Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist in the duly implementation of Laws, Regulations and policies.
- Identify regulatory changes and develop, implement and enforce policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the applicable laws and regulations.
- Assess the efficiency of controls in place to confront compliance risks, report any failures, and identify areas for improvement.
- Draft legal documents and prepare summaries of laws and circulars and research supporting new projects.
- Ensure coordination and sharing of non-compliance or malfunction occurrences with the concerned Departments.
- Supervise the units under the Compliance Department, mainly AML/CFT unit.
- Investigate suspicious transactions reported to, or detected by, the Compliance Department and report the cases to Senior Management, Compliance Committee, and the Special Investigation Committee, as needed (investigations pertaining to AML/CFT or market abuse).
- Submit quarterly Compliance report to the concerned Board Committee related to money-laundering, suspicious transactions, market abuse and any other compliance issue.
- Prepare the agenda for the Compliance Committee.
- Attend meetings of the Board of Directors and Executive Committees in order to ensure the validity of strategic decisions.
- Ensure proper communication with regulatory bodies (BDL, BCCL, SIC, CMA…)
- Assist Regulatory Authorities and external audits with completing site visits.
- Develop and implement training programs on compliance matters and international best practices to Management and all Bank’s staff.
Profile
- 5+ years of experience in legal and/or Compliance
- Law degree
- A strong understanding of the regulatory environment and good knowledge of the local regulations and legislation applicable to Compliance and to the banking sector in general (AML/CFT, sanctions, capital markets regulations, taxation…).
- A strong understanding in international regulations and market practices (international AML rules, insider trading, market manipulation…)
- A strong knowledge in international regulatory requirements such as FATCA and CRS