AML Operations Manager  

Overview
The AML Operations Manager shall assist the Head of AML Compliance and Chief Compliance Officer in managing, enhancing and implementing an effective AML System to identify and report any possible AML/CFT activities. Similarly, the AML Operations Officer shall be responsible in conducting investigations, data gathering and analysis of transaction and account behavior to detect and prevent any ML/TF risks.

Key Responsibilities:

The Key Responsibilities of the AML Operations Manager are as follows:

1. Ensure timely and accurate reporting of AML/CFT related reports
   1. Coordinates with the concerned business units of the timely preparation of the suspicious transaction report.
   2. Reviews STRs prepared and revise, if necessary, to ensure that information is complete and in accordance to AMLC’s reporting standards and transmits the final STR through the AMLC portal after securing the AML/CFT Committee’s approval.
   3. Ensure the accurate, complete, and timely reporting of covered and suspisious transactions, reports on crimes and losses, and handling of AML-related court cases (i.e. Freeze Orders)
2. Ensure prompt and appropriate disposition of alerts generated through 1AML Detica System
   1. Periodically review alerts to determine if there are generated in accordance to the defined parameters and thresholds.
   2. Conduct root cause analysis of any concerns emanating from the review and recommend appropriate system enhancements to resolve alert issues.
   3. Review the alerts generated and conduct preliminary assessment and verification on the transactions.
   4. Dispose transaction alerts promptly and document action taken based on verification conducted.
3. Manages and analyses customer data, transaction details and other available data to provide comprehensive management reports.
4. Project-manage compliance automation initiatives for process improvement and streamlining
5. Promote a culture of compliance awareness
   1. Assist the Head of AML Compliance and Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) to strategize and plan to promote AML/CFT compliance culture across CIMB Bank Philippines.

• Relevant degree or equivalent from a recognized University
• With atleast 4-7 years of working experience in a compliance function, preferably at managerial level.
• Significant experince gained in the banking industry, preferably in compliance, risk management, legal, audit, operations, etc.
• Detail oriented person with desire to help business and organization in meeting regulatory expectation.
• Personal authority with proven ability to establish relationships and exert influence at senior levels and with regulators and other external stakeholders.
• A strong understanding of the country regulatory environment.
• Good judgment enabling the provision of sound advice in difficult area of law, regulation and practice and the pro-active management of compliance and regulatory risk.
• Take independent action or proactively create opportunities to resolve or prevent problems in keeping with role.
• A strategic thinker with ability to manage and give leadership to subordinates
• Strong integrity, independence, robustness and resilience
• Sharp business acumen, including the ability to assess risk
• Strong leadership qualities, excellent inter-personal skill and analytical skill
• Demonstrated ability to make appropriate and effective decisions under pressure.