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The Assistant Manager, Siron Embargo's primary job scope is to overseeing the day-to-day operations of the sanctions screening process, involves managing a team, ensuring data quality, optimizing screening processes and maintaining compliance with relevant regulations. The successful candidate will be report to Manager, Retails Ops.
Job Responsibilities:
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Lead a team of sanctions screening analysts, provide training and monitor performance.
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Oversee the entire sanctions screening process from data ingestion to alert investigation and resolution.
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Manage and fully involve in the related project (i.e. attend project meetings, scope out requirements, discussion with various stakeholders, prepare and perform UAT/regression tests.
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Implement data quality checks and remediation procedures to ensure accuracy and completeness of data used in sanctions screening process.
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Generate regular reports on screening activity, alert volumes and investigations outcomes in compliance with Bank’s regulatory policies and procedures.
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Review and analyze sanctions screening alerts, investigate potential matches and escalate cases as needed.
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Maintain compliance with relevant anti-money laundering (AML), Counter-terrorism financing (CTF) and sanctions Regulations follows procedures, internal controls, cut-off times and service level for both internally and externally.
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Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues and enhance the sanctions screening process.
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Formulate and manage work improvement and process re-engineering projects assigned by Head of Department for continuous improvement and effectiveness.
Job Requirements:
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Malaysian Citizen.
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Degree in any discipline with minimum 3 years of experience in AML/CTF or sanctions compliance in payments or branch operations and risk management.
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Good command of English (spoken & writing) and knowledgeable of AML/CTF tools and systems.
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Experience with sanctions screening systems (Siron Embargo, World-check, Norkom & etc).
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Strong understanding of sanctions screening methodologies and sound problem solving skills.
About Hong Leong Bank
We are a leading financial institution in Malaysia backed by a century of entrepreneurial heritage. Providing comprehensive financial services guided by a Digital-at-the-Core ethos has earned us industry recognition and accolades for our innovative approach in making banking simpler and more effortless for our customers. Our digital and physical offerings span across a vast nationwide network in Malaysia, strengthened with an expanding regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China.
We seek to strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and merit to achieve our mission of infusing diversity in thinking and skillsets into our organisation. Candidates are assessed based on merit and potential, in line with our mission to attract and recruit the best talent available. Expanding on our “Digital at the Core” ethos, we are progressively digitising the employee journey and experience to provide a strong foundation for our people to drive life-long learning, achieve their career aspirations and grow talent from within our organisation.
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What We Do
Hong Leong Bank Berhad is one of the leading financial services organisations in Malaysia. With a heritage of more than 100 years, it provides comprehensive financial services covering consumer banking, business banking and trade finance, treasury, branch and transaction banking, wealth management, private banking and Islamic financial services. Its merger with EON Bank Group in 2011 has further embedded its position as a core banking franchise with an expanded distribution network of more than 300 branches across the country.
With a proven track record in value creation and a highly recognised brand, Hong Leong Bank has also been extending its footprint in the region, with branches in Singapore and Hong Kong and wholly owned subsidiaries in Vietnam and Cambodia. In China, the Bank has a 20% shareholding in Bank of Chengdu Co., Ltd., Sichuan and a consumer finance joint venture.
Hong Leong Bank is a subsidiary of Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad, the financial services arm of the Hong Leong Group. Apart from banking, Hong Leong Financial Group is involved in the provision of insurance and takaful, as well as investment banking, unit trust, fund management and stock broking services