Compliance Officer CAAML, Corporate Banking

At a glance

Do you have strong expertise in Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions and Anti-Bribery and Corruption, combined with knowledge and understanding of the corporate and institutional banking environment? And would you like to be have a say in the acceptability of the bank’s largest and most complex clients?

As Compliance Officer Client Acceptance & Anti-Money Laundering (CAAML), you will be part of the Compliance team that supports the bank’s Corporate Banking business. The team provides guidance and advice on the full range of Compliance topics and monitors the business’ adherence to the regulatory and policy requirements.

The position available in the team reviews the Client Due Diligence files prepared by the Corporate Banking business and CDD Analysts and provides written and verbal advice to the business regarding the risks and acceptability of the clients. In addition, this role contributes to activities and projects aimed and improving the management of client integrity risks.

Your job

• You will review Client Due Diligence files prepared by the Corporate Banking business and CDD Analysts, to assess compliance / client integrity risks, including money-laundering, sanctions, bribery & corruption and tax integrity.
• You will provide advice to the business as to the acceptability of the clients. At onboarding stage, during periodic reviews and for event-driven reviews.
• You will attend and participate in Client Acceptance Risk Committee (CARC) meetings to explain the Compliance advice / viewpoints to the business.
• You will provide advice and guidance to the business on other AML/Financial Crime related matters.
• You will liaise with other experts within Compliance and other functions (e.g. Legal, Tax, Sustainability) in providing appropriate advice to the business.
• You will contribute to other compliance activities such as reviewing policies and standards, providing training, participating in projects and performing deep dive reviews.

Working environment

This role forms part of the Corporate Banking Compliance team, a team of professionals with a variety of backgrounds, skill sets and nationalities. A large part of the team (including this role) is focused on client integrity risks.

On a daily basis you will interact with Coverage Bankers, CDD Analysts and a range of other stakeholders across the organisation.

Corporate Banking Compliance is part of the wider ABN AMRO Compliance department, consisting of approximately 300 professionals worldwide.

Your profile

You have excellent verbal and written communication skills. You enjoy working as part of a team and are good at working with others. You have a high level of self-knowledge and an intrinsic motivation to continuously improve yourself and the bank. You have keen analytical skills enabling you to get to the heart of a problem quickly and draw the appropriate conclusions. You take pride in your work, including the finer details. You are able to put things into perspective.

Specific requirements:

• You have at minimum of 5 years work experience in the field of Client Integrity, AML and Sanctions in the financial services sector. This preferably includes experience in a 2^nd line Compliance function.
• You have a Master’s degree in Business, Law or other relevant field.
• You have strong knowledge of rules and regulations and bank policies on AML/CTF and Sanctions, including the Wwft and the Sanctiewet.
• You have direct experience with review of CDD files for large corporate clients and/or financial institutions.
• You are fluent in English (and preferably Dutch)
• You have an understanding of corporate banking and associated product sets such as transaction banking, (syndicated) lending, trade finance, global markets and investment products.
• You are aware of and interested in the complex and international business environment and geo-political environment in which our clients operate.
• You are a team player and contribute actively to the development of other team members.

We are offering

Within ABN AMRO Compliance we invest in such a manner that everyone is able to demonstrate strong personal leadership skills. We accept that we have a formal hierarchical structure whilst simultaneously adopting an informal way of working that focuses on expertise and cooperation. We invest in expertise by offering training sessions and “on the job” coaching. By 'expertise', we mean both professional compliance-based knowledge and the skills needed to apply that knowledge effectively.

This role comes with a market-competitive salary package, complemented with all the secondary benefits that a leading employer such as ABN AMRO has to offer.

Interested?

If you are interested and believe you match the profile, please send us your CV and a motivation letter.

Equal opportunities for all

The success of our organisation depends on the quality of our people and the ideas that they have. Truly surprising insights and innovative solutions for our clients result from an interplay of cultures, knowledge and experience. Diversity is therefore extremely important to our organisation. To ensure that everyone at ABN AMRO can develop their talents, we encourage an inclusive culture in which all colleagues feel engaged and appreciated.

Disclaimer external recruitment agencies

External recruitment agencies need to have a signed agreement with ABN AMRO BANK N.V., executed by a Talent Acquisition Specialist, when submitting a resume to a vacancy. In addition, a recruitment agency can only submit a resume when invited by a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join the search for a right candidate. All unsolicited resumes sent to us will be considered property of ABN AMRO BANK N.V. In this case, ABN AMRO will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.