DDF2255 - Compliance Officer - Exchange Bureau (UAE National)
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Job FamilyExchange Bureau
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DepartmentExchange Bureau
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Closing Date20-Feb-2026
About the Role:
Job Purpose:
Responsible for ensuring DDF EB policies and procedures and comply with regulatory and ethical standards.
Key duties:
Design appropriate AML/CFT compliance program for the organization to remain compliant with applicable AML/CFT laws, regulations, notices, standards, and international best practice.
Establish and maintain appropriate AML/CFT policies, procedures, processes, and controls.
Ensure day-to-day compliance of the business against internal AML/CFT policies and procedures.
Act as the key contact point regarding all AML/CFT related matters/ queries from the Central Bank and any other competent authorities.
Receive suspicious transaction alerts from employees and analyse them to take appropriate decisions to report all suspicious cases to the FIU.
Consistently monitor of transactions to identify high-risk, unusual, and suspicious customers/transactions.
Submit Suspicious Transaction Reports to the FIU in a timely manner.
Cooperate with and provide the FIU with all information it requires for fulfilling their obligations.
Develop and execute AML/CFT training programs considering all relevant risks of ML/FT and financing illicit organizations including the ways/means for addressing them.
Prepare necessary reports to the executive management on all AML/CFT issues, on a quarterly basis at a minimum.
Arrange to retain all necessary supporting documents for transactions, KYC, monitoring, suspicious transaction reporting and AML training for the minimum period for record retention.
Prepare and submit Bi-annual report.
About You:
Knowledge of basic AML rules & regulation issued by CBUAE.
AML awareness of international best practices such as FATF, OFAC, MENAFATF etc.
Well versed with all internal policies & procedures.
Operational Policies & Procedures - knowledge of the Standard Operating Procedure and rules imposed in operations
Mathematical & Numerical Comprehension - accurately process mathematical operations and interpret and analyze numerical information.
Compliance awareness - able to understand and strictly follow the pertinent government
Confidentiality - able to regulate the sharing of information and restrain in discussing internal issues related to the company with direct reports or competitors
Interpersonal skills - able to effectively communicate, interact, and work with individuals and groups.
Self-Awareness - maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
Monitoring - monitoring/evaluation or assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Development of people - able to teach, instruct and guide others on how to do perform tasks and elevate knowledge bearing in mind readiness of employee for future positions.
Documentation & Record Keeping - involves entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic form.
Good communication skills in written and spoken English.
Computer & Internal System Proficiency - working knowledge of MS Office, Oracle and other internal systems.
High level data skills for retrieving, summarizing, managing and processing data to generate meaningful information.
Judgement and decision making - Exercises good judgement in making decisions, considering all the available sources of information and alternatives. Expresses clear and rational reasons for taking a decision.
Information seeking - Seeks out and gathers information necessary to achieve objectives, using a variety of approaches and a range of sources.
Systemic thinking - Understands how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system. Considers how changing one element can impact on other parts of the process.
Reliability - Consistently delivers on agreed objectives and expectations. Meets commitments and takes responsibility for their personal performance.
Technical and professional knowledge/skills - Demonstrates technical and professional knowledge and skills relevant to the role. Builds on these knowledge and skill areas and shares them with others.
Essential Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree or higher in any discipline.
Certified in any AML/CFT compliance courses. (Such as ACAMS, CFE, CFCS etc.)
Minimum 8 years of experience in any Financial Institution/Exchange houses, preferably with AML/CFT compliance experience with related certification/s.
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