Compliance Manager – AML Advisory

Job Description

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Compliance Manager AML Advisory

• This role reports directly to the Head of AML Team (Director). This role leads the Advisory and GRC(Governance, Risk & Control) aspects of ASA Team (Anti-Money Laundering, Sanction & Anti-Corruption) in the delivery of Financial Crime compliance program, to meet both the local regulatory expectations and the enterprise GFCC program standards. This role is responsible for the Advisory and GRC aspect of the ASA work.
• Setting, owning & continuously enhancing the overall Financial Crime Framework for managing regulatory risks for American Express (AXP) in Japan market, working closely with the key stakeholders including General Counsel Office (GCO), Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC), Line of Business Compliance Officers (LOBCO), the market Legal Entity representatives, and the business units.
• Advising the Senior Management / Country Executive Team and Governance Committees on their Financial Crime risk management program and ensure they are aware of the state of their Financial Crime risk and control environment. Escalate compliance issues and concerns as they arise, propose actions to mitigate compliance risks at the appropriate forums.
• Ensuring the AXP GFCC organization has visibility on the state of Financial Crime risks / risk management program for the market and ensure the market program is operating within GFCC Financial Crime framework and policies and procedures.
• Identifying any implications or changes necessary to either the Financial Crime framework or processes that support Financial Crime risk management such as customer due diligence, Customer Risk Rating, Money Laundering Risk Assessment, Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions, Governance, Outsourcing etc. due to changes in applicable regulation (new or changes to existing), regulatory guidance (new or changes to existing) or industry practice
• Setting and communicating the regulatory requirements and providing compliance advisory support as the Financial Crime SME in the Japan market, across all lines of business, business strategies and partnership, Third Parties and product and process changes including new products.
• Responsible for Regulatory Change Management (RCM) related to AML.
• Designing and delivering local training plans to ensure staff understand the Financial Crime risks that AXP is subject to and its operating environment, the importance of mitigating these risks, and to promote a culture of accountability.
• Completing the local market Money Laundering Risk Assessment and setting out requirements for appropriate action plans are in place to address all weaknesses identified and subsequently assessing completeness of gap closing actions and the resulting changes to Financial Crime risk for the market.
• Reviewing and keeping up to do date all required local Financial Crime policies or procedures
• Handle internal audits and regulatory exams relating to Financial Crime risk in the market.
• Preparing necessary report to the Country Executive Team and other governance committees on a regular basis.

Minimum Qualifications

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