Accomplished in enhancing financial crime prevention and compliance at DBS Bank, adept at integrating cutting-edge technology for transaction surveillance. Excelled in AML program quality assurance and fostering robust relationships with law enforcement, demonstrating exceptional analytical and interpersonal skills. Achieved significant improvements in fraud control measures, ensuring regulatory adherence and operational excellence.
• Transaction Monitoring
- Review alerts triggered by transaction monitoring systems
- Review real time transaction alerts from SWIFT and handle alerts with reasonable justification
- Review and approve high risk transactions as stipulated in branch’s policy
- Assist MLRO in quality assurance on suspicious transactions investigation and reporting
- Liaise with LEAs (such as JFIU, Hong Kong Police) for financial crime investigation
- Conduct comprehensive review on transaction monitoring system, including historical transaction data analysis, scenario review, threshold tuning, UAT, etc.
• Sanctions Compliance
- Review real-time transaction alerts from SWIFT and handle alerts with reasonable justification
- Supervise and act as an approver on high-risk transactions and trade finance transactions assessment
- Formulate country risk assessment methodology and perform regular review
- Perform regular reviews and updates on sanctions screening lists, internal blacklists, and other watchlists being used in the bank’s screening systems
- Conduct efficiency and effectiveness assessment test on screening systems (such as SWIFT sanctions testing)
• Prepare management reporting information for senior management
• Review AML related policies, procedures, and system configurations
• Liaise and co-ordinate with regulators, law enforcement authorities, correspondent banks, internal and external auditors for financial crime investigations, audit reviews, and handling enquiries.
• Provide comprehensive support to corporate client on-boarding
• Liaise with stakeholders on account opening and KYC related matters
• Manage and update customer solution databases
• Develop test plan and conduct system User Acceptance Testing
• Execute in compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies
I have a valid Canadian work period and employer sponsorship is not required.