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Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates' physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description:

Your background

• 5+ Years of relevant work experience in Anti-Money Laundering, Fraud and/or Economic Sanctions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate and work with all levels within the organization.
• Sound risk management skills and an ability to apply discernment, take decisions when required and to escalate concerns when necessary.
• Must possess excellent time-management, problem solving, and critical thinking capabilities.
• Ability to work across a matrix organization.

Desired Skills

• Subject matter knowledge and experience in anti-money laundering (AML), Fraud and Economic Sanctions regulations in APAC.
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) certification;
• Understanding of Banking products and Financial Crimes vulnerabilities.
• Bachelor's Degree.

What you can expect

The selected candidate will act as Guangzhou Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLROs) executing on risk management activities. Responsibilities include partnering across GFC and Front-Line Units (FLU) to oversee financial crimes risk and to provide support on broader financial crimes risk associated with Asia clients, products and services.

What you will do

• Identification and assessment of regulatory change and its impact to the branch. Review of Country Standard to ensure it reflects local AML/CFT regulatory requirements for Financial Crimes.
• Perform monitoring and testing activities of Front Line Unit (FLU) and control function (CF) -owned processes related to Customer Due Diligence activities against relevant AML/CFT law, rules and regulations, Non-Financial Regulatory Reporting, or other activities as required.
• Conduct financial crimes risk assessments of process risk, control and capability effectiveness across the branch.
• Preparation of governance materials.
• Identify, aggregate, report and escalate financial crimes risks, issues and control enhancements.
• Identify country financial crimes training needs and monitor FLU, CF and third party completion.
• Assist with preparation for, and participate in, financial crimes related regulatory exams and audits.
• Escalate financial crimes concerns to the Global Financial Crimes Manager or Executive.