AML and ABC Consultant

AIA Philippines; Makati; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

AIA Philippines is seeking an AML/KYC and data analytics professional to support governance, controls, and reporting for the Actimise screening platform in Manila.

You will handle audits, data integrity, dashboard development, and cross-functional collaboration with Compliance, IT, and Operations to enhance financial crime controls and regulatory readiness.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in AML, KYC/CDD, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, or related compliance.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with experience analyzing large datasets.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel; working knowledge of SQL; experience with dashboards and KPI metrics.
• Knowledge of AML, KYC, CDD/EDD, sanctions screening and suspicious activity monitoring concepts.

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.
• Review and creation of Suspicious Transaction Reports; analyze and monitor CTR reporting.
• Partner with IT and data teams to investigate data issues and ensure data integrity.
• Lead AML-related training modules and promote compliance culture across the business.
• Coordinate with regional groups on screening governance forums and working groups.

Skills

AML

KYC/CDD

Transaction Monitoring

Sanctions Screening

Financial Crime Analytics

Excel

SQL

Data Analytics

Stakeholder Management

Data Visualization

Education

Business/Law/CS/Data Science degree

Tools

Actimise

Job description

• 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 Systems and 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 Systems and 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:
• False positive rates
• Screening efficiency
• 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.

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
• 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.
• 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.