AML & Sanctions Systems Specialist — Data Analytics Lead

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

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.