Anti Money Laundering (AML) Specialist (m/f/d)
Ihre aufgaben
Your role as an AML Specialist will be instrumental in maintaining the integrity of our financial operations, ensuring compliance, and contributing to a robust risk management framework.
As an AML Specialist focusing on transaction monitoring and sanction management but also risk assessment of customers in their lifecycle (customer due diligence), your daily operations will involve a multifaceted approach to ensure the highest standards of compliance and risk mitigation. Here's a closer look at your key responsibilities:
Transaction Monitoring:
Alert Analysis: Regularly review and analyze alerts generated by transaction monitoring systems to identify potentially suspicious activities.
Investigation: Conduct in-depth investigations into flagged transactions, collaborating with various departments to gather necessary information and assess the legitimacy of activities.
Reporting: Prepare and submit reports detailing suspicious activities to relevant authorities as per regulatory guidelines.
Continuous Stay abreast of emerging trends, refine monitoring parameters, and
Improvement: contribute to enhancing the efficiency of transaction monitoring systems.
Sanction Management:
Screening: Oversee the screening of clients, transactions, and counterparties against global sanctions lists to identify and mitigate potential risks.
Communication: Collaborate with internal stakeholders to communicate and address any potential sanction-related concerns.
Internal Collaboration with Head Office: Foster seamless communication and
Collaboration: cooperation with the head office in Paris to align global AML and sanction management strategies.
Risk Assessment: Conduct risk assessments related to sanctions compliance and advise on necessary actions to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.
Continuous Learning and Development:
Stay Updated: Keep abreast of changes in AML regulations, sanctions list, and industry best practices.
Adaptation: Continuously adapt strategies and processes to evolving regulatory requirements and emerging risks.
Ihr profil
Experience and Technical Skills:
· Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, law, or a related field.
· Proven experience in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and financial sanctions, with a particular emphasis on transaction monitoring of 3 to 6 years’ experience.
· In-depth knowledge of AML regulations, compliance procedures, and industry best practices and familiarity with risk assessment tools, due diligence processes, and investigation techniques.
· Fluency in both German & English (written and oral) is required; French language skills would be of advantage.
· Relevant certifications such as CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist) would be advantageous.
Personal Abilities/ Competencies:
· Ability to stay updated on evolving AML and sanctions regulations.
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to facilitate internal cooperation with the head office in Paris and effective collaboration within the team.
· Strong analytical skills to identify and mitigate potential risks.
· Detail-oriented mindset with a commitment to accuracy and precision.
· Proactive problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or as part of a team.
· High ethical standards and discretion in handling sensitive information
Was wir bieten
At Societe Generale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious.
If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!
If you thrive on a challenge and want to become a part of a dedicated and driven team that strives for success, then please apply with a CV, a cover letter and all your educational and professional certificates.
Ihr umfeld
At the heart of modern banking, AML and sanctions compliance play a pivotal role in safeguarding financial institutions from illicit activities. By joining us as an AML Specialist, you contribute to maintaining the integrity of our operations, protecting our clients and the financial system as a whole.
Join our dynamic team as an AML Specialist, where you will play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations, with a primary focus on financial sanctions and transaction monitoring. In this key position, you will contribute to safeguarding the integrity of our financial operations and supporting top management reporting to Société Générale Frankfurt and fostering internal collaboration with our head office in Paris.
If you are passionate about AML, possess the required skills, and seek a challenging role with a global financial institution, we invite you to be a part of our respectful dedicated team.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and promoting all talents, regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organisation, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination.