Hong Kong and Greater China Financial Crime Compliance Specialist

3 weeks ago


Hong Kong, Central and Western District, Hong Kong SAR China Northern Trust Full time
About Northern Trust

Northern Trust is a leading global financial institution with a rich history dating back to 1889. As a Fortune 500 company, we have established ourselves as a trusted partner for individuals, families, and institutions seeking innovative financial services and guidance. Our commitment to service, expertise, and integrity has enabled us to build a reputation as a reliable and forward-thinking organization.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Financial Crime Compliance Specialist to join our team in Hong Kong. As a key member of our Global Compliance and Corporate Risk function, you will play a critical role in ensuring the identification, risk assessment, and monitoring of all our regulatory obligations in the locations we operate. Your expertise in anti-money laundering, sanctions, and anti-bribery and corruption will be instrumental in helping us maintain our commitment to compliance and risk management.

Key Responsibilities
  • Maintain and update Hong Kong-related procedures for countering financial crime, including money laundering, sanctions, and anti-bribery and corruption.
  • Provide AML advisory services to business partners across various business lines, including asset servicing, asset management, and wealth management.
  • Monitor and implement financial crime regulatory changes in Hong Kong, ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations.
  • Partner with management and business partners to implement financial crime compliance programs, including training and awareness initiatives.
  • Embed the Northern Trust framework for identifying and documenting all local financial crime compliance obligations through rules mapping, risk assessments, monitoring, and regulatory change management processes.
  • Conduct gap assessments between existing and new local regulatory compliance obligations and global/regional policies and procedures, developing additional controls as required.
  • Assist the MLRO in conducting Financial Crime Compliance Enterprise Wide Risk assessments and compliance risk assessments annually or as otherwise required for HK.
  • Review suspicious transaction monitoring conducted by a centralized team and develop and conduct other financial crime compliance monitoring activities for the HK business.
  • Provide training on new and existing developments related to financial crime compliance.
  • Assist the MLRO in preparing AML reporting, including for internal committees and boards.
  • Identify areas for control enhancement in either the first or second line of defense, defining and implementing additional Financial Crime Compliance controls to minimize Northern Trust's risk profile.
  • Ensure adherence to global requirements and work in partnership with the wider Compliance, Financial Crime Compliance, Risk, and Controls teams.
  • Support AML/KYC matters in relation to the onboarding/periodic review of Japan and Singapore incorporated clients contracted to or serviced by Northern Trust in Hong Kong.
Requirements
  • Proven experience in a similar role, with a strong understanding of local anti-money laundering and other anti-financial crime laws and regulations.
  • Good knowledge of custody, asset servicing, fund administration, securities lending, asset management, and wealth management businesses.
  • Fluent in English, with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in both verbal and written formats.
  • Preference for native or professional proficiency in Mandarin.
  • Experience in implementing anti-money laundering and other financial crime compliance laws and regulations.
  • ACAMS or other relevant certification preferred.
  • Ability to collaborate and maintain positive partnerships with business partners while remaining objective and independent in assessing risk environments and business challenges.
  • Strong organizational skills, a collaborative approach to work, and strong interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to use initiative and work unsupervised in a proactive manner.


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