Standard Chartered Bank (Stanchart) Careers - Country Head, Financial Crime Compliance (FCC)
Organisation: Standard Chartered Bank (Stanchart)Duty Station: Kampala, UgandaStandard Chartered PLC is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Hong Kong, China. It operates a network of over 1,700 branches and outlets (including subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures) across more than 70 countries and employs around 87,000 people. It is a universal bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Despite its UK base, it does not conduct retail banking in the UK, and around 90% of its profits come from Africa, United Kingdom, United States and the Middle East. Standard Chartered Bank Uganda is the longest established international bank in the country; the first branch was opened in August 1912. We had 11 branches up to 1972 and retained only one branch during the turbulence of the 70s. In 1998 we acquired 4 branches of former Cooperative Bank in November 1999. Standard Chartered Bank Uganda today has a network of 11 branches in Kampala, Jinja, Mbale, Mbarara and Gulu. Standard Chartered Bank Uganda has 29 ATMs and over 600 staff.Key Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Establish measures to identify suspicious activity and report to the relevant authorities locally. Quality testing financial crime surveillance and intelligence outputs from Detica. Providing second line assurance to business and functional management that these capabilities are managed to industry standards. Where Detica is not deployed, the Country Head of FCC Operations must carry out quality testing of the exception reports.Offer assurance to local management that AML / CFT / Sanctions Compliances are managed within the country. 2. Provide financial crime surveillance and intelligence capabilities to monitor CB and WB customers and staff for unusual activity and to escalate issues that require review or investigation: Actively monitor developments in external/internal financial crime Compliances including trends. Develop responses and advise the business on financial crime Compliances and trends. Identify trends of significant fraud and money laundering through regional metrics. Build, maintain and manage relationships with FCC Operations vendors in the country so that external specialist support is available when required. Carry out financial crime Compliance assessments to identify country level Compliances. 3. Provide investigation capabilities: Support the Regional FCC team in conducting significant investigations. Carry out investigations in line with the Group standards for investigations in the country / region including case management, data capture and reporting. 4. Implementation and management of Speaking Up in country with assistance from Regional Head of FCC. Speaking Up cases received directly in country must be updated in Enterprise Investigation Management (“EIM”). 5. Lead Anti-Bribery activities in country; form an Anti-Bribery network of business and functional representatives in country; perform gap analysis between the Group Anti-Bribery policy and procedures and Country Requirements (laws and regulations); maintain awareness of the Groups Anti-Bribery programme; training on Group Anti-Bribery policy and procedures. 6. Relationship Management with law enforcement. Attending court cases where required. Coordination of business to provide a response to local production orders, court orders, request for information from regulators or law enforcement agencies. 7. Ensure the co-ordination with GIA to ensure adequate oversight and tracking of remediation of surveillance and investigations related audit findings in the first line. 8. Co-ordination with Country Compliance to ensure adequate oversight and tracking of remediation of surveillance and investigations related Regulatory findings. 9. Attendance at appropriate local Compliance Committees where required.Qualifications, Skills and Experience: The candidate should have attained degree level qualification Hold a professional Qualification e.g Certified Fraud Examiner(CFE) & Association of Certified & Money Laundering Specialist (ACAM) - Added Advantage) Substantial experience in the financial services industry and FCC management. In relation to AML, the job holder should: Good knowledge of the Group, the Policies, Procedures and Standards relating to Financial Crime Compliance, as well as knowledge of the local regulations and legislation on AML/CTF and sanctions. Excellent analytical and decision making skills. Strong responsibility and organisation skills. Strong drafting skills. Excellent negotiation and communication skills – written and verbal including presentation skills. Strong learner, intellect and relater. Possess the ability to work independently with minimal supervision and to complete tasks in timely manner. Self-motivated and self-reliant, with the ability to provide practical and effective advice. Inclusive style and good listening skills are required. Being able to accept challenge, listen to the other point of view and adapt your approach accordingly is essential. Good judgement. Excellent collaborative and team playing skills. Diplomacy, empathy and a ‘can-do attitude’. Politeness, sensitivity and the ability to gently, but professionally stand your ground when needed. An inquisitive approach to practices, procedures and specific transactions. Personal authority and integrity. Independence, creativity, resourcefulness and resilience. Computer literacy i.e. working knowledge of MS Office suite particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Possess ability to assess risk, strong leadership qualities, excellent interpersonal skills and multi cultural awareness and sensitivity. Good knowledge and understanding of the key features of relevant FCC laws and regulations that affect the Group.NB: Standard Chartered is committed to diversity and inclusion. We believe that a work environment which embraces diversity will enable us to get the best out of the broadest spectrum of people to sustain strong business performance and competitive advantage. By building an inclusive culture, each employee can develop a sense of belonging, and have the opportunity to maximise their personal potential.If interested in working with Standard Chartered Bank in the above portfolio, Please send us visit Web link below and review requirements and thereafter express your interest by Clicking Apply Now.
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