Assistant Vice President - Global Financial Crimes Compliance Systems Testing

Global Financial Crimes Compliance Systems Testing AVP

Job Description :

- Responsible for supporting the activities of the team, including end-to-end systems testing between primary source systems and sanctions screening and transaction monitoring systems such as HotScan, Actimize or other systems to detect control breaks and mitigate financial crimes risk.

- Assist in performing planned systems testing reviews, including scoping, planning, documenting process and data flows, and analyzing data input/output results, while ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the financial crimes compliance functionality of the systems.

- Assess and validate that controls are in place and designed to ensure the end-to-end completeness and accuracy of transaction and customer data from primary source systems to transaction filtering and transaction monitoring systems such as HotScan, Actimize or other systems.

- Stay abreast of the latest data management and IT related developments concerning AML and Sanctions, fraud schemes, and security issues.

- Assist in the preparation of written reports which summarize the Objectives, Scope, Findings and Conclusions for each assigned review, for consumption of all stakeholders.

- Execute issue validation processes to ensure compliance with regulatory and internal requirements.

- Monitor developments, such as regulatory changes, payment infrastructure environment upgrades, which may necessitate ad hoc testing.

Candidate Profile :

- Strong knowledge of complex data formats, data mapping, and data lineage concepts.

- Advanced data analytics experience using SQL, SAS, and related tools (e.g., Python, Alteryx).

- Solid understanding of complex system architectures, with the ability to develop and execute test plans for financial crimes compliance systems (e.g., Actimize, SASAML, HotScan, FIS Prime).

- Experience performing data analysis and producing detailed documentation of endtoend data flows across settlement, screening, and monitoring systems.

- Experience coordinating systems testing activities, including test planning, test case development, execution, and defect management.

- Strong problemsolving and analytical skills, with the ability to work independently under minimal supervision.

- Ability to lead and drive complex discussions with management and key stakeholders.

- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, wellstructured documentation.

- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Word.

Education & professional qualifications :

- Bachelor's degree or above

Experience :

- 10+ years of experience in Financial Crimes Compliance (FCC) (Sanctions screening/KYC/Transaction Monitoring)

- Strong exposure to IT testing processes, including Test planning, test case preparation, test execution, and test evidence validation, with a focus on FCC systems