Deutsche Bank

AFC - Country AML Officer - AVP

Kuala Lumpur Menara IMC Full time

Job Description:

Details of the Division and Team:

The AFCO function is responsible for the AML, CTF, Sanctions & Embargoes, Anti-Fraud & Crime Investigations (AFCI), and Anti-Bribery & Corruption (AB&C) activities in the jurisdiction across all DB Malaysia entities.

AFCO will support Head of Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) in ensuring that all relevant AFC policies, procedures, systems, and controls are implemented effectively, all AFC-relevant legal, regulatory and DB Group requirements are met, and any AFC-related risks are appropriately addressed and mitigated.

The AFCO is also responsible to support the identification, assessment, advice on, monitoring, control and reporting on the AFC laws, rules, and standards relevant to the DB activities in their respective jurisdiction.

What we will offer you: 

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce is better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its center.

You can expect:

  • Flexible work arrangement

  • Corporate group insurance

  • EAP – free and confidential counseling, online work-life resources

  • Comprehensive leave benefits

Your key responsibilities:

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Client (KYC)

  • Maintain adequate Internal Control Framework for Unusual and/or Suspicious Transactions in terms of organization, administration systems, and controls to ensure properly and timely detection, investigation and reporting of unusual and/or suspicious transactions or activities to competent authorities in compliance with applicable rules

  • Discharging the responsibilities of AFC as set out under global AML and KYC policies for divisions present in the jurisdiction

  • Tracking and following up on the conditions that have been imposed as part of the KYC approval

  • Following up with the Business on status of Regular Reviews and obtain relevant MIS from the Business

Sanctions & Embargoes

  • Monitoring local regulatory sanctions developments and notifying relevant changes and specifications to Country AFC Officer and Regional Head of Sanctions

  • Discharging the responsibilities of the Group Embargo Office locally as set out in the Group Embargo Policy and in the Special Risk Country Policy ensuring implementation of applicable sanctions requirements on a country level.

Transaction Monitoring (TM)

  • Perform AML monitoring of assigned businesses or jurisdictions.

  • Review and analyse daily AML/CTF Cases to ensure that investigations are accomplished to address transactions that contravene the banks or regulatory policy. Ensure these occurrences are documented in the case for regulatory/audit level reviews.

  • Investigate cases and associated transactions and identify potential areas of risk (financial, reputational, and regulatory) within the transactions and associated client relationship review

AML Risk Assessment & Review

  • Conduct AML Risk assessment to identify and evaluate financial crime risk.

  • Analyse data, prepare risk report/heat maps and highlight key gaps to management

  • Review and enhance AML controls, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements.

AML Regulatory Reporting

  • Support Country AFC Officer in ensuring timely submission of all AML regulatory reporting, e.g., Annual AML/CFT, BNM reporting.  

  • Strong knowledge in assisting Law Enforcement Orders from various local agencies/authority

Others

  • Ensuring that local record keeping processes are in alignment with the AFC related legislative, regulatory and internal requirements

  • Providing input for MI reports requested by Global AFC, Head of Regulation, Compliance and Anti-Financial Crime, Country AFC Officer or the AFC reporting function

  • Implementing any Governance related controls, processes and procedures as directed by the AFC Governance function

  • Ensuring the local implementation of any country, regional or global AFC projects and programs in conjunction with the relevant regional leads

Your skills and experience:

  • At least 10 years’ experience, ideally in similar senior position with extensive experience in Anti Money Laundering/Compliance, or a control related function within an international organization or bank in the Financial Services Industry.

  • Excellent technical knowledge and experience especially in Transaction Monitoring and Sanctions and Embargoes. Experience in AML/KYC knowledge.

  • Understanding one or more of the business areas of investment banking, corporate banking, trade finance, and risk profile of each category.

  • Relevant AML or related certifications

  • Strong risk management skills, with good knowledge of local regulations and laws especially AML related

  • Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills.

  • Strong interpersonal and influencing skills

  • Performance oriented

  • Teamwork and communication

  • Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks under pressure

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

  • Good command of English, both spoken and written.

How we’ll support you:  

  • Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities

  • Coaching and support from experts in your team

  • A culture of continuous learning to aid progression

  • A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

  • Training and development to help you excel in your career

About us and our teams:

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We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.