KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Regulatory Advisory and OversightSupport implementation and maintenance of the Bank's Regulatory Compliance Framework.
• Provide compliance guidance for business, operations and support functions on applicable FSRA regulations and regulatory obligations.
• Assess new products, services, business initiatives and outsourcing arrangements from a compliance perspective.
• Assist with regulatory impact assessments arising from new or amended FSRA, ADGM and UAE regulations.

• Compliance Monitoring and TestingExecute compliance monitoring reviews in accordance with the Compliance Monitoring Programme.
• Perform thematic reviews and control testing across business units.
• Track remediation actions and follow up on outstanding findings.

• Regulatory Inspections and AuditsSupport regulatory reviews and examinations conducted by the FSRA.
• Coordinate responses to regulatory information requests.
• Assist with Internal Audit and External Audit reviews related to compliance matters.

• Customer Due Diligence and KYCReview customer onboarding, periodic review and event-driven review cases.
• Assess customer risk ratings and due diligence requirements.
• Review beneficial ownership structures and complex ownership arrangements.
• Conduct Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) reviews for higher-risk customers.

• Sanctions ScreeningReview name screening alerts generated through onboarding and transaction systems.
• Investigate sanctions-related alerts and document rationale.
• Escalate true matches and potential sanctions concerns to the MLRO.
• Support sanctions risk assessments and control enhancements.

• Transaction MonitoringReview AML transaction monitoring alerts.
• Conduct investigations and document findings.
• Escalate unusual or suspicious activity to the MLRO.
• Support tuning and optimisation of transaction monitoring scenarios.

• Suspicious Activity ReportingAssist the MLRO in gathering information relating to suspicious activity investigations.
• Maintain investigation files and supporting documentation.
• Track internal escalations and reporting timelines,
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