Compliance Officer
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About the Role
Job Title: Compliance Officer (Junior–Mid Level) Company: PetroNex FZCO Location: DMCC/Business Bay, Dubai — on-site Reports to: CFO Type: Full-time, permanent About PetroNex PetroNex FZCO is a DMCC-based commodity trading company active in the physical crude oil market.
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Location
DMCC/Business Bay, Dubai — on-site
Reports to: CFO
Type: Full-time, permanent
About PetroNex PetroNex FZCO is a DMCC-based commodity trading company active in the physical crude oil market.
The compliance function sits at the heart of the business given the cross-border, high-value nature of the trade flows.
Role Purpose
To support the Compliance function across counterparty onboarding, ongoing due diligence, transaction monitoring, and sanctions screening, ensuring full alignment with UAE AML/CFT regulations and international best practice.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct KYC, CDD, and EDD on new and existing counterparties — buyers, banks, agents, brokers, inspection companies, and service providers.
- Manage the end-to-end onboarding workflow: document collection, UBO verification, corporate structure analysis, risk scoring, and approval routing.
- Perform sanctions, PEP, and adverse media screening using industry-standard tools (e.g. Dow Jones Risk Center, World-Check, LexisNexis).
- Monitor transactions and cargo flows for unusual or suspicious activity; escalate in line with internal procedures.
- Support the filing of Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) and other regulatory submissions via goAML.
- Maintain audit-ready compliance records and counterparty files.
- Run periodic KYC refresh cycles and re-screening.
- Support external compliance reviews from banks, trading counterparties, and auditors.
- Keep abreast of changes in UAE, OFAC, EU, UK, and UN sanctions regimes and flag relevant exposures.
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Required Experience & Qualifications
- 2–5 years' experience in a compliance or AML role, ideally within commodities, trade finance, energy, or banking.
- Working knowledge of UAE AML/CFT framework (Federal Decree-Law No. 20 of 2018 and implementing regulations) and major international sanctions regimes.
- Hands-on experience with KYC tooling and screening platforms.
- Strong document review and attention to detail.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
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