AML and ABC Consultant

AIA Philippines; Makati; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

AIA Philippines is seeking an AML/Screening Specialist to support governance, data integrity, and analytics across Actimise. You will manage ETL issues, data quality, and incident remediation while partnering with IT and Compliance teams.

The role requires 3+ years in AML/KYC, strong Excel and SQL skills, and the ability to drive improvements in a regulated environment. A collaborative, results-driven mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in AML, KYC/CDD, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, or related compliance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with large datasets.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (Pivot Tables, Power Query).
• Working knowledge of SQL for data querying.
• Experience in management reporting, dashboards, and KPI metrics.
• Knowledge of AML/KYC/CDD/EDD, sanctions screening, and suspicious activity monitoring concepts.
• Experience conducting investigations and risk assessments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Support annual Actimise system reviews and governance assessments.
• Prepare documentation for audits, regulatory examinations, model reviews, and governance forums.
• Maintain evidence supporting screening controls, KPI monitoring, testing, and tuning activities.
• Track incidents, action plans, exceptions, and remediation efforts related to the screening platform.
• Participate in regional and Group screening governance forums and working groups.
• Review and creation of Suspicious Transaction Reports.
• Analyze and monitor CTR reporting.
• Provide SME technical and analytical advice during meetings with 1st line function and senior management.
• Conduct periodic assessments of screening data completeness, accuracy, timeliness, and integrity.
• Perform data reconciliations between source systems and Actimise databases.
• Analyze ETL processes and identify data mapping or transformation issues.
• Establish controls to detect missing records, data feed failures, truncation issues, or screening gaps.
• Monitor reconciliation metrics and elevate data quality concerns.
• Partner with IT and data engineering teams to investigate and resolve data issues.
• Lead in developing AML Systems, Sanctions, and ABC training modules.
• Provide trainings related to AML and ABC.
• Help maintain and promote a compliance culture across the business.
• Serve as primary SME for AML systems and ensure systems are working efficiently.
• Liaison between back end support and first line on AML systems.
• Coordinate with Group Compliance and Technology teams on system upgrades and production issues.
• Maintain system governance documentation, configuration records, and change history logs.
• Support formal change management processes for model parameter adjustments, threshold changes, scoring changes, and screening configuration updates.
• Review and creation of rules for suspicious transactions, customer due diligence and sanctions screening.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and analytics used to monitor Actimise performance.
• Analyze large screening datasets to identify trends, anomalies, control weaknesses, and opportunities for optimization.
• Monitor KPIs including alert volumes, false positives, true positives, and data quality metrics.
• Investigate deviations in screening volumes and alert outputs.
• Produce regular management reporting for Compliance leadership.
• Perform root cause analysis on unusual screening behavior and remediation actions.
• All other tasks as may be assigned from time to time.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Data interpretation

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication skills

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Business, Law, Computer Science, Data Science or related courses

Tools

Excel

SQL

Job description

Roles and Responsibilities:

Reporting, Governance & Risk Management

• Support annual Actimise system reviews and governance assessments.
• Prepare documentation for audits, regulatory examinations, model reviews, and governance forums.
• Maintain evidence supporting screening controls, KPI monitoring, testing, and tuning activities.
• Track incidents, action plans, exceptions, and remediation efforts related to the screening platform.
• Participate in regional and Group screening governance forums and working groups
• Review and creation of Suspicious Transaction Reports
• Analyze and monitor CTR reporting

Expert Advice

• Support business priorities by completion of requested activities within TAT
• Provide SME technical and analytical advice and support during meetings and discussions with 1st line function, members of senior management, etc.

Assurance

• Conduct periodic assessments of screening data completeness, accuracy, timeliness, and integrity.
• Perform data reconciliations between source systems and Actimise databases.
• Analyze ETL processes and identify data mapping or transformation issues impacting screening outcomes.
• Establish controls to detect missing records, data feed failures, truncation issues, or screening gaps.
• Monitor reconciliation metrics and elevate material data quality concerns.
• Partner with IT and data engineering teams to investigate and resolve data issues.

