Transaction Monitoring Analyst - Singapore - Westpac Institutional Banking

Westpac Institutional Banking

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Singapore

1 week ago

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Wei Jie

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Description

Role Definition:

The Transaction Monitoring Team supports the day to day management of Singapore and China alerts that relate to customer profile and transactional behaviour.

As a Transactions Monitoring analyst, you will be responsible for performing alerts review and escalation to the Financial Crime Compliance Manager.

This will require you to ensure that the alert processing SLAs are met, and quality & accuracy of the investigations are upheld.

You will play a crucial role in ensuring alert investigations using global standard policies, procedures, and tools, aimed at meeting internal policies and external regulatory requirements.

You will also work closely with various stakeholders such as the Front Office, Financial Crime Compliance Team and Operations Teams.

Accountabilities:

Management of alerts with respect to Politically Exposed Person (PEP), Counterterrorism Financing (CTF), Adverse Media, Sanctions, Custom list.
Investigate and assess alerts raised within the enterprisewide compliance program to identify potential Money Laundering, potential Terrorism Financing activities, or other suspicious activity.
Investigate customer profiles identified as potentially high risk to determine the risk and escalate adhering to the process and procedures.
Manage a close interaction between Front Office, Financial Crime Compliance Team, Operations Teams to ensure seamless communication and consistency.
Manage and participate in other noncore tasks such as Management Information reporting, system testing, enhancing policies and procedures, any projects/tasks as assigned by the Team Lead.

Position Requirements:

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE:

23 years of experience in Transaction Monitoring;
Good knowledge of antimoney laundering legislation and regulation;
Strong understanding of Transaction Monitoring including name screening and understanding of funds flow with respect to Trade Finance, Financial Markets, Corporate and Institutional Banking and Private Individuals;
Banking industry knowledge in Operations;
Experience of Asian Markets (Singapore, China);

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND OTHER SKILLS:

Control focused mind set and good understanding of regulatory and reputation risks
Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
Strong analytical and risk assessment skills
Able to work under pressure
Able to forge strong relationships with colleagues
Able to work independently and yet still be teamoriented
Be proactive, selfmotivated and detailed oriented
Organisational skills that allow role holder to manage a diverse workload but prioritise work flows and ensure deadlines are met
Able to liaise and partner across internal / external stakeholders of multiple jurisdictions to deliver best customer outcome