Job Description

Intesa Sanpaolo is the banking group leader in Italy. Assisting more than 14,6 milion of retail customers through a network of 5360 branches, it significantly supports the development of Companies and gives an important sustain to the country's growth. The Group has a selected retail banking presence in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, with approximately 1,000 branches and 7.2 million customers in 12 countries. Intesa Sanpaolo is also present in 25 countries in support of its corporate customers' cross-border business. It is looking for new qualify profiles who want to face demanding and challenging career path with the following requirements: expearcl

Scope and Purpose

The Deputy Compliance & MLRO is responsible for supporting the Compliance & MLRO in managing and developing the relevant activities, assuring that all the support and administrative functions and activities are properly, timely and effectively managed, in fulfilling this he/she is expected to: Act as the branch's Compliance and MLRO in the absence of the Head of Compliance Attend and respond to any regulatory/internal reports and inquiries; Identify and thoroughly understand all the rules and regulations applicable to the Branch on an ongoing basis, measure and evaluate the impacts of such rules on internal processes and procedures; Verify, independently and autonomously, that the Branch has all necessary internal processes and procedures that meet the objectives or prevent violation of the rules and regulations applicable to the Branch, monitoring that all internal policies and procedures are compliant with both the local Regulators' requirements and Intesa Sanpaolo internal rules and regulations; Update the Branch Policies & Procedures, on a yearly basis, or/and when needed (new regulatory requirements, Head Office update, etc.); Assist the Head of Compliance in assessing the compliance of all innovative projects/products, anticipate and manage conflicts of interest; Offer advice and assistance in all matters of significance from a compliance risk perspective Monitor the compliance of the Branch with local laws and regulations in force concerning anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) and sanctions management Manage periodic assessment of Compliance/AML/CFT/Sanctions Risks and its management techniques, assist in identifying and planning the compliance and AML activities; Perform ex-post verification of the adequacy and actual application of internal processes and procedures by monitoring the compliance with external and internal regulations by the business and corporate units; Support the Head of Compliance and MLRO in identifying the compliance-related training needs and developing the contents of training initiatives for all the resources of the Branch; provide training when required Assist the Head of Compliance in the management of relationship with local regulators for non-compliance events; Perform operational activities in connection with legally required activities, like keeping registers (insider list, conflict of interest register, etc..) and preparing reports and communications (reports concerning market abuse, etc.); Prepare various internal and external periodic reports concerning the adequacy of the compliance policies and mechanisms. Review, and in the absence of the MLRO authorize, the establishment or the maintenance of new/existing business relationships or the carrying out of occasional transactions with customers associated to maximum money laundering risk allowed; Review, and in the absence of the MLRO authorize, the establishment of business relationships with customers included into politically exposed person's (PEP) category or customers whose beneficial owners are PEPs; Review and authorize the establishment of cross-border correspondent banking relationships with Credit Institutions established in non-EU countries; Assess the customers positively matched against Sanction Lists during the identification process (customer data filtering) or during the batch periodical screening process and address the initiatives required based on the assessment outcomes; Asses the transactions (transactions filtering) positively matched against Sanction Lists and address the initiatives required based on the assessment outcomes; Review and investigate internal STRs and determine whether or not suspicions have substance and require reporting to the QFIU In the absence of the MLRO; submit STRs to the QFIU

Required Experience

3-5 years of as Compliance & MLRO, preferably with a QFC-based financial institution

Required Qualifications, Skills and Knowledge

Sound knowledge of QFC rules and regulations and proven and immaculate track record with QFCRA Excellent knowledge of compliance and AML risks, trends and techniques Thorough knowledge of corporate and investment banking products and services Good knowledge of the ECB requirements is an advantage. Languages: fluency in English, both oral and written, is mandatory. Knowledge of Arabic and/or Italian would be preferable Academic background and Certificates: bachelor degree in Business/Economics/Finance/Law and CISI Qatar. CAMS and/or other equivalent certification would be preferable Computer: literate and confident use of with Microsoft Office. Personal skills: good communication and interpersonal skills, strongly organised person, able to work under pressure, strong teamwork attitude yet highly capable of setting, achieving and monitoring his/her own targets Local and corporate knowledge: sound experience of Qatari legal and regulatory environment, with particular emphasis of QFC rules and regulations Everyone is an asset for our Group and that person could be you! Check out our job opportunities, apply and join our team!