• Lead in developing and updating the compliance checklist and carrying out compliance checks
• Develop and update legal and regulatory compliance tools, policies and procedures in compliance with external regulatory requirements
• Lead in developing and updating policy, procedure and guidelines to make sure appropriate Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) strategy is implemented properly and effectively
• Perform client risk profile to assign AML/CFT risk rating.
• Assist on prepare all correspondent letters to/from external parties
• Preparing and submitting appropriate reports to regulatory authorities
• Update the status of non-compliant issues which breach to policies and procedures including the remediation actions and report to relevant Committee
• Assist to Complete AML questionnaire for correspondent banks, RMA banks, Vostro and Nostro Account, and other local banks
• Oversee FATCA / CRS registration and reporting
• Assist Business Units to identify legal risks and draft and/or review contracts/agreements, terms & conditions, bank’s forms etc
• Mitigate risks and to protect the bank’s interest and reputation
• Acting as a central point of reference and subject matter expert for regulatory compliance
• Manages the work performed by external lawyers and relationship with external lawyers to ensure the bank get high quality services on competitive price
• Assist business units in seeking approvals/exemption from local authorities (NBC, etc.)
• Liaise with governmental authorities at various level regarding legal aspects
• Facilitating the interpretation and implementation of regulatory requirements into the policy and procedures of the Bank
• Reviewing the effectiveness of the Bank’s Compliance Framework
• Reviewing the effectiveness of the applicable Compliance Plans
• Ensuring that Divisional and Business Unit Compliance registers are maintained
• Other tasks assigned by Manager