Job Description

AVP, Regional AFC Operations, GWB

Posting Date: 04-Apr-2023

Location: Singapore (City Area), Singapore, 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

Job Responsibilities
The role holder will contribute to the overall success of the Regional Oversight Office by supporting the AFC activities to help ensure country teams adherence to Group AML/CFT and Sanctions policies/procedures through governance reporting/sharing. The candidate will also be responsible to work collaboratively across functional teams within Group AFC Operations to develop action plans, as needed for regional rollout.
The role requires the incumbent to undertake the following:
Responsibilities:

• Disposition and fully document WLM alerts, including supporting data, analysis, rationale for disposition as flagged by the Bank\'s internal screening system (Detica) on a timely basis.
• Review and analyze underlying data gathered from Detica to assess reasonable cause for escalate alert and clearance with Group Compliance
• Perform UAT on Detica or other systems enhancements and change requests raised by Group Compliance and/or Business units / Countries
• Perform User Verification in Detica Production according to test plan containing the summary of changes and scenarios at Group and Country levels.
• Maintain tracker and prepare project reports (e.g., risk and efficiency indicator metrics), and report on deviations or execution risks identified to senior management and other stakeholders
• To act as a control tower and to coordinate with Country teams on FCR indicators (leading / lagging) to ensure timely provision of oversights and governance reporting to senior management
• Participating in regional AML forums to share best practices, case studies and trends.
• Responsible to track progress of AML program / project\'s milestones across the respective Countries
• Additional duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Degree holder or above with major in Information Technology or related disciplines.
• Project management and leadership skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to explain technical issues to stakeholders effectively
• Be able to work independently and under pressure. Be a good team player.
• Understanding of an effective financial crimes risk management framework is advantageous

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.

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