AML Audit Manager (Banking)

Job Summary

Audit Planning and Management

• Lead AML and compliance audit planning, execution, and reporting.
• Develop risk-based audit plans and programs and ensure engagements meet timelines and quality standards.
• Review and approve audit workpapers and supporting documentation.
• Ensure compliance with internal audit standards and audit methodology.

AML and Regulatory Audits

• Lead audits of AML/CFT, BRA, TFS, CDD, EDD, KYC, transaction monitoring, sanctions, name screening, and suspicious transaction reporting.
• Audit AML governance, policies, procedures, regulatory reporting obligations, and sanctions compliance.

Risk Assessment

• Evaluate enterprise AML and customer, product, service, geographic, and delivery channel risk assessments.
• Assess risk identification, mitigation processes, control design, operating effectiveness, and residual risk methodology.

Reporting and Remediation

• Review findings, ensure observations have sufficient evidence, assess root causes, and recommend practical corrective actions.
• Prepare executive-level audit reports, present results to senior management, and validate remediation implementation.

Leadership and Stakeholders

• Lead and mentor audit team members, allocate resources, and monitor engagement progress.
• Provide technical guidance and coaching and build relationships with business and control functions.
• Support continuous improvement of audit methodologies and practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, risk management, or a related discipline.
• At least 15 years of professional experience in internal audit, AML, compliance, risk management, or regulatory audit.
• Extensive experience leading AML audit engagements.
• Strong knowledge of AML/CFT regulations, sanctions, and risk assessment frameworks.
• Experience managing audit teams and stakeholder relationships.

Preferred Qualifications

• A relevant master's degree is preferred.
• CIA, CAMS, CFE, CPA, ACCA, ICA AML, or another relevant audit or compliance certification is preferred.

Technical Skills and Competencies

• AML/CFT framework, BRA, TFS, internal audit methodology, risk-based auditing, GRC, and data analytics.
• Microsoft Office Suite, leadership, strategic thinking, decision making, stakeholder management, report writing, project management, coaching, and analytical problem solving.