AML Sanctions Analyst

New age Digital Bank urgently seeks to employ an experienced AML Sanctions Analyst.

Overall Purpose of the Role:
The AML, CFT and Sanctions Analyst will assist the AML, CFT and Sanctions team within the Compliance Department in ensuring that Bank complies with any and all anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism and sanctions related statutory and/or regulatory requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implementation of the AML, CFT & Sanctions legislative requirements as well as the Banks Risk Management and Compliance Programme (RMCP) for AML, CFT & Sanctions and AML, CFT & Sanctions Policy as it applies to the role.
• Apply processes and practices to ensure AML, CFT and Sanctions obligations are well understood in, embedded into the business processes, monitored appropriately and subject to review at least annually.
• Remaining abreast of AML, CFT and Sanctions behaviours, issues, policies, regulations, criminal typologies, industry best practices and
  developing trends within the industry.
• Manage the screening requirements of the Bank, including but not limited to, alert investigations, escalations, MI etc.
• Manage the AML/CFT transactional monitoring alerts of the Bank, including but not limited to, alert investigations, escalations, MI etc.
• Manage the AML, CFT & Sanctions regulatory reporting of the Bank via goAML. In addition, managing the goAML message board and
  responding to FIC requests.
• Manage the customer due diligence requirements of the Bank.
• Timely escalation of any ML / TF risk, breaches and / or spikes to Senior Management to ensure it as attended to and remediated within applicable regulatory timelines.
• Compiling monthly statistical reports to management and updating daily MI statistics.
• Ensuring tasks are completed within agreed deadlines
• Maintaining a strong team spirit and building and maintaining excellent relationships with stakeholders (internal / external)

Minimum Requirements:

• 1-2 years in AML, CFT and Sanctions
• Grade 12
• Money Laundering Certificate or
• ACAMS or Legal Degree (studying towards) or Forensic Accounting Degree.