Global Financial Crimes Director

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Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

Assisting in Global Financial Crimes Compliance Team (GFCCT)’s Compliance systems and technology test planning activities, including managing the testing process globally, engaging with key systems and compliance personnel across MUFG, and coordinating with key stakeholders from Japan to perform testing of Tokyo Head Office based systems. Supporting the test execution activities of the GFCCT team, including end-to-end systems testing between primary source systems and financial crimes systems that include sanctions screening, AML (KYC and Transaction monitoring) including HotScan, and Actimize to detect control breaks and mitigate financial crimes compliance risk. Leading financial crimes system testing processing (test planning, preparation, execution and defect management) for multiple financial crimes systems architecture (Actimize, HotScan, FIS PRIME, SIRON, and Searchspace) by utilizing data analytics tools such as SQL and DB2; with a view to assess their ability to perform related financial crimes compliance transaction monitoring and alerts generation functions, and maintain robust customer identification databases. Leading testing reviews of cross border payment data flows under SWIFT and ISO20022 standards originating from Transaction banking applications and technologies such as Global PayPlus, and T24 and transmitted to downstream financial crimes systems. Coordinating compliance testing to assess controls related to obligations under Japan Financial Services Agency (JFSA) and Japan Ministry of Finance (JMOF) regulations.  Reviewing and understanding the documented process flow(s) of the compliance systems, and verifying that they are aligned to the overall risk management policies, procedures and controls. Ensuring controls are in place and designed to ensure the completeness and accuracy of transaction data from primary source systems to transaction filtering and transaction monitoring systems such as HotScan, Actimize or other systems. Reporting any gaps or issues identified as a result of testing reviews to the appropriate control function, following-up on remediation of the issues, and validating the remediation performed. Staying abreast of latest data management and IT related developments concerning AML and Sanctions, fraud schemes, and security issues. Managing the preparation of written reports which summarize the Objectives, Scope, Findings and Conclusions for each assigned review. Managing other compliance reviews, projects, or related duties as required. Monitoring developments, such as changes in the regulatory environment, which may necessitate ad hoc testing.

Qualifications – External

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Legal Studies, or a related field (or foreign equivalent degree).

Experience: 7 years of Information Technology (IT) systems implementation and testing experience in the Banking or Financial Services Industry; and 5 years of experience must include  Global Financial Crimes Compliance Testing, including Sanctions Screening and AML (KYC and Transactions Monitoring); leading financial crimes system testing (test planning, preparation, execution and defect management) for multiple system architecture (Actimize, HotScan, FIS PRIME, SIRON, Searchspace and Global PayPlus) data analytics with SQL; testing cross border payment data flows under SWIFT and ISO20022 standards; with Transaction banking applications and technologies (T24); and coordinating compliance testing under Japan Financial Services Agency (JFSA) and Japan Ministry of Finance (JMOF) regulations.

Travel: Up to 10% (domestic and international) travel may be required.

Other: Position requires employment in-office 4 days per week and remotely 1 day per week.

Wage: $170,000 to $220,000 U.S. dollars per year

Employer: MUFG Bank, Ltd.

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