Alert Investigator (Officer)

About the job Alert Investigator (Officer)

About the Job

Locations: Makati

Corporate Title : Junior Officer to Senior Assistant Manager

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Our Compliance Group is looking for experienced professionals to join us in Makati for the role of Alert Investigator .

In this role, you will investigate alerted financial transactions, such as those for CASA, generated by the transaction monitoring system, ensuring timely disposition and reporting of suspicious transactions to the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance Team. Additionally, you will map out financial transaction profiles for clients as needed and refine financial profiling skills to trace transaction routes.

Your dream. Our focus.

Whether you're just starting out, or already a seasoned professional, EastWest can help you unleash your potential, and bridge the gap between dream to success.

At EastWest, we empower our employees to drive their careers and are committed to provide the runway for them to grow. We value teamwork and individual initiative. Join us and be part of a highly engaged team, and a workplace that promotes development and goal attainment.

Over 29 years, EastWest has emerged as one of the most consumer-focused universal banks in the Philippines. EastWest is committed to continuously invest in people and in process, product, and service enhancements, and embrace new ideas to enhance the EastWest experience.

What the role will entail

• Screen clients and transactions based on risk assessment using the Banks Compliance System.
• Collaborate with business units, utilizing banking systems like Base60AML and Temenos T24, for due diligence and investigations.
• Review and analyze due diligence data from the branch for resolving alerts.
• Timely review and resolution of watchlist hits and AML alerts.
• Support effective communication with stakeholders and conduct business process reviews, implementing risk management and problem-solving techniques, and providing quality and process improvement initiatives.

What were looking for

• Holder of a Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business, Law or related courses
• At least 3 years of experience in handling regulatory requirements and financial crimes prevention, analysis, and reporting of money laundering, terrorism financing, and bribery and corruption in a financial institution or consulting firms with focus on financial services
• Knowledge in financial crime operating model design and implementation
• Previous knowledge in any banking AML systems/Transaction Monitoring System
• ACAMS certification preferred (Certified Transaction Monitoring Associate or Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist)

What you can expect from joining our team

• Career development and training opportunities
• Competitive salary package and benefits
• Performance-based incentives and recognition programs to reward high-performing individuals
• Opportunity to work with industry experts and be mentored by them
• Defined career progression paths to guide you in your professional growth