Senior Analyst, AML/CFT Advisory and AML/CFT Assurance

Key responsiblities include:

1. Advisory & Decision-Making for Transaction Monitoring:

• Act as the first contact with other departments for AML/CFT/Sanctions advisory matters to provide continuous advisory support on AML/CFT/Sanction matters across the Branches;
• Review procedure manual of other departments, including but not limited to Transaction monitoring Investigation Guidelines, CDD Procedure, DUG goods & price check, etc. to ensure compliance with Head Office/Regional rules and applicable local regulations and mitigate AML/CFT/Sanctions risk;
• Review and approve new products or changes in existing products from AML/CFT/Sanctions risk perspective;
• Assess and provide expert opinions on risk papers from different departments ensuring  AML/CFT/Sanctions risk  are adequately considered and mitigated;
• Approve KYC checklists for high risk customers;
• Support to response AML/CFT/Sanctions queries from counterparty banks
• Serve as decision maker (second-level investigator-SLI) for alert generated by the transactions monitoring system and review suspicious activity to determine whether an STR should be filed with the relevant authorities;
• Develop and delivery AML/CFT/Sanction training for bank-wide staff;
• Respond to inquiries from internal and/or external auditors related to AML/CFT/Sanctions matters;
• Join AML/CFT/Sanctions related projects including systems enhancement;
• Liaise with regulator enquiring on AML related matters;
• Stay informed of regulatory updates and trends in AML/CFT/Sanction, ensuring the organization adapts its processess as needed.

2. Quality Assurance and sample checking:

• Perform monthly post-check on Transaction filtering alerts and name screening alerts handling by other departments;
• Be responsible for the effectiveness of the testing & monitoring program in Vietnam;
• Perform testing as per approved plan and report result to AML Team Lead, AMLO and Management;
• Work with relevant departments in providing recommendations for changes in controls to improve risk management and corrective actions for identified issues;
• Follow up on the identified issues until remediation is completed and actions in place to prevent future recurrence;
• Support Regional teams in all testing/sample checks performed by them;

3. Others

• Assist with the preparation of periodic and ad-hoc report for management, compliance committee, etc.
• Maintain the department’s guidances, ensuring they are timely updated to reflect all requirements from Head Office/Regional, local regulations and key AML risks and controls;
• Perform other tasks in AML Team as assigned by TL, HOD and Management from time to time.

4. Teamwork

• Cooperate well with team members in daily work, ensuring the team objectives are achieved
• Cooperate well with stakeholders in other departments in daily work, contributing to improving compliance and conduct culture of the bank
• Share expertise with team members
• Back up for LCD AML team as required from time to time