Transformation

• Provide support as AML SME in transforming the operational aspect of AML, Sanctions, & ABC
• Identify areas for possible transformation activities and coordinate with the Transformation lead within Compliance and other functional units.

Education and Training

• Lead in the development of AML Systems, Sanctions, and ABC related training modules using training-needs and risk-bases analyses
• Provide trainings related to AML and ABC in accordance with the training plan
• Helps maintain and promote a compliance culture across the business

Systems

• Serve as the primary Business Unit contact and subject matter expert for Aml Systemsand ensuring that the systems are working properly and efficiently
• Liaison officer between back end support and first line on the AML systems
• Ensure data integrity and accuracy of AML systems.
• Serve as the primary Business Unit contact and subject matter expert for Aml Systemsand ensuring that the systems are working properly and efficiently
• Manage day-to-day oversight of Actimise screening processes, configurations, watchlists, and system performance.
• Coordinate with Group Compliance and Technology teams on system upgrades, enhancements, configuration changes, and production issues.
• Maintain system governance documentation, configuration records, and change history logs.
• Support formal change management processes for model parameter adjustments, threshold changes, scoring changes, and screening configuration updates.
• Review and creation of rules for suspicious transactions, customer due diligence and sanctions screening

Data Analytics & Performance Monitoring

• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and analytics used to monitor Actimise performance.
• Analyze large screening datasets to identify trends, anomalies, control weaknesses, and opportunities for optimization.
• Monitor key performance indicators including:
  • Alert volumes
  • False positive rates
  • True positive rates
  • Screening effectiveness
  • Screening efficiency
  • Data quality metrics
  • Screening coverage metrics
• Investigate significant deviations in screening volumes, customer screening populations, watchlist volumes, and alert outputs.
• Produce regular management reporting and analytics packs for Compliance leadership.
• Perform root cause analysis on unusual screening behavior and recommend remediation actions

Risk and Compliance /Others

• All other tasks as may be assigned from time to time.

Minimum Job Requirements:

Education –

• Business, Law, Computer Science, Data Science or related courses.

Experience –

• Minimum 3 years of experience in AML, KYC/CDD, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, financial crime analytics, or a related compliance function.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience analyzing large datasets and identifying trends, anomalies, and control gaps.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (Pivot Tables, Power Query, data analysis).
• Working knowledge of SQL and experience querying and validating data.
• Experience preparing management reporting, dashboards, and KPI metrics.
• Knowledge of AML, KYC, Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), sanctions screening, and suspicious activity monitoring concepts.
• Experience conducting investigations, risk assessments, or alert reviews.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across Compliance, Operations, Technology, and Data teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently and operate in a highly regulated environment.

Certifications/licenses –

• Desirable – Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist
• Received data analytics training or has attended data analytics certificate programs
• ACAMS

Special skills -

• Knowledge of global financial crime compliance with regulation in different countries
• Links developments in global trade, markets, business practices and the economic environment to required improvements in the financial and risk management of the Company.
• A highly collaborative work style and the ability to partner with staff at all levels of the business
• Strong communication skills and experience managing relationships with senior stakeholders
• Adaptable and comfortable working in areas of significant ambiguity
• Excellent time management skills and ability to work to strict deadlines
• Knowledge of financial crime regulation, client onboarding and/or client life-cycle management in financial services
• Exceptional executive presentation and communication skills
• Excellent influencing and problem resolution skills
• Must be comfortable in delivering messages across a wide spectrum of individuals having varying degrees of digital/technical understanding.
• High-level written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to translate business requirements into non-technical, lay terms.
• SQL skills
• Help with implementation of this tool; will need to be technical but not detailed programming but some customization

Analytical Skills

• The ability to analyze, model, and interpret data.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Methodical and logical approach.
• Ability to plan work and meet deadlines.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.