Avp Investigator, External Investigative Reporting

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Impact on the BusinessPlay a key function (anti-money laundering investigation) of the FCTM to support in identifying and containing financial crime risks; deter, detect and protect the Bank from financial crime risks.- Support FCTM EIR management to focus on performance, quality, SLA / PLA, minimize cost of errors and poor processing.
- Ensure productivity and sufficient resourcing.
- Support FCTM EIR Management to produce MI.
- Escalate issues which could have a probable business impact.
Customers / Stakeholders- GBs (Global Business) / GFs (Global Function) / HTS and their sub-functions (BRCM, CSEM, etc.)
- Regional and local functions of the EIR, AML (RAMLO, CAMLO, etc.) and FCC (GSC, FIU, FCI, GIIG, ABC, Sanctions, SFR etc.) and the wider Financial Crime Risk function.
- Competent authorities as per requested from the local regulators and nominated / assigned by the Bank.
- Effectively cascade any process
elated communication to all stake holders to share best practice and learning points from\to the site and across all FCTM teams.
- Maintain enhanced quality through structured coaching and feedback sessions on an on-going basis and improve performance.
- Establish effective relationships across ASP sites to drive a “Joined Up” approach and ensure consistency in Group / Regional EIR strategy deployment.
- Publish MI which helps understand the training needs thus enhance the overall process performance and continuous improvements.
Leadership & Teamwork- Interact and maintain an effective relationship with regional and local counterparts - FCC, LOBs, GFs, HTS - on matters related to EIR.
- Provide continuous improvement of local procedures as necessary.
- Provide necessary relevant training and guidelines to respective learners in line with businesses assessments of training needs.
- Ensure adequate development and training is provided to EIR members to improve skills and competencies to meet with Global Standards.
- Monitor work progress and facilitate process efficiencies and recommend process changes through analysis of MI reports.
Operational Effectiveness & Control- Responsible for conducting the effective and timely investigation into local assigned cases in accordance with agreed standard reporting requirements and service levels. Oversee day to day EIR investigation process and recommend for improvements through meaningful MI analysis.
- Responsible for high quality case investigation and recording, and appropriate escalation, as per defined procedures - via the appropriate channel, to the FIU, FCI, GIIG, ABC, Global Sanctions, Lines of Business AML Officers and, where necessary to Customer Selection Secretariat (CSEM).
- Responsible for ensuring that at the conclusion of each investigation, a comprehensive recommendation is to be made whether a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) should be filed or not.
- Responsible for identifying possible violations of law or regulation (e.g., structuring, suspicious wire activity through a non-cooperative country, foreign corruption).
- Responsible for coordination, liaison and tracking of the Investigations Exchange Programme for the Country EIR team.
QualificationsQualifications:
- Diploma / Bachelor degree
- 3-5 years of experience in Banking / Finance,
- Knowledge of HSBC core banking systems is preferable
- Teamwork spirit and able to train other people
- Ability to work independently with mínimal supervision
- Exhibit strong investigative and analytical skills
- Strong communications and coaching skills, particularly competent with English written and spoken skills.
- Ability to interpret and disseminate complex data and perform analysis as required by the business.
- Ability to understand and implement Group risk management policies
- Ability to effectively organize work schedules and manage multiple tasks by utilizing time management skills;
- Experience in local law enforcement agency policy & procedures.

FCTM (or equivalent environment)