Finance and Accounting Senior Consultant

Role summary

Key duties

• Perform KYC, CDD, and EDD reviews and screen customers, employees, and third parties for AML, sanctions, PEP, and adverse media.
• Assess compliance with UAE and international AML and regulatory requirements, policies, and procedures.
• Monitor regulatory developments, analyze impacts on clients, and recommend compliance adjustments.
• Support and manage compliance projects in managed-services engagements.
• Prepare reports, dashboards, presentations, and updates for internal and client senior management.
• Assist with developing and enhancing compliance policies, procedures, and internal controls; this is desired, not mandatory.
• Deliver compliance and regulatory-awareness training to team members and new joiners.
• Coordinate with internal departments and external stakeholders on compliance management.
• Identify process improvements for efficiency, internal controls, and compliance-framework effectiveness.
• Support leadership in aligning compliance initiatives with strategic business objectives.

Qualifications and experience

• Mandatory bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as Business Administration, Accounting and Finance, or Law.
• At least 4 years of relevant experience in Financial Crime Compliance, AML, KYC, CDD, EDD, and Regulatory Compliance.
• ACAMS, CFE, or other relevant compliance certifications are preferred.
• An MBA or master’s degree focused on Compliance, Business Law, or a related field is advantageous.
• Big 4 or leading consulting-firm experience is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of AML, KYC, CDD, EDD frameworks and financial crime compliance risk management.
• Understanding of UAE and international regulatory requirements and regulatory monitoring and impact assessment.
• Strong stakeholder management, cross-functional collaboration, judgment, decision-making, strategic thinking, and continuous-improvement capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and organizational skills; able to explain complex regulatory concepts to diverse audiences.
• Advanced MS Office skills, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word; able to prepare proposals and senior-management presentations independently.
• High attention to detail and professional integrity.

Core competencies

• Regulatory monitoring and impact assessment.
• Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Sound judgment and decision-making, including under pressure.
• Strategic thinking and alignment of compliance initiatives with business objectives.
• Continuous-improvement mindset.