Manager, Compliance Assurance

🕒 May 11

🇵🇰 Pakistan – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

🚔 Compliance

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Mashreq

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

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

• Contribute to development of an effective Assurance framework within Compliance. • Provide assurance to Compliance Senior Management on the effectiveness of the Compliance Program. • Collaborate with other Compliance verticals to ensure internal controls are working effectively. • Oversee key compliance risks to ensure regulations, standards and procedures are met. • Proactively and promptly escalate critical issues within Compliance and/or the Business. • Assist in developing and implementing an independent Quality Assurance framework across the Compliance Function, including international locations. • Execute periodic monitoring and testing reviews to ensure internal procedures and policies remain compliant. • Conduct independent validation of Compliance Systems, including Screening, Payment and Transaction Monitoring systems. • Track implementation of recommendations and regularization of exceptions identified during periodic assessments. • Exchange insights and best practices. • Guide other compliance units in finalizing relevant procedures. • Assist Head Office Compliance in annual reviews and updates of AML/KYC, Sanctions and ABC Policies. • Promote a positive compliance culture and track adherence to planned trainings. • Liaise with ECFs to incorporate assessment learnings and regulatory updates into training materials. • Assist the Unit Manager and Group Head of Compliance with strategic initiatives. • Represent Compliance in projects as directed by the Unit Manager or Head of Compliance.

🎯 Requirements

• Graduate with 10+ years of banking experience, with at least 5 years of experience in Financial Crime including Sanctions Compliance. • Good knowledge and understanding of local AML/CFT rules and legislation, and international best-practices/requirements. • Excellent and up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the International/OFAC/EU/UN Sanctions. • Technical knowledge of Screening Filters used for customer screening and payments filtering and Transaction Monitoring System. • ACAMS Certified/other recognized certification. • Organizational awareness including working knowledge or risks, products, processes and controls. • Computer literate with good knowledge of MS Excel and Compliance systems/applications. • Good command over spoken and written English. • Good presentation skills. • In-depth familiarity with banking law and practices as well as Bank’s policies, procedures and systems. • Analytical thinking and efficient, logical problem-solving approach. • Clear understanding of business transactions, initiatives and relationship requirements while maintaining focus on risk, regulations and control issues.