Senior Compliance Officer

Job description

The role of Senior Compliance Officer involves promoting a positive and committed compliance culture and risk awareness within the company. This includes ensuring compliance with the bank's regulatory obligations, identifying, assessing, investigating, and resolving compliance and risk issues, and interpreting Swiss and international financial regulations.

Requirements

The position requires:

• 5-10 years of professional experience in roles covering business areas such as wealth management, asset management, and treasury
• Analytical, well-informed, and creative approach to problem solving
• Ability to work independently and with the utmost precision and responsibility
• Computer and IT system skills (Avaloq+)
• Ability to work under stress and time pressure
• Self-assertion, good communication skills, and interaction with the front office
• Fluent in French and English (both written and spoken), Arabic is a plus
• Center of life in Switzerland (mandatory)

Tasks

Current operational tasks include:

• Relationship and transaction filtering
• Verification of account opening (KYC) and related documents (individual, corporate, and financial intermediary accounts)
• Monitoring, clarification, and evaluation of higher-risk transactions and those associated with sanctions
• Handling of AML investigations, including the preparation of suspicious activity reports for MROS and follow-up with the authorities
• Account suspension maintenance
• Review and acceptance of ad hoc new documentation (e.g., FATCA, QI, CRS forms, CBI forms)
• Monitoring accounts to ensure compliance with Art. 305bis of the SPC
• Periodic review of PEP, high-risk, and low-risk relationships
• Investigations and follow-up with the relevant authorities
• Responding to inquiries from third-party banks/trustees regarding specific transactions