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CCO_Anti Financial Crime Specialist_ Hong Kong

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Date: Jul 20, 2024

Location: Hong Kong, HK

Company: Intesa Sanpaolo Group

Intesa Sanpaolo is the banking group leader in Italy. Assisting more than 14,6 milion of retail customers through a network of 5360 branches, it significantly supports the development of Companies and gives an important sustain to the country's growth. The Group has a selected retail banking presence in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, with approximately 1,000 branches and 7.2 million customers in 12 countries. Intesa Sanpaolo is also present in 25 countries in support of its corporate customers’ cross-border business. It is looking for new qualify profiles who want to face demanding and challenging career path with the following requirements: 

Scope and Purpose

 

  • Support the AML Officer of the Branch (“AMLO”) in developing, maintaining and implementing a comprehensive Branch AFC program that ensures compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, both internal and external
  • Ensure daily management of AFC-related aspects of new and existing client relationships and transactions, with particular reference to the ex post transactions monitoring alerts management
  • Review alerts triggered by transaction monitoring system and monitor progress within defined timeframe
  • Identify, Investigate, and report suspicious activity transaction, and escalate any material risk information to MLRO for suspicious transaction reports (STRs)
  • Assist in developing and maintaining the transaction monitoring system
  • Conducting quality assurance and samples testing based on the second level controls framework
  • Support the AMLO in performing the annual AFC risk assessment of the branch
  • Support the AMLO in dealing with local Authorities with reference to AFC matters, including handling inspections and audits as well as preparing reports and other requested information
  • Support the AMLO in handling all information requests from Head Office AFC and other branches
  • Perform regular AML reports for internal stakeholders
  • Support the AMLO for special projects or other ad hoc tasks as assigned

Required Experience

 

  • Minimum two years of transaction monitoring experience either in banks/financial institutions/local regulators
  • Sound Knowledge of the HKMA, SFC and Banking regulations with strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills

Required Qualifications, Skills and Knowledge

  • University degree in law, finance and/or economics
  • Good understanding of the Hong Kong regulatory environment
  • Ability to research laws and regulations and provide advice on the applicability within a given environment
  • Proficiency in both English and Chinese language
  • Positive attitude towards colleagues and strong sense of responsibility
  • Ability to synthetize large volume of information and identify key issues, and to produce high quality work within challenging deadlines

 

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