Senior Compliance Officer
- Office
- Geneva
- Start Date
- 01.02.2025
- Working hours
- 100%
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
Description
Risks and Compliance is an independent division which monitors the Bank's activities to ensure they are fully in compliance with all relevant laws, rules and regulations while always keeping a close eye on client's interests. The division is involved in the management of all the Bank's operations, monitoring its activities to keep them within the defined risk framework, and participates in the approval process for new developments in products and services. It is dedicated to supporting our Bank business lines at the same time as protecting the Bank's interests and reputation.
Mission
Act as Group referent for all sanctions topics and all business lines, in collaboration with local sanctions compliance officers.
Main responsibilities
Execute daily tasks related to sanctions Group-wide such as review of trades on sanctioned securities, review of letters of credit, review of transactions)
Maintain the Group list of accounts impacted by SECO restrictions
Advice and support Front and Compliance Group-wide on pre-checks on prospects and transactions from a sanction perspective
Secretariat of the Group’s Sanctions Committees and coordination calls
Manage clients namely sanctioned when applicable
Sanction watch including mainly SECO, EU and OFAC regimes
Assess the impacts of new sanctions regimes and coordinate with other departments
Participate actively to Bank’s projects related to global sanction framework
Support and advice impacted Bank’s departments on any sanction question Group-wide (Wealth Management, Credit department, Back Office, Asset Management, Trading, etc)
Organize and provide trainings, webinars and internal communication to impacted stakeholders Group-wide
Develop, maintain, and improve policies and procedures related to Sanctions Group-wide
Assist and advice transaction monitoring teams for any question related to sanctions
Manage internal/external audits related to sanctions
Participation to maintenance and configuration of Group sanctions tool (GTExchange and Fircosoft)
Participate to the annual sanction risk assessment in relation to specific clients, products and services to identify any sanctions risks and take corrective actions
Personal skills
Prior experience in Compliance; Good knowledge of AML; Capacity to deal with several matters simultaneously; Capacity to work under pressure; Team spirit and good communication skills; Good analytical skills.
Education
- Education: Bachelor Degree
- Certification: Law, finance, economy
Experience
- Years of experience: 7-10 : senior
- Experience in private banking: Mandatory
Language
- English: Advanced
- French: Fluent
OTHER
- Swiss resident: Mandatory