🏖️ Benefits

• Interpret domestic and international sanctions (UAE, US, UK, EU, UN etc.) and maintain sufficient awareness and knowledge of Sanctions that impact the bank and/or its branches or subsidiaries. • Conduct investigation of complex and high-risk Sanctions alerts as per the regulatory requirements and in accordance with internal Compliance policies and procedures. • Ensure full adherence to Group Sanctions Policy, including but not limited to related Sanctions Guidance and operating procedures. • Support Compliance Manager in identifying Sanctions risk themes and trends and improve sanctions risk management capability. • Coordinate with the business units in relation to resolution of alerts and client information. • Handle Sanctions referrals as per the Bank’s policy, ensuring no breach of the applicable sanctions policies, standards and guidance. • Assist Compliance Manager in their responsibility for complying with all relevant Laws, Rules, Regulations and Group policies related to Sanctions. • Provide guidance, support and training to Compliance Operations alert review team and business colleagues on implementation of sanctions policies and procedures. • Provide effective support and maintain metrics as per internal procedures; prepare monthly and adhoc management reports. • Identify and escalate areas requiring attention or strengthening and recommend changes and improvements in line with industry standards and applicable regulations. • Record keeping. All records of the unit must be kept in a confidential and secure state and adhere to record retention policy and the SOP guidelines. • Maintain effective working relationships with Business, Operations and other Compliance functions. • Assist in Compliance projects as and when required including effective deployment of system and procedural changes as required. • Effective knowledge of the Bank’s Compliance, Sanctions, AML and KYC / CDD policies and procedures. • Adequate understanding of various sanction programmes, e.g., OFAC, UN, UK, EU, UAE Target Financial Sanctions etc. • Experience within the financial services industry. • Clear understanding of relevant business and operations processes that support sanctions screening. • Good understanding of core banking and Sanctions screening systems and their interaction / use. • 4 + years banking experience including 2 years compliance experience. • Compliance risk professional with experience in one or more risk compliance roles including relevant Sanctions experience. • Knowledge of Sanctions regulations and guidances. • Lateral thinker with an ability to interpret and solve complex issues. • Excellent communicator with strong inter-personal and influencing skills. • Effective team player with ability to work collaboratively. • Professional qualification (like CAMS, CGSS) is desirable.