Vice President, AFC Assurance, Group Wholesale Banking

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

Job summary

A leading bank in Asia is seeking a Vice President for AFC Assurance within their Group Wholesale Banking division. The role involves executing reviews of financial crime controls, ensuring compliance with regulations, and contributing to risk management initiatives. Candidates should have a strong background in banking, finance, or accounting, with at least 8 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience in audit or regulatory compliance.
• Proven experience in external or internal audit in financial services.
• Solid knowledge of AFC regulatory compliance and banking regulations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct reviews and testing on Anti-Financial Crime controls.
• Review findings and recommend corrective actions.
• Develop and execute AFC assurance review planning.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Degree in Banking, Finance or Accounting

Professional qualifications in Accounting, Internal Audit or Operational Risk Management

Job description

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Vice President, AFC Assurance, Group Wholesale Banking

Posting Date: 21 May 2025

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

The Wholesale Bank function operates a dynamic business model that provides financial services and solutions to help our clients achieve their strategic business objectives. Our mission is to become the premier-provider of banking services and solutions for Asia-based commercial banking companies (small medium enterprises), large corporations, financial institutions as well as multinational corporations. Our coverage teams work in full alignment with specialised teams across Transaction Banking, Investment Banking, Global Markets and Group Retail to deliver seamless solutions to our clients.

Job Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be part of the Group Wholesale Banking (GWB) Business Risk and Control Management (BRCM) team and the key responsibilities are as follows:

• Execute and support GWB BRCM Assurance Lead to conduct review and testing on Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) controls to identify control gaps and issues as well as recommend corrective & preventive actions.
• Review and formulate findings including initiatives to improve efficiency and effectiveness of AFC assurance.
• Provide competent knowledge on assessing the effectiveness of financial crime controls.
• Work alongside GWB BRCM Assurance Lead to develop and execute a robust AFC assurance review planning, detailed testing steps and review conclusion for each assurance review and/or testing.
• Conduct detailed reviews, findings interpretation and recommend follow up actions.
• Ensure remediation plans are designed and executed in response to review findings.
• Work on innovation and automation initiatives by deploying data analytics in assurance reviews either for targeted sampling or GWB-wide analysis over key risk areas.
• Actively participate in AFC projects/initiatives and/or thematic reviews to enhance and/or uplift AFC risk management capabilities within GWB.
• Able to articulate and present to senior internal and external stakeholders including regulators and external audit.

Job Requirements

• Degree holder in Banking, Finance or Accounting with additional professional qualifications in Accounting, Internal Audit or Operational Risk Management.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience preferably in audit, regulatory compliance/Line 1 Risk and Control role and/or conducting due diligence checks in corporate banking/wholesale banking of a full-service bank.
• Proven and relevant experience in external or internal audit / assurance in operations of a financial services institution is required.
• Solid knowledge of AFC regulatory compliance, risk typologies, risk assessment, processes, and controls.
• Solid knowledge of banking and financial services regulations especially MAS Notice 626 & related Guidelines, and strong understanding of financial products and systems.
• A team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills to positively influence people to make the appropriate decisions and resolve conflicts effectively.
• Resourceful, meticulous, analytical and able to work independently with little supervision and solid report-writing skills.
  Team player and able to perform well in a fast-paced environment.
• Possess creativity and self-motivation to find solutions in an ever-evolving regulatory environment.
• Process-oriented and possesses a strategic mindset with the ability to have a holistic view.
• Experience in non-AFC assurance (e.g. operational risks, fair dealing, data privacy) is an added advantage.

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.