Principal Consultant - Financial Crime & Compliance

Description

Job Summary :

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF), Sanctions Compliance, Fraud Risk, and Customer Due Diligence (CDD/KYC).
• Advise clients on global and local regulatory frameworks such as FATF, FCA, FinCEN, MAS, HKMA, and EU AML Directives.
• Assess existing compliance frameworks and recommend enhancements to policies,
  

• Support clients in developing remediation plans for regulatory findings or audits.
• Lead end-to-end project delivery including business analysis, process re-engineering, and
  

• Collaborate with technology teams to design and implement systems for AML monitoring, sanctions screening, and KYC onboarding (e.g., Oracle FCCM, Actimize, SAS AML, Fircosoft, etc.
• Define data, analytics, and reporting requirements to support compliance monitoring and Oversee testing, validation, and rollout of compliance systems and models.
• Contribute to the development of financial crime consulting offerings, methodologies, and
  

• Publish white papers, thought leadership articles, and represent the firm at industry forums and regulatory discussions.
• Mentor junior consultants and build domain capability within the team.
• Build trusted relationships with client executives, compliance officers, and regulators.
• Partner with cross-functional teams - legal, operations, risk, and technology - to ensure alignment with compliance objectives.
• Manage project budgets, timelines, and deliverables to ensure successful outcomes.
  

Required Qualifications

• 3 - 5 years of experience in financial crime compliance, risk advisory, or consulting within financial services.
• In-depth knowledge of AML, sanctions, anti-bribery & corruption, fraud risk, and KYC/CDD requirements.
• Proven experience in implementing or advising on FCC technology solutions and compliance transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of banking processes, regulatory expectations, and industry trends.
• Excellent stakeholder management, presentation, and communication skills