Manager- Risk Consulting- FCC
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About the Role
EY is seeking a Manager for its Financial Services Risk Management practice in Riyadh, focusing on Financial Crime Compliance (FCC). The role requires Big Four experience, deep FCC expertise, and the ability to lead complex engagements for financial institutions.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Act as a key point of contact for clients on financial crime and compliance matters
- Build and maintain strong client relationships to support pipeline development and demonstrate commercial judgment
- Proactively identify and originate new business opportunities, including leading proposal development and client presentations
- Lead and manage complex engagements related to regulatory compliance, FCC, corporate governance, risk assessments, enterprise risk management, and internal controls
- Utilize data analytics tools to improve transaction monitoring and sanction screening defenses
- Review work performed by team members to ensure technical quality
- Manage, coach, and mentor team members
- Contribute to team training, knowledge sharing, and development initiatives
- Manage financial aspects of engagements by tracking fees and communicating issues
- Actively improve operational efficiency on projects and internal initiatives
Requirements
- Only candidates with Big Four experience will be considered
- Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in Financial Crime Compliance (AML/CFT, Sanctions, Anti Bribery & Corruption and Fraud) within the Big Four
- Proven experience managing complex engagements and leading teams
- Strong understanding of expectations of regulators and knowledge of other jurisdictions’ AML regulations
- Graduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Law, Business preferred
- Professional certifications (e.g., CAMS, ICA, CFE, CPA, ACCA) preferred
- Arabic proficiency is a must
- Good English communication skills
- Strong experience in FCC related technology projects (payments screening, transaction monitoring, customer risk rating systems)
- Understanding of financial regulations and laws related to financial crime, such as OFAC sanctions
- Flexibility to travel across the MENA region
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The opportunity
- EY’s Financial Services Risk Management (FSRM) practice is an advisory unit that provides risk management support to banks, insurers, and asset managers.
- We are seeking a manager to join our team with strong technical expertise, business insight, and proven experience within the Big Four.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Act as a key point of contact for clients on financial crime and compliance matters.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships to support pipeline development, while demonstrating sound commercial judgment.
- Proactively identify and originate new business opportunities across existing and prospective clients, including leading and contributing to proposal development and client presentations.
- Lead and manage complex engagements related to regulatory compliance, Financial Crime Compliance (FCC), corporate governance, risk assessments, enterprise risk management, internal controls to our clients.
- Utilize data analytics tools and techniques to improve transaction monitoring and sanction screening defenses for the financial services sector.
- Review work performed by team members to ensure technical quality.
- Manage, coach, and mentor team members.
- Contribute to team training, knowledge sharing, and development initiatives.
- Leverage technology to continually learn, improve service delivery and maintain our leading edge best practices.
- Manage financial aspects of engagements by tracking fees and communicating issues.
- Actively improve operational efficiency on projects and internal initiatives.
To qualify for the role, you must have
- Only candidates with Big Four experience will be considered.
- Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in Financial Crime Compliance (AML/CFT, Sanctions, Anti Bribery & Corruption and Fraud) within the Big Four.
- Proven experience managing complex engagements and leading teams.
- Strong understanding of expectations of regulators. Knowledge of other jurisdictions’ AML regulations and environment.
- Graduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Law, Business preferred.
- Professional certifications (e.g., CAMS, ICA, CFE, CPA, ACCA) are preferred.
- Demonstrate strong planning, execution and reporting skills.
- Analytical skills: specifically, the ability to assess and decompose financial services industry processes utilizing a risk and control focus.
- Experience across the MENA region.
- Flexibility to travel across the MENA region.
- Arabic proficiency is a must. Good English communication skills.
- Strong experience in FCC related technology projects, such as payments screening, transaction monitoring, &/or customer risk rating systems.
What We Offer
- Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
- Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
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