Head of FCC

Role Purpose

Key Responsibilitie

• sLead and oversee the Financial Crime Compliance function, ensuring adherence to all applicable Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
• .Develop, implement, and enhance financial crime policies, procedures, controls, and governance frameworks
• .Provide strategic leadership on financial crime risk management and emerging regulatory developments
• .Ensure effective identification, assessment, monitoring, and mitigation of financial crime risks across the institution
• .Lead the AML Investigations function, ensuring timely, effective, and risk-based investigation of suspicious activities and financial crime concerns
• .Oversee complex and high-risk investigations and provide guidance on significant financial crime matters
• .Ensure investigations are conducted in accordance with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and industry best practices
• .Oversee the review, approval, and submission of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and related regulatory disclosures
• .Maintain oversight of SAR governance, reporting quality, and escalation processes
• .Manage regulatory examinations, inspections, information requests, and financial crime-related enquiries
• .Lead investigations relating to employee misconduct, AML control breaches, fraud concerns, policy violations, and other financial crime-related matters
• .Coordinate with Legal, Human Resources, Internal Audit, Risk Management, and Compliance teams to ensure appropriate investigation outcomes and remediation actions
• .Collaborate closely with Financial Crime, Compliance, Risk, Legal, Operations, and Business teams to ensure a coordinated approach to financial crime risk management
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& Experien

• ceBachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Law, Business Administration, Criminology, or a related disciplin
• e.Professional certifications such as CAMS, ICA Diploma, CFCS, or equivalent are highly desirabl
• e.Minimum 10/15 years of experience in Financial Crime Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering, Regulatory Compliance, or related disciplines within a regulated financial institutio
• n.Significant experience leading AML investigations and financial crime compliance team
• s.Strong knowledge of AML, CTF, fraud risk, and broader financial crime regulatory framework
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