Internal Audit Lead - Financial Crime

Democrance; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Democrance is seeking a Lead Auditor – Financial Crime & Compliance to lead audits across AML, CTF, sanctions, fraud prevention and CDD/KYC/KYB. You will own end‑to‑end audit engagements and independently assess the effectiveness of the financial crime prevention framework in line with regulatory expectations.

You will work with governance and risk teams to deliver actionable insights that strengthen controls, regulatory compliance programs, and horizon scanning processes, leveraging strong

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver audits across financial crime and compliance domains (AML, CTF, sanctions, fraud prevention, CDD/KYC/KYB).
• Own end‑to‑end audit engagements and independently assess effectiveness of crime prevention frameworks.

Job description

The Lead Auditor – Financial Crime & Compliance is responsible for leading and delivering audits across financial crime and compliance domains, including AML, CTF, sanctions, fraud prevention, and customer due diligence (CDD/KYC/KYB), as well as key compliance‑owned processes.

The role focuses on independently assessing the effectiveness of financial crime prevention frameworks, regulatory compliance programs and governance structures, including compliance monitoring, regulatory change management and horizon scanning processes in line with CBUAE expectations.

This position requires deep expertise in financial crime compliance and regulatory frameworks, combined with strong investigative and data analytics capabilities. The individual will take end‑to‑end ownership of audit engagements and provide actionable insights to strengthen the overall compliance and control environment.