Internal Audit Lead - Financial Crime
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About the Role
Lead audits in financial crime compliance, utilizing data analytics and regulatory knowledge to enhance frameworks and reporting while engaging stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver end to end audits across financial crime and compliance processes
- Evaluate design and operating effectiveness of financial crime frameworks
- Conduct deep dive and thematic reviews across high risk areas
- Lead or support forensic reviews into suspected financial crime or fraud
- Apply advanced data analytics to identify anomalies and control weaknesses
- Report audit outcomes to Head of Internal Audit and prepare high quality reports
Requirements
- Deep expertise in financial crime compliance and regulatory frameworks
- Experience leading end to end audits in financial crime and compliance
- Strong investigative and data analytics capabilities
- Knowledge of CBUAE regulations and international best practices
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Role Overview
- The Lead Auditor Financial Crime & Compliance is responsible for leading and delivering audits across financial crime and compliance domains.
- The role focuses on independently assessing the effectiveness of financial crime prevention frameworks and regulatory compliance programs.
- This position requires deep expertise in financial crime compliance and regulatory frameworks, combined with strong investigative and data analytics capabilities.
Financial Crime & Compliance Audits
- 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 regulatory horizon scanning, change management, and monitoring programs.
- Identify control gaps, thematic risks, and opportunities to strengthen frameworks.
- Conduct deep dive and thematic reviews across high risk areas such as transaction monitoring and sanctions screening.
Forensic Reviews & Investigations
- 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.
- Coordinate with compliance and risk functions while maintaining audit independence.
Data Analytics & Continuous Monitoring
- Apply advanced data analytics to identify anomalies, control weaknesses and emerging risks.
- Assess the use of data within compliance monitoring, including MI quality and completeness.
- Support the development of continuous auditing and monitoring capabilities.
Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement
- 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.
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and drive timely remediation of audit findings.
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