Job Description
Job Description:The Corporate Bank was set up independently in 2019 and is now at the center of Deutsche Bank’s new strategy. The Corporate Bank is a leading global provider of cash management, trade finance and securities services, delivering the full range of commercial banking products and services for both corporates and institutions worldwide.
The ICM/TFFI Account Activity Review Center of Excellence (AAR CoE) team acts as a central function within Institutional Cash Management (ICM) & Trade Finance Financial Institutions (TFFI) for our Correspondent Banking clients. The team (located in Berlin and Mumbai) is tasked with providing vital levels of KYC due diligence and Non-Financial Crime Risk review and support within the overall Client Lifecycle. As its primary mandate, AAR CoE performs Account Activity Review & Analysis. This ensures timely identification and escalation of potential Sanctions & Embargos and Financial Crime & Money Laundering related risks.
Today’s regulatory and compliance environment requires a robust and efficient KYC process and strong non-financial risk management, making the role an important part of the first line of defense within the business.
- Investigates Correspondent Banking client transactional behavior (Account Activity Reviews) in order to identify and document transactional outliers against expected client transactional activity behavior, in line with Risk Appetite Statement and relevant KODs/KOPs
- Investigates and analyses alerts output, generated by the firm’s strategic tools, to identify matches that require escalation to the line of Business (Accountable Client Owners (ACOs) KYC Operations as well as Anti Financial Crime (AFC)/Business Line Compliance and takes part in in-depth discussions as required
- Documents accurately alert dispositions for all hits and prepares summaries of relevant findings and communicates these to KYC Officers and ACOs
- Performs 4-Eyes Reviews of team output – Ensures correct, clear and structured analysis and documentation of team deliverables for management, internal & external stakeholders and audit
- Identifies and implements process improvements and documentation.
- Supports/leads local or global initiatives or projects in close collaboration with Team Leads and other stakeholders (Business, Senior Management and Audit)
- Interprets latest Key Operating Procedures/Documents and KYC Guidelines and provides guidance to the team and function, if required, in liaison and agreement with KOP/KOD Owner
- Participates in/leads the ongoing training of team members.
- Close collaboration with KYC Officers and ACOs to gain specific market and client knowledge to support the decision-making process around relevance of alerts
- Relevant university degree and/or equivalent professional experience
- Prior knowledge/experience with regulatory and/or KYC related topics
- Prior experience in Compliance, Anti Money Laundering, Transaction Monitoring, Know Your Client, Audit, Risk or other related roles required, ideally within large international Financial Institutions, with a focus on Correspondent Banking
- Very Good knowledge an
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