Fin Crime Compliance - Senior -French

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Service line - Position Title: Financial Crime Operations – Senior

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About Global Delivery Services

Global Delivery Services refers to EY's worldwide network of service delivery centers. The GDS team plays an important role in EY’s strategy by ensuring effective support to EY’s growth agenda.

Our journey started in 2002 with approximately 200 people. Today we stand at 80,000+ professionals in ten locations around the world. We operate in Argentina, China, Hungary, India, Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Client service is focused on providing Consulting, Assurance, Tax, Strategy & Transactions, and Knowledge support to our clients around the world. The teams enable account teams worldwide to provide seamless, high-quality, value-added support, helping deliver exceptional client service.

Enablement Services provides cost-effective, high-skilled, and innovative services to support EY’s global and local enablement teams. Markets, BMC, AWS, Finance and Accounting, Risk Management, Procurement, People Shared Services, IT Service Delivery and IT Global Infrastructure services, are among the services offered by Enablement Services.

Our innovation specialists serve the GDS Client Service and Enablement Services teams, along with Service Lines, Core Business Services and Sectors. The team brings the desired environment, technologies and skilled teams together for facilitation, rapid prototyping and innovative thinking. The competencies offered include analytics, digital, user experience, mobile technology, infrastructure, Microsoft technologies and open innovation.

The Opportunity

As a part of our Global Managed Services Delivery team, you will be working with EY offices across the globe to provide an array of compliance solutions to our clients. The team works on short to long term engagements aiding in establishing, maintaining and reviewing the outputs of business functions and compliance programs.

Our Financial Crime Consulting team consists of hundreds of professionals who advise and drive change for the firm’s banking, capital markets, insurance, and asset management clients in Financial Crime. Our Financial Crime Consulting team specializes in several areas, including:

• Customer screening
• Payment screening filtering for Sanctions, PEPs and adverse media
• KYC Remediation
• Anti-money laundering transaction monitoring
• Look-back reviews and loan file reviews
• Compliance testing and FATCA
• Financial crime risk assessment reviews

Your Key Responsibilities

As a Senior in the Financial Crime Compliance team, you will predominantly support the compliance team in the financial crime space. You will help businesses comply with financial crime regulations and adhere to relevant client(s) policies and procedures related to anti- money laundering and counter-terrorist financing.

• Responsible for decision-making, optimizing processes, resource management, and overseeing team management as needed for task execution.
• Accountable for allocating personnel, supervising team members, assigning tasks, ensuring that the team has the necessary tools and support to succeed in their roles and optimizing and evaluating their performance to meet organizational goals.
• Multi-task, learn on the job and work under pressure to meet strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Day to day coordination of project and related activities driven by the compliance function
• Guide and oversee junior compliance specialists utilized in compliance activities Preparing MIS for senior management and providing advisory support to business units Build professional relationship within the firm as well as with the clients and must participate in business development activities
• Seek to understand the overall process and objective of the project
• Demonstrate integrity, respect and be able to work independently or collaboratively with teams as may be required
• Devising process documentation and translating complex processes into easy-to-follow instructions
• Coordinating efforts with internal stakeholders as appropriate
• Demonstrate an application & solution-based approach to problem solving
• Take ownership and initiatives to help improve the status quo

Skills and attributes for success

• Experience in the design, development, and implementation of internal controls for financial services business processes
• Anticipate and identify engagement related risks and escalate issues as appropriate Exhibit analytical skills and attention to detail while maintaining a holistic view and logical thinking
• Actively establish client (process owner/functional heads) and internal relationships Prior consulting experience is preferred

What we look for

• 4-8 years of experience in Financial Crime Risk Management supporting banking and financial services industry in managing their BSA/CTF regulatory compliance operations Strong academic background with an MBA/Master’s degree
• Strong presentation skills and proficiency in the use of PowerPoint, Word and Excel
• Have effective project management and teamwork skills, and the ability to work under pressure
• Relevant professional certification (e.g., CAMS, CFE) is advantageous.
• Willing to work in shifts, if required
• Need to work from office
• Willing to work on Indian Holidays as per requirement
• Manage multiple competing priorities and consistently deliver results within strict deadlines
• Subject matter knowledge to address the process concerns, floor queries and coach & mentor AML analysts.
• Willing to travel, within the country and internationally as required

Qualification

The candidate must possess strong French language proficiency, with the ability to Read and write French at a professional level. This includes the capability to accurately interpret written materials, draft clear and precise documentation, and communicate effectively in written French

• Bachelor's /Master degree in finance, economics, law, or a related field.
• Professional certification in AML (e.g., CAMS, CFE) is highly desirable.
• Experience in AML compliance, with a focus on transaction monitoring.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex financial data.
• Proficiency in transaction monitoring systems and other relevant technologies.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• In-depth understanding of Transaction monitoring and risks in each Segment
• Wealth Management Risk Monitoring:
  • Monitor client transactions specific to wealth management services to identify unusual or suspicious patterns that may indicate financial crime.
• Commercial Banking Transaction Compliance:
  • Monitor and analyze a high volume of commercial banking transactions to detect unusual patterns that could suggest illicit activities.
  • Stay up-to-date with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulatory standards and compliance obligations, while also being well-versed in the diverse array of products and services offered in commercial banking.
• Corporate Transaction Monitoring:
  • Maintain a thorough understanding of AML regulations, as well as knowledge of the corporate banking products and services offered by the institution.
  • Review and analysis of corporate client transactions using automated systems to detect patterns of unusual or suspicious activity.
• Correspondent Banking Transaction Monitoring:
  • Collaborate with correspondent banks to obtain information and clarify transaction details as part of the investigation process.
  • Monitor and analyses transactions processed through correspondent banking channels to identify unusual patterns or activities indicative of money laundering or other financial crimes.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Good communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and teaming skills

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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