Senior Compliance Officer

Client of Aventus Global Talent; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of Aventus Global Talent seeks an experienced Compliance professional to support the implementation and maintenance of ABC policies in a UAE-based banking environment. You will conduct risk assessments, due diligence, and monitor gifts and conflicts of interest while escalating high-risk cases to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities include assisting in training, regulatory reporting, and remediation tracking related to ABC matters, with a strong emphasis on attention to detail and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Law or related field.
• 5+ years in compliance, financial crime or ABC roles in banking/FS.
• Strong knowledge of ABC regulations and UAE/GCC frameworks.
• Experience supporting risk assessments, due diligence or control monitoring.
• Attention to detail with documentation, tracking and reporting accuracy.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement across departments.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation and maintenance of ABC policies, procedures and controls aligned to regulatory requirements.
• Conduct bribery and corruption risk assessments across business units and recommend mitigations.
• Review gifts, hospitality and conflicts of interest declarations; escalate high-risk cases.
• Assist due diligence on third parties, vendors and business partners for ABC risks.
• Support ABC training and awareness initiatives to embed a compliant culture.
• Assist with regulatory reporting, internal investigations and remediation tracking for ABC matters.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Financial crime

ABC regulations

Stakeholder engagement

Due diligence

Risk assessments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Business Law

ICA CAMS or equivalent (advantage)

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and maintenance of the bank s Anti-Bribery amp Corruption ABC policies procedures and controls in line with regulatory requirements


• Conduct bribery and corruption risk assessments across business units identifying areas of exposure and recommending mitigating controls


• Review and monitor gifts hospitality and conflicts of interest declarations escalating high-risk cases to senior compliance stakeholders


• Assist in conducting due diligence on third parties vendors and business partners to identify potential ABC risks


• Support ABC-related training and awareness initiatives across the bank helping to embed a culture of compliance


• Assist with regulatory reporting internal investigations and remediation tracking related to ABC matters

Key Requirements

• Bachelor s degree in Finance Business Law or related discipline certifications such as ICA CAMS or equivalent are an advantage


• 5 years experience in compliance financial crime or anti-bribery amp corruption roles within banking or financial services


• Good understanding of ABC regulations and frameworks within the UAE or comparable GCC jurisdictions


• Experience supporting risk assessments due diligence or control monitoring within a compliance function


• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage documentation tracking and reporting accurately


• Good communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to liaise across departments