Assistant VP, Anti-Fraud and Analytics, Anti-Financial Crime Operations, Group Wholesale Banking

United Overseas Bank Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in Asia seeks an Assistant VP for its Anti-Fraud and Analytics team within Group Wholesale Banking. This role involves conducting detailed investigations on fraud alerts, providing critical insights, and supporting compliance functions. Ideal candidates are detail-oriented problem solvers with experience in investigations and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in investigations preferred.
• Ability to perform Vlookup and Pivoting in Excel.
• Strong sense of responsibility in timely report submission.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed investigations from scam alerts and system triggers.
• Provide recommendations on account strategies to mitigate fraud concerns.
• Maintain registers and track team performance.

Skills

Inter-personal skills

Communication

Detail-oriented

Problem-solving

Data handling

Education

Degree holder and above

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Job description

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Assistant VP, Anti-Fraud and Analytics, Anti-Financial Crime Operations, Group Wholesale Banking

Location:

Singapore (City Area), SG, 048624

Company: United Overseas Bank Ltd

About UOB

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values – Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

About the Department

UOB Group Wholesale Banking helps companies and institutions optimize their business operations and cash flow, manage risks, expand into new markets and manage their capital needs by providing tailored financial solutions, services and sector insights. We develop trusted partnerships by focusing on our clients’ long-term interests and by helping them meet their strategic objectives. Our unique combination of local, in-country presence and expertise, astute Asian market insights and regional network connectivity enables us to help unlock Asia’s potential for our clients.

The role will be with the Group Wholesale Banking, AFC Ops Anti-Fraud & Analytics Investigations Team.

Job Responsibilities

• Performing detailed investigations from Scam alerts by corporate customers and from system alert triggers.
• Performing account / transaction reviews upon financial crime trigger events, which may include notifications from law enforcement (Singapore Police Force), MAS enquiries, Group Compliance (“GC”) triggered reviews.
• Reaching out to Relationship Managers (“RMs”)/BUs to obtain clarification and supporting documents to corroborate suspicious transactions / documents provided;
• Providing recommendations on appropriate account strategies (retain / exit / file UAR / impose Hold Codes, etc) to mitigate identified Anti-Fraud/AML/CFT concerns;
• Crafting detailed investigation memos to capture the findings and recommendations upon completion of the reviews;
• Assisting BUs to respond to various enquiries, which may originate from the local authorities or from correspondent banks, over clients which may pose Anti-Fraud/AML/CFT concerns;
• Maintaining registers and trackers to track the performance of the team;
• Providing advisory support to the BUs in Anti-Fraud /AML/CFT-related matters;
• Support the Lead to appraise management on operational statistics and areas of interest in AFC systems
• Support IT initiatives.

Job Requirements

The ideal candidate should possess the following qualities:

• Team player with strong inter-personal and communication skills and ability to network, engage and influence business stakeholders independently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Degree holder and above; preferred
• Prior working experience in investigations, either within the Banking Industry or in law enforcement, is an advantage;
• Detail-oriented, yet able to think flexibly and independently to resolve problems;
• Emotionally mature and able to communicate maturely and independently with various stakeholders within the Bank;
• Comfortable with handling data, and able to perform functions on Microsoft Suite of applications PowerPoint, Word and Excel, such as Vlookup, Pivoting and generating various graphs / charts, etc;
• Attentive to details with a strong sense of responsibility in performing investigations and submitting reports on a timely basis;

Be a part of UOB Family

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.