Financial Crime Compliance Manager

As Risk Stewards, Financial Crime Compliance officer provides advice, guidance, opinions, direction, and training related to the regulatory landscape to the First Line of Defence/business. To ensure the business complies with the letter and spirit of relevant regulations, thereby delivering fair outcomes for customers and embedding a robust risk management culture in HSBC's business processes. The key risk management role that has a broad remit and responsibilities, which include, but are not limited to; advice and oversight on Anti-Money Laundering & Counter Terrorist Financing, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery & Curroption, Fraud Risk Management, and Anti-Tax Evasion.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team.

In this role, you will:

• To assist Line Manager to implement and execute the financial crime compliance strategies, especially fraud risk management to minimize risks of exposure & loss and attainment of strategic & operating objectives.
• To review and evaluate FCC issues especially fraud risk and/or concerns within the Company, and advise the business, management, line management and employees of emerging FCC issues, and provide constructive suggestions on FCC-related matters especially fraud risk management in the manner that facilitates business growth. The incumbent will provide advice and recommendations in relation to insurance FCC and new product or business initiatives.
• To analyze financial crime especially fraudulent activities and prepare materials to improve fraud awareness of all staff, especially front line staff and sales staff.
• Evaluate business operations to identify risk areas for fraud and design, implement, or maintain fraud detection tools or procedures.
• Maintain knowledge of current events and trends in such areas as money laundering and criminal tools and techniquesTo ensure product, procedures, policies in compliance with related laws and regulations.
• To assist all branches to handle FC risk (including local regualtory requirements such as case prevention) related regulatory requests and projects.
• To maintain constructive relationship with internal strategic partners.
• Handle internal and regulatory reporting in FC areas.

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To be successful in the role, you should meet the following requirements:

Experience

• Proven track record of success in this field and a deep understanding of the industry, FC issues and regulatory requirements which govern it Exposure to demanding operational environments to gain insight into the most effective compliance management applications
• Exposure to demanding operational environments to gain insight into the most effective FC risk management applications
• Experience of dealing with FCC (particular the Fraud risk management) related regulatory matters and confident interaction with Regulators
• Experience in investigative work preferred, ideally including staff conduct, transaction monitoring and customer screening.
• Experience in compilation of internal & external reporting experience
• Good appreciation of financial crime compliance particular the fraud risk management concept and framework.
• A high level of professional competence knowledge and experience in personal and corporate products and services, the operations and/or branch procedures
• Knowledge of the criminal law, law of evidence and Financial Institution related laws and regulations is a plus
• Five years or abvoe Finicial industy working experience

Skills

• Understands the global strategies of the Group and collaborates with the business to accomplish these strategies;
• Proficient knowledge of AML, Fraud, Sanction, AB&C issues across the financial services industry, ideally from universal banking or insurance. Basic knowledge of proceeds of crime legislation, associated FC regulation and guidance. CAMS/ICA Diploma preferred.
• Bacholer degree or above
• Strong data analysis skill is a plus.
• Fluency in both written and verbal English and Mandarin.
• Good communication skills.
• Good understanding of local markets and knowledge of regulatory matters handling. 
• Strong planning, analytics, prioritization and organizational skills
• Good stakeholders, internal and external, management skills

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