Manager, AML TM Quality Checks (Emiratised Role)

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB); Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Manager for AML TM Quality Checks to oversee quality frameworks for investigations, drive remediation plans, and ensure regulatory compliance across the Group AML Monitoring function.

The role requires 8+ years in banking with AML/Compliance exposure, strong leadership and stakeholder management, and a rigorous approach to data integrity and risk assessment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Management, Banking or Finance, preferably with certification in compliance, AML, risk management or internal audit.
• At least 8 years of banking experience preferably 5 years in Compliance and/or Audit in Banks.
• Excellent understanding of regional laws and applicable international regulations.
• Excellent Knowledge of the AML/CTF applied on different business banking functions.
• Strong interpersonal, people management and facilitation skills.
• Team player, able to meet tight deadlines and manage challenging workload.
• Focused on driving tasks to completion with pace, whilst retaining a high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Discrete and has sense for integrity and handles highly sensitive information with absolute confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a robust quality framework that reviews the quality of investigation undertaken by AML TM team.
• Undertaken thematic review in the unit as per various money laundering detection scenarios. Identify risk and build a remediation plan.
• Undertaken review on work undertaken by AML Monitoring team of Group Operations.
• Assist business stakeholders to identify and analyse business risks.
• Maintain and build effective relationships with the related divisions so that effective escalation of issues is achieved and risk managed.
• Review of CB UAE circulars to understand the requirement of amending procedure of investigation approach to ML /terror financing risks.
• Gathering of market intelligence to understand emerging typologies and undertake the risk review and remediation plan.
• Maintain adequate record-keeping /MI and evidences pertaining to AML QC, etc.
• Keep abreast of related rules, regulations and best practices pertaining to AML, assess its impact on FAB.
• Develop methods for team effectiveness; question and investigate the reliability and integrity of data, the validity of conclusions, and the appropriateness of assumptions made.
• Provide operational expertise to internal working groups, teams and committees focused on enhancing current procedures and creating efficiencies.
• The Bank’s Group AML Monitoring Compliance function.
• The Bank’s compliance with standards and regulations.
• Other authorities as directed by the MLRO of Group Compliance or obligations mentioned in CB circulars.
• Manager, AML TM Quality Checks/ AML - AVP and AML - VP: Daily; Meetings, phone calls, e-mails; To report progress updates and to raise new risks/issues or challenges as appropriate.
• Head of FLOD Compliance Operations: As required; Meetings, phone calls, e-mails; To report progress updates and to raise new risks/issues or challenges as appropriate.
• MLRO Team: As required; Meetings, phone calls, e-mails; To report suspicious activity and to raise new risks/issues or challenges as appropriate.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

People management

Facilitation skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in management, banking or finance

Job description

• Build and maintain a robust quality framework that reviews the quality of investigation undertaken by AML TM team.
• Undertaken thematic review in the unit as per various money laundering detection scenarios. Identify risk and build a remediation plan.
• Undertaken review on work undertaken by AML Monitoring team of Group Operations.
• Assist business stakeholders to identify and analyse business risks.
• Maintain and build effective relationships with the related divisions so that effective escalation of issues is achieved and risk managed.
• Review of CB UAE circulars to understand the requirement of amending procedure of investigation approach to ML /terror financing risks.
• Gathering of market intelligence to understand emerging typologies and undertake the risk review and remediation plan.
• Maintain adequate record-keeping /MI and evidences pertaining to AML QC, etc.
• Keep abreast of related rules, regulations and best practices pertaining to AML, assess its impact on FAB.
• Develop methods for team effectiveness; question and investigate the reliability and integrity of data, the validity of conclusions, and the appropriateness of assumptions made.
• Provide operational expertise to internal working groups, teams and committees focused on enhancing current procedures and creating efficiencies.
• The Bank’s Group AML Monitoring Compliance function.
• The Bank’s compliance with standards and regulations.
• Other authorities as directed by the MLRO of Group Compliance or obligations mentioned in CB circulars.
• Manager, AML TM Quality Checks/ AML - AVP and AML - VP: Daily; Meetings, phone calls, e-mails; To report progress updates and to raise new risks/issues or challenges as appropriate.
• Head of FLOD Compliance Operations: As required; Meetings, phone calls, e-mails; To report progress updates and to raise new risks/issues or challenges as appropriate.
• MLRO Team: As required; Meetings, phone calls, e-mails; To report suspicious activity and to raise new risks/issues or challenges as appropriate.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a robust quality framework that reviews the quality of investigation undertaken by AML TM team.
• Undertaken thematic review in the unit as per various money laundering detection scenarios. Identify risk and build a remediation plan.
• Undertaken review on work undertaken by AML Monitoring team of Group Operations.
• Assist business stakeholders to identify and analyse business risks.
• Maintain and build effective relationships with the related divisions so that effective escalation of issues is achieved and risk managed.
• Review of CB UAE circulars to understand the requirement of amending procedure of investigation approach to ML /terror financing risks.
• Gathering of market intelligence to understand emerging typologies and undertake the risk review and remediation plan.
• Maintain adequate record-keeping /MI and evidences pertaining to AML QC, etc.
• Keep abreast of related rules, regulations and best practices pertaining to AML, assess its impact on FAB.
• Develop methods for team effectiveness; question and investigate the reliability and integrity of data, the validity of conclusions, and the appropriateness of assumptions made.
• Provide operational expertise to internal working groups, teams and committees focused on enhancing current procedures and creating efficiencies.
• The Bank’s Group AML Monitoring Compliance function.
• The Bank’s compliance with standards and regulations.
• Other authorities as directed by the MLRO of Group Compliance or obligations mentioned in CB circulars.
• Manager, AML TM Quality Checks/ AML - AVP and AML - VP: Daily; Meetings, phone calls, e-mails; To report progress updates and to raise new risks/issues or challenges as appropriate.
• Head of FLOD Compliance Operations: As required; Meetings, phone calls, e-mails; To report progress updates and to raise new risks/issues or challenges as appropriate.
• MLRO Team: As required; Meetings, phone calls, e-mails; To report suspicious activity and to raise new risks/issues or challenges as appropriate.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Management, Banking or Finance, preferably with certification in compliance, AML, risk management or internal audit.
• At least 8 years of banking experience preferably 5 years in Compliance and/or Audit in Banks.
• Excellent understanding of regional laws and applicable international regulations.
• Excellent Knowledge of the AML/CTF applied on different business banking functions.
• Strong interpersonal, people management and facilitation skills.
• Team player, able to meet tight deadlines and manage challenging workload.
• Focused on driving tasks to completion with pace, whilst retaining a high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Discrete and has sense for integrity and handles highly sensitive information with absolute confidentiality.

Preferred / Beneficial

• Preferable bilingual, Fluent in English and Arabic with strong written and verbal skills.