Case Investigation Specialist

Job ID: 25454

Location: Singapore, SG

Area of interest: Governance, Risk Management & Compliance

Job type: Regular Employee

Work style: Hybrid Working

Opening date: 17 Apr 2025

**Job Summary**
- To perform FCC case investigations escalated via various channels by identifying suspicious transactions / activities and filing Suspicious Transactions Reports, in compliance with Group policy and procedures, laws and regulations in Singapore on AML/CFT**Key Responsibilities**

**To investigate risk events / cases: -**
- Referred by Law Enforcement Agencies (e.g. Police Orders) Escalated by Financial Crime Surveillance Operations (ACT & AA, as appropriate) teams (arising from Transaction Monitoring, Trade AML &/or Name Screening).
- Internal escalations submitted or referred by Business &/or other Conduct, Financial Crime and Compliance (CFCC) stakeholders (Country, Region or Group) on concerns of financial crime.
- Intelligence or information received via law enforcements’ production orders, AML/CFT Industry Partnership (ACIP) advisories or Monetary Authority of Singapore; Any other matter as directed by Director Case Investigations and/or Head of Financial Crime Compliance (SG).
- Identifying suspicious transactions / activities and filing Suspicious Transactions Reports, in compliance with Group policy and procedures, laws and regulations in Singapore on AML/CFT.
- To support Director Case Investigations to lead and manage the Singapore Financial Crime Compliance (FCC)’s Case Investigation Team, as required, including but not limited to.
- Ensuring timely reporting and escalation of significant risk issues to management; and
Supporting initiatives to enhance relevant work processes for both effectiveness and efficiency purpose.

**Other relevant responsibilities are: -**
- Analyse comprehensive impact of financial crime related regulatory matters on the relevant business area and its operations.
- Stimulate an environment where forward planning, prioritisation, deadline management and streamlined workflows and collaborative, inclusive yet effective and efficient work practices are the norm.
- Understand technical aspects of systems relevant to CDD, Client Risk Assessments, Name and Transaction Screening, AML Monitoring and Case Management.
- Assess risks arising from products / segments / geographies / customers / transactions.
- Analyse significant financial crime risk events (e.g. SAR’s, non-compliant transactions, production orders) to ensure that all connected parties, particularly cross-border are identified and reported at the appropriate levels internally as well as externally across all relevant jurisdictions.
- Ensure that significant investigations are concluded internally and externally where relevant (including cross-border)
- Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct; and take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.

**Skills and Experience**
- Compliance professional of 3+ years standing with specific focus on FCC (AML/CFT, Sanctions and ABC), particularly in case investigation.
- Be well-verse in the understanding of the MAS Notice 626, and other like guidance / circulars.
- Regulatory engagement with local regulators.
- Good judgment enabling the provision of sound advice in difficult areas of regulation and practice and the proactive management of compliance and regulatory risk.
- Must possess excellent interpersonal skills and multi-cultural awareness and sensitivity.
- Ability to manage and give leadership to functional stakeholders.
- Sound judgement on business practices, regulatory relationship management and reputational risk.
- Personal authority and integrity with proven ability to establish relationships and exert influence at the most senior levels of the Country and with regulators and other external stakeholders.
- Be able to operate independently and demonstrate robustness in ethics and resilience

**ROLE SPECIFIC TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES**
- Surveillance (including Screening and Monitoring)
- Investigations
- Spot Opportunities
- Solve Problems
- Take the Lead
- Build Resilience
- Collaborate
- Communicate
- Deliver Sustainably
- Compliance Policies and Standards
- Compliance Advisory
- Compliance Review and FCC Assurance
- Compliance Risk Assessment
- Regulatory Liaison

**About Standard Chartered**
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