V..E. Compliance Assistant

Areas of Support

• Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
• Sanctions & Embargoes (S&E)
• Know Your Customer (KYC)
• Conflict of Interest (CoI)
• Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)
• Gifts, Entertainment & Business Meals (GEMS)
• Personal Data Protection (PDP)
• Know Your Supplier (KYS)
• Regulatory matters

• Drafting internal procedures on various Compliance, AML, ABC and S&E topics
• Reviewing the Group policies and procedures and assessing their impact on the local procedures and updating them as required
• Preparing the agenda packs and slide decks for the various local committees on AML and S&E, ABC, PDP, etc.
• Supporting with reviewing the information received from the Central teams for KYC onboarding, reviews, one-offs etc. and drafting Compliance Opinions for the review of the AMLO and/or Compliance Officers
• Supporting with escalations received on KYS topics
• Supporting with regulatory reporting (periodic and ad hoc)
• Supporting with collating information for the internal Risk Assessment Exercise on Compliance and Financial Crime topics (COMPASS)
• Reviewing and analysing reports and Management Information (MI) received from the central team(s) on training, KYC, S&E, etc.
• Regulatory watch – supporting the analysis of new regulations and their impact on internal processes and procedures
• Supporting in drafting and submitting the required declarations to the competent authorities
• Supporting in preparing and delivering local training and follow‑up with SG DIFC staff on their completion of next steps, as applicable
• Supporting the deployment and performance of internal controls in terms of Compliance topics
• Supporting the updating of the local sanctions list within the Group’s tool, upon receiving notifications of such amendments, from the local regulatory bodies
• Supporting the Head of Compliance in Societe Generale Saudi Arabia (SG SAR) in administrative and compliance matters

• Graduate with a Master degree from Business/Engineering School or University with a specialization in Finance
• A previous experience in Compliance would be appreciated

• Fluent in English
• Fluent in Arabic will be a significant advantage

• Good communication and presentation skills
• Proficient/Good command of MS Office
• Strong organisational, communication and problem‑solving skills with a penchant to learn about the local and Group level regulations (applicable to SG DIFC’s business)