Executive, Global Payment Centre (Siren Embargo) | Kuala Lumpur, MY

Hong Leong Bank; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Malaysia is seeking an Executive for its Global Payment Centre. The role involves managing sanctions screening processes, ensuring data quality and compliance with regulations. Candidates with a diploma/degree and relevant experience in AML/CTF will excel in this position.

Qualifications

• Malaysian citizen.
• 1 year and above experience in AML/CTF or sanctions compliance.
• Strong understanding of sanctions screening process.

Responsibilities

• Perform the entire sanctions screening process from data ingestion to alert investigation.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of data for sanctions screening.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve issues in the screening process.

Skills

Sanctions Screening Process

Data Quality Checks

Compliance

Education

Diploma / Degree in any discipline

Tools

Sanctions Screening Systems (e.g., Embargo, World-check)

Job description

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Overview:

The Executive, Global Payment Centre (Siren Embargo) is responsible for performing day-to-day operations of the sanctions screening process. This role involves ensuring data quality, optimizing screening processes and maintaining compliance with relevant regulations.

The successful candidate will report to the Global Payment Centre Manager.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Functional (job responsibilities)

• Perform the entire sanctions screening process from data ingestion to alert investigation and resolution.
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of data used in the sanctions screening process. Implement data quality checks and remediation procedures.
• Review and analyze sanctions screening alerts, investigate potential matches and escalate cases as needed.
• Maintain compliance with relevant anti-money laundering (AML), Counter-terrorism financing (CTF) and sanctions regulations.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues and enhance the sanctions screening process.
• Ensure compliance with procedures, internal controls, cut-off times and service level for both internally and externally.

Jobholder Requirements

• Malaysian citizen.

Education/Qualification

• Diploma / Degree in any discipline or experience in payments or branch operations and risk management.

Experience/Requirements

• 1 year and above experience in AML/CTF or sanctions compliance
• Strong understanding of sanctions screening process and methodologies
• Experience with sanctions screening system (e.g., Embargo, World-check, Norkom and etc)

About Hong Leong Bank

We are a leading financial institution in Malaysia backed by a century of entrepreneurial heritage. Providing comprehensive financial services guided by a Digital-at-the-Core ethos has earned us industry recognition and accolades for our innovative approach in making banking simpler and more effortless for our customers. Our digital and physical offerings span across a vast nationwide network in Malaysia, strengthened with an expanding regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China.

We seek to strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and merit to achieve our mission of infusing diversity in thinking and skillsets into our organisation. Candidates are assessed based on merit and potential, in line with our mission to attract and recruit the best talent available. Expanding on our "Digital at the Core" ethos, we are progressively digitising the employee journey and experience to provide a strong foundation for our people to drive life-long learning, achieve their career aspirations and grow talent from within our organisation.

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