Manager, Financial Crime Compliance Assurance
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About the Role
A well-established bank in Qatar seeks a Manager for Financial Crime Compliance & Fraud Assurance. The role involves leading end-to-end assurance reviews across AML, KYC, sanctions, and fraud controls, developing risk-based assurance plans, and preparing detailed reports for senior stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
- Lead end to end assurance reviews across Financial Crime Compliance and fraud controls, including AML, KYC, sanctions, onboarding, and fraud detection/prevention frameworks
- Assess the design and operating effectiveness of financial crime and fraud controls, identifying weaknesses, control gaps, and regulatory risk exposures
- Develop and execute a risk based assurance plan covering both financial crime and fraud risk domains, prioritizing high risk products, channels, and customer segments
- Track and validate remediation of findings, ensuring timely closure of control issues and escalation of material risks to senior stakeholders
- Prepare detailed assurance reports highlighting key findings, thematic trends, and risk insights for senior compliance, fraud, and risk leadership
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Law, or related discipline
- 6 10 years of experience in financial crime compliance, fraud risk, AML, sanctions, or assurance roles within banking or financial services
- Strong understanding of AML/CFT frameworks, fraud risk management, and sanctions regulations within Qatar or comparable GCC jurisdictions
- Experience in assurance, control testing, internal audit, or second line monitoring across financial crime and/or fraud functions
- Strong stakeholder management skills with ability to engage, influence, and challenge senior stakeholders
- Certifications such as CAMS, ICA, CFE or equivalent preferred
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About the Client
- Our client is a well established bank in Qatar who are looking for a Manager, Financial Crime Compliance & Fraud Assurance to join their team. In this role you will be responsible for strengthening the bank’s financial crime and fraud assurance framework, ensuring robust oversight of AML, sanctions,
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end to end assurance reviews across Financial Crime Compliance and fraud controls, including AML, KYC, sanctions, onboarding, and fraud detection/prevention frameworks
- Assess the design and operating effectiveness of financial crime and fraud controls, identifying weaknesses, control gaps, and regulatory risk exposures across business units
- Develop and execute a risk based assurance plan covering both financial crime and fraud risk domains, prioritising high risk products, channels, and customer segments
- Track and validate remediation of findings, ensuring timely closure of control issues and escalation of material risks to senior stakeholders and governance forums
- Prepare detailed assurance reports highlighting key findings, thematic trends, and risk insights for senior compliance, fraud, and risk leadership
Key Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Law, or related discipline; certifications such as CAMS, ICA, CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) or equivalent preferred
- 6–10 years’ experience in financial crime compliance, fraud risk, AML, sanctions, or assurance roles within banking or financial services
- Strong understanding of AML/CFT frameworks, fraud risk management, and sanctions regulations within Qatar or comparable GCC jurisdictions
- Experience in assurance, control testing, internal audit, or second line monitoring across financial crime and/or fraud functions
- Strong stakeholder management skills with ability to engage, influence, and challenge senior compliance, fraud, and risk stakeholders
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