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Title: Head, Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) – Nigeria and West Africa
The Area and Country Head of FCC is to manage the Area execution of the Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”), Sanctions and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (“ABC”) programs according to Group and local standards, and has a direct management of those FCC country Area capabilities that are hubbed into a regional utility.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Overall Responsibilities
Ensure that Group, Region, Area and Country senior management and regulators are provided with assurance that AML/CFT, Sanctions and ABC risks are managed in the Area in line with the Group’s financial crime compliance frameworks and risk tolerance, and local regulatory expectations
Own the execution of the Group’s financial crime compliance frameworks for AML/CFT, Sanctions and ABC in the Area
Ensure that countries identify additional requirements for FCC beyond Group standards and that those additional requirements are implemented as additional controls in the country
Review the case for dispensation from Group standards where requested by the business
Assess risks in the Area through the implementation of a risk assessment process and ensure that an appropriate action plan is in place to address control weaknesses, or that risks are escalated for acceptance to appropriate governance forums
Provide second line oversight of controls owned in the business that are relevant to financial crime, including CDD and transaction screening
Provide investigative research, advice and decision making in relation to higher risk relationships and transactions escalated in accordance with Group processes agreed with Group policy and procedure owners for FCC, e.g. high risk clients identified through CDD process; high risk transactions escalated in line with the Group’s sanctions controls
Execute processes for which FCC is the owner in accordance with the Group’s design, amended as appropriate to meet expectations of local regulators, including AML surveillance, client screening, risk assessment
Manage the escalation of significant events (e.g. SARs, sanctions cases) with Group stakeholders and external parties as appropriate
Support the Group’s and Region’s network through interaction with colleagues in other Areas within the Africa Region to manage risks efficiently, effectively and consistently across the Group
Identify and share best practices with across countries in the Area and Region and with the Group
Undertake assurance activities in collaboration with colleagues in the business, FCC Compliance Monitoring and GIA
Oversee the appointment of specialist vendors as appropriate
Leadership & Management
Contribute to the Area FCC Leadership team
Raise the profile of SCB in the Area as leading the way in tackling financial crime, for example through regional focus/benchmarking groups (ACAMS etc.)
Where services are hubbed by countries to a Regional centre, the Area Head of FCC is accountable to Country Heads of L&C for those hubbed services provided (e.g. AML surveillance and customer screening)
Act as key contact point for Heads (of ABC, Sanctions, Governance, Controls, Segments & Products) in integrating risk management strategy into an operational reality
Form and chair a Area practice / working group to integrate Area Heads into a single, global team as part of the FCC regional management
Ensure there is capacity in line with the Group’s objective for the management of financial crime risks
Knowledge Development and Information Management
Prepare lessons learnt documents (from SARs & AML Investigations) and share with business advisory teams and FCC Senior Management so they can be cascaded to other Area and country FCC teams
Ensure provision of appropriate FCR awareness & training (i.e. SAR and financial crime trends, AML investigation outcomes, lessons learned) within region through regional training managers
Prepare and manage Area metrics/reports
Stakeholders Relations
Provide support to countries on regulatory relationship management and exams relating to FCC in the Area
Title: Senior Manager – Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) Nigeria
The Senior FCC Manager is to provide support, oversight and assurance that core operational processes executed in FCC, as well as the specialist supporting systems for surveillance/ screening are functioning effectively and efficiently in handling financial crime risks for the business as usual teams.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Overall Responsibilities
Coordinate / generate MI and ensure visibility to right stakeholders
Interpret MI and provide covering analysis for Committees and Management Forums
Provide oversight on risk profile screening escalations / alerts
Review significant risks and issues (e.g. SAR’s and confirmed name matches) reported to ensure that all connected parties, particularly across borders, are identified and reported at the appropriate levels internally and externally across all relevant jurisdictions. This should include the use of “link analysis” tools.
Track/report all remedial actions (audit, CMRs, exams, RA etc.)
Manage escalations from the business
Implement the transaction monitoring and screening framework appropriate in the area and country so that relevant alerts are generated for investigations
Provide advice and guidance to the frontline staff regarding financial crime screening policies and procedures when necessary
Leadership and Management
Provide leadership and guidance to the area FCC team
Help develop skilled resources within the area team who can contribute to the management of FCC
Support efforts to position the Bank as an industry leader in the eyes of regulators and industry stakeholders
Promote and embed a compliance culture throughout the Bank
Stakeholders Relations
Partner with colleagues across the Bank to help drive a culture of risk awareness and proactive risk identification and assessment
Work closely with the Regional’s Governance function and their teams, ensuring there is a consistent message to country FCC, and dealing with country issues as they come up
Support the business in managing regulatory relationships where FCC issues are a problem
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