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Career Family

Risk Management Services (RMS)

Supervising Associate

Role Type

Competency

Financial Crime

Role Rank

64

Supervising Associate, Financial Crime Operations
The opportunity
The Supervising Associate will be responsible for helping to lead, develop and grow EY’s global 1st line of defense
compliance processes. The role will be part of the Global Delivery Services (GDS) team who provide enablement
services to the EY network, including risk management. The opportunity is to join the GDS Central Financial
Crime Team who are responsible for the execution or financial crime prevention controls across the EY network.
Reporting into the GDS Sub-Function Leader and GDS RMS Philippines Location Leader, the Supervising
Associate will be responsible for leading the daily operations for enablement activities which supports
compliance with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) requirements and prevents breaches of Economic and Trade
Sanctions. The successful delivery of outcomes will require the Supervising Associate to help continually develop
and improve the teams, processes and technology which form part of the compliance programme. The role will
include providing guidance and leadership to a team of Analysts who will be responsible for the collection, review
and analysis of Client Due Information (CDD).
The Supervising Associate will have the opportunity to work closely with the Global Financial Team who are
responsible for the creation and implementation of all global Financial Crime policies and procedures. Travel may
be required on occasion to support meetings and strategic exercises.

• Your key responsibilities
• Lead a team of Analysts who are responsible for the successful and timely review of CDD for new and
  existing clients.
• Oversee the timely completion of work in line with agreed SLAs, identifying bottlenecks early and
  applying mitigations as needed.
• Lead the execution of day-to-day operations including capacity planning and workload management.
• Review higher risk clients and suggest mitigations and next steps as necessary to support compliance.
• Lead conversations with key stakeholders (Country Risk Management leaders and/or client servers) to
  build strong relationships and position the GDS as trusted advisors.
• Contribute to the creation of a culture where the team can openly raise questions and queries including
  suggestions for process or operational enhancements.
• Proactively identify new and different ways of working where this will increase team efficiency, simplify
  processes or better enable client handlers.
• Maintain a deep subject matter knowledge of financial crime, including upcoming changes in global
  regulations affecting AML or Counter Terrorist Financing.
• Qualification, Skills, and attributes for success
• You must have overall professional experience of at least 7 years in financial crime focusing on AML,
  sanctions control, counter terrorist financing, anti-bribery and corruption or a combination of all.
• Practical knowledge of AML and CDD procedures, including knowing how to fully on-board clients,
  conduct research into different client types and perform screening for sanctions, politically exposed
  persons and adverse media.
• Experience of handling higher risk clients and confident in taking responsibility for suggesting
  mitigations.
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• Commercially minded and able to convey legal requirements in simple, clear language.
• Experience managing a team of at least 5 FTEs
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills
• Ability to establish and maintain a high degree of confidentiality and integrity
• Analytical ability, decision-making skills, team player
• Expertise in MS office tools – Excel, PowerPoint, Word
• What we look for
• Ability to work and deliver as a team and flexibility to take on roles as needed in multiple initiatives as
  leader or team member
• Strategic thinker: ability to look at the bigger picture and who can partner with key stakeholders to drive
  the direction of the business
• Ability to use a strategic, solution-oriented approach to creating interest in our unique value proposition
  with senior level executives
• Ideally, you’ll also have
• Presentation skills, including public speaking and presentation creation using PowerPoint or a similar
  program
• Critical thinking skills with the ability to independently solve problems with data
  Work Location: Mckinley West, Taguig City, Philippines
  What we offer
  EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations –
  Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland and the UK – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and
  sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory
  consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will
  collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce
  you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your
  career.
• 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.
  If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
  The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.
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EY | Building a better working world

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.

Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.