EMG QA Analyst, Associate

Role Description

As part of a global Financial Crime Risk & Compliance Quality Assurance (QA) team, youll provide important insight into the operating effectiveness and control design adequacy of the External Monitoring Group (EMG), an independent business-aligned control function performing client trading surveillance across the Bank.

Quality Assurance will review investigations & quality checks undertaken by EMG related to Account Activity Review (AAR) attestations, Expected Nature and Purpose of Relationship (ENPR) submissions performed by the Accountable Client Owners, as well as Trade Behaviour Monitoring Alerts (anomaly detection). The risk types related to the various areas the team assures spans Know Your Client and Anti-Money Laundering risk types.

In this role, you will leverage a strong investigative skill-set, a quality assurance and continuous improvement mentality and investment banking product knowledge to reach conclusions about potential financial crime risk, and the adequacy of investigation conclusions.

Your key responsibilities

• Operate as EMG Quality Assurance SME within the global QA function
• Review Transaction Monitoring alerts on a sample basis by applying the QA methodology to deliver an objective review of alert investigation conducted by EMG Ops Analyst
• Perform accurate and consistent QA checks on alerts across multiple locations, business areas and control types
• Identify risks within the alert investigation and confirm issues have been remediated and/or appropriately escalated through the escalation process
• Partner with EMG ops teams to improve alert investigation standards
• Support and contribute towards a continuous improvement program of work borne out of a QA testing results, asses root causes and thematic issues proposing steps to be taken to eliminate fails, evidencing improvements
• Sustain to a culture of teamwork and collective achievement of departmental goals and objectives across QA & EMG teams
• Contribute to forward looking strategy for QA including, AI, machine learning & process re-engineering

Your skills and experience

• A minimum 8 years of experience in financial crime investigations, AML (Anti-Money Laundering), Transaction Monitoring, overseeing suspicious activity, having Investment Banking and/or Corporate Banking product knowledge.
• Hands-on experience in working in a core RTB environment handling high volumes and meeting aggressive deadlines.
• Strong collaboration skills, attention to details and pro-active ability to work on change programs (providing requirements, testing, being agile etc.).
• Strong risk management capabilities and excellent understanding of the controls relating to the complete trade life cycle.
• An ability to work independently to solve business problems, an inquisitive nature, a willingness to ask questions and challenge, ability to work in fast-paced environment.
• Collaborate with different teams and guide and mentor more junior team members.
• Excellent communication skills in English and German language with good proficiency with tools like MS Excel, MS Power Point