Internal Audit Lead - Financial Crime
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About the Role
Tabby is hiring an Internal Audit Lead - Financial Crime to lead and deliver audits across financial crime and compliance domains.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver end to end audits across financial crime and compliance processes, including AML, CTF, sanctions, fraud prevention, and CDD/KYC/KYB
- Independently plan and execute audit engagements using a risk based approach
- Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of financial crime frameworks in line with CBUAE regulations
- Assess compliance owned processes including horizon scanning, regulatory change management, and compliance monitoring
- Identify control gaps, thematic risks, and opportunities to strengthen financial crime prevention frameworks
- Conduct deep dive and thematic reviews across high risk areas such as transaction monitoring and sanctions screening
- Lead or support forensic reviews into suspected financial crime, fraud or control breaches
- Apply advanced data analytics to identify anomalies and control weaknesses
- Report audit outcomes to the Head of Internal Audit with clear, risk based conclusions
- Prepare concise, high quality audit reports and communicate findings to senior management
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Forensic Accounting, Finance, Economics, Law or related discipline
- 7+ years of experience in internal audit, financial crime compliance or forensic investigations within banking, fintech or regulated financial services
- Strong knowledge of AML/CFT, sanctions, fraud risk management and CBUAE regulations
- Advanced data analytics capabilities with proficiency in SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau or similar
- Relevant certifications such as CAMS, CFE, CFF, CIA, or CISA strongly preferred
- Fluency in English is a MUST
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Description
- The Lead Auditor – Financial Crime & Compliance is responsible for leading and delivering audits across financial crime and compliance domains, including AML, CTF, sanctions, fraud prevention, and customer due diligence (CDD/KYC/KYB), as well as key compliance owned processes.
- The role focuses on independently assessing the effectiveness of financial crime prevention frameworks, regulatory compliance programs and governance structures in line with CBUAE expectations.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver end to end audits across financial crime and compliance processes, including AML, CTF, sanctions, fraud prevention, and customer due diligence (CDD/KYC/KYB).
- Independently plan and execute audit engagements using a risk based approach, covering both first and second line controls.
- Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of financial crime frameworks in line with CBUAE regulations, internal policies and international best practices.
- Assess compliance owned processes, including regulatory horizon scanning, regulatory change management, compliance monitoring, policy governance, and MI reporting.
- Identify control gaps, thematic risks, and opportunities to strengthen financial crime prevention and compliance frameworks.
- Conduct deep dive and thematic reviews across high risk areas such as transaction monitoring, sanctions screening and customer risk profiling.
- Stay current on regulatory developments, enforcement actions, and emerging financial crime risks.
- Lead or support forensic reviews into suspected financial crime, fraud or control breaches.
- Analyze complex datasets and case information to identify suspicious patterns and potential control failures.
- Apply advanced data analytics to identify anomalies, control weaknesses and emerging risks.
- Report audit outcomes to the Head of Internal Audit, providing clear, risk based conclusions and practical recommendations.
- Prepare concise, high quality audit reports and communicate findings effectively to senior management.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Bachelor’s degree in Forensic Accounting, Finance, Economics, Law or a related discipline; advanced degree is an advantage.
- 7+ years of experience in internal audit, financial crime compliance or forensic investigations within banking, fintech or regulated financial services.
- Strong knowledge of AML/CFT, sanctions, fraud risk management and CBUAE financial crime and compliance regulations.
- Solid understanding of compliance frameworks and second line responsibilities, including horizon scanning, regulatory change management and compliance monitoring.
- Proven experience auditing or assessing financial crime and compliance programs, including governance, policy frameworks and regulatory reporting.
- Advanced data analytics capabilities, with proficiency in tools such as SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau, or similar.
- Relevant certifications such as CAMS, CFE, CFF, CIA, or CISA are strongly preferred.
- Strong investigative mindset with the ability to analyze complex issues and identify root causes of control weaknesses.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging Compliance, Risk and senior leadership.
- High level of professional skepticism, integrity and discretion when handling sensitive information.
- Ability to operate independently, manage multiple priorities and deliver in a fast paced, regulated environment.
- Fluency in English is a MUST.
Benefits
- Flexible working model with trust and autonomy from day one.
- A high growth environment with ownership and responsibility that will accelerate your career.
- Participation in the company’s employee stock options program.
- Comprehensive health insurance.
- Flexi Perks: a monetary benefit to spend on health, well being, education, or professional development.
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