EMEA Regulatory compliance Financial Crimes Analyst
EMEA Regulatory compliance Financial Crimes Analyst
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At American Express our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation shared values and Leadership Behaviors and an unwavering commitment to back our customers communities and colleagues. As part of Team Amex youll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills develop as a leader and grow your career.
Here your voice and ideas matter your work makes an impact and together you will help us define the future of American Express.
The Global Risk & Compliance Group includes Operational Risk Risk Oversight and Management Compliance and Global Privacy. GRC creates and maintains the overall risk management framework performs independent risk management assessment and monitor risks; ensuring the company operates in a safe and sound manner within global regulatory expectations.
How will you make an impact in this role
We are looking for a motivated Compliance Analyst with experience in the management and oversight of AML/CTF Regulatory Projects and AML Regulatory analysis who will be part of the EMEA Regulatory Compliance Financial Crimes team within the EMEA Regional MLRO Organization.
In this role you will have the opportunity to contribute to workstreams engaging various compliance teams in the EMEA markets and international markets gaining regular exposure to senior stakeholders across the organization.
This role will report to the Regulatory Compliance Manager EMEA Financial Crimes and will be primarily focused on assessing AML/CTF regulation and trends and on regulatory compliance design of AML solutions in the EMEA region.
As Compliance Analyst you will support GFCC leaders in the main aspects related to the assessment of AML requirements at regional and local level as well as in the regulatory compliance design in an increasing number of highly-complex AML regulatory projects of critical importance in the Region contributing regulatory expertise to ensure consistency on AML/CTF Compliance strategies in line with the recent regulatory trends to have a regional common approach.
You will be part of the on-going enhancement of the AML/CTF program for the analysis and harmonization of the requirements across the markets the tracking of the progresses upon the contribution of the development teams and the facilitation of the validation of the complete implementation.
Main Areas of Focus:
- Regulatory Assessment: perform proactive mapping (horizon scanning) and preliminary assessment of AML/CTF requirements producing deliverables to be shared with the Regional Stakeholders and Market Stakeholders.
- Support the Regulatory Compliance Manager EMEA Financial Crimes on the assessment of AML/CTF requirements -new or existing- and on the identification of AML/CTF applicable requirements for Pan-European/Multi-Market regulatory initiatives.
- Requirements mapping and consolidation: consolidation of the existing AML/CTF requirements in proper deliverables facilitating the identification of a common approach at Regional level.
- New Products/ Initiatives assessment: identify AML/CTF applicable requirements for new products/services launch.
- Functional design of the solutions to be implemented as well as facilitate the final Market AML/CTF teams validation of the identified solutions.
- Contribute on the creation of a standard approach to ensure consistency across EMEA on AML/CTF program management in line with enterprise baselines and initiatives.
- Interact with relevant stakeholders to optimize the AML/CTF related processes and performing oversight on the progresses on the implementation of the already identified enhancement needed.
- Ensure a proper tracking of the Market AML Teams feedbacks and inputs facilitating also the harmonization across the countries involved in various projects and initiatives.
- Provide appropriate communications to GFCC senior leaders on the projects progresses and escalate potential issues or delays.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Financial/Payments services related experience for 4 years.
- Knowledge of the Regional AML/CFT Framework including the AML Package Single Rulebook implementing acts and Guidelines.
- Experience in payments industry regulatory project management is desirable and familiarity with one or more of the following areas would be helpful: payment services and payment schemes.
- Knowledge of regulatory AML/CTF risks in the EMEA markets.
- Strong consultation communication facilitation and presentations skills.
- Ability to communicate in a timely and transparent manner keeping everyone involved informed of progresses and issues.
- Strong analytical skills and an innovative approach to solving both practical and theoretical problems.
- Intellectual curiosity adaptability in a dynamic environment and ability to reinvent processes and infrastructure.
- Ability to build strong working relationships operate in large cross-functional teams and influence colleagues to drive change.
- Ability to communicate and interact effectively with all levels in the organization as well as with external partners.
- Fluency in English; additional language skills will be considered as a bonus.
We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones physical financial and mental health as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:
- Competitive base salaries
- Bonus incentives
- Support for financial-well-being and retirement
- Comprehensive medical dental vision life insurance and disability benefits (depending on location)
- Flexible working model with hybrid onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
- Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
- Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
- Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
- Career development and training opportunities
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check subject to applicable laws and regulations.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
