The AML Officer is responsible for performing day-to-day Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF) activities to ensure compliance with Local regulatory requirements.
This role focuses on transaction monitoring, customer due diligence (CDD/EDD), sanctions screening, and investigation of suspicious activity, ensuring timely escalation to the MLRO and accurate reporting to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)

Your responsibilities

• Review and investigate AML alerts generated by the transaction monitoring system (TMS).
• Identify unusual or suspicious patterns, conduct detailed analysis, and document the rationale for closure or escalation.
• Support tuning and calibration of TMS rules to improve control effectiveness and reduce false positives.
• Liaise with the MLRO on STR/SAR escalation to the FIU.
• Contribute to AML training, awareness, and periodic control testing

Customer Due Diligence (CDD & EDD)

• Perform onboarding reviews to ensure accurate and complete KYC documentation for individuals and entities.
• Assist in enhanced due diligence (EDD) for high-risk customers, PEPs, or adverse media hits.

Screening & Sanctions Compliance

• Conduct name screening for customers and counterparties against sanctions, PEP, and adverse media lists.
• Investigate and disposition potential matches in line with the sanctions screening SOP.
• Support the MLRO in managing periodic list updates and system validation.