About this role
<p><strong>The role</strong></p> <ul> <li>Perform Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Know-Your-Customer (KYC), and onboarding reviews for individual and merchant customers, including higher-risk cases, in accordance with internal AML policies and regulatory requirements</li> <li>Conduct name screening and sanctions screening using designated screening systems; analyze and resolve alerts in a timely and accurate manner</li> <li>Support transaction monitoring activities, including investigation and escalation of suspicious transaction. where appropriate</li> <li>Assist in ongoing customer due diligence and periodic reviews to ensure customer risk profiles remain up-to-date</li> <li>Support responses to regulatory inquiries, audits, and ad-hoc information requests from regulators and law enforcement agencies (e.g. HKMA, Companies Registry, Police)</li> <li>Maintain proper documentation, case records, and audit trails in line with internal controls and regulatory expectations</li> <li>Handle daily case administration, monitoring queues, and workflow management within the Financial Crime Operations team</li> <li>Provide support on ad-hoc AML projects, process enhancements, system implementations, or policy reviews as assigned</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>To succeed to this role</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Law, Risk Management, or related disciplines</li> <li>3 years+ of relevant experience in financial services, preferably in AML compliance, KYC/CDD, transaction monitoring, or risk management </li> <li>Hands-on experience with name screening or transaction monitoring systems is preferred</li> <li>Familiarity with Hong Kong AML regulations and regulatory expectations (e.g. AMLO, SEC and HKMA guidelines) is an advantage</li> <li>Exposure to or knowledge of digital assets, virtual assets, fintech, or e-commerce business models; Holder of CAMS or CAMLP is a plus</li> <li>Strong documentation, analytical, and investigative skills</li> <li>Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)</li> <li>Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese; proficiency in Putonghua is an advantage</li> </ul> <p> </p>