Senior Consultant - Risk Consulting - Financial Crime & Compliance

Overview

At EY you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with global scale, support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you. EY helps financial institutions navigate regulatory environments to effectively manage and assess capital in support of ongoing strategies. We invest in enhancing capital management capabilities to help clients make better business decisions.

The Financial Services Risk Management (FSRM) practice provides risk management support to banks, insurers, and asset managers. Our team includes professionals with industry, client, and product knowledge as well as quantitative, regulatory, project management, and technology expertise. We are seeking a senior with market risk experience in banking or advisory services to join our team.

• Provide strategic sourcing services related to regulatory compliance, Financial Crime Compliance (FCC), corporate governance, enterprise risk management, internal controls, and internal audit to clients in the financial services industry.
• Assist organizations to maintain effective and efficient controls to manage organizational and strategic risks.
• Contribute to the advisory business in FCC, focusing on target operating models, business processes, and internal controls that align with regulatory requirements without compromising customer experience.
• Build understanding of solutions, share knowledge, and collaborate with subject matter specialists as needed.
• Utilize data analytics tools and techniques to improve transaction monitoring and sanction screening defenses for the financial services sector and optimize transaction systems with advanced analytics to identify trends.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and teamwork skills; leverage technology to continually learn and improve service delivery and maintain leading-edge best practices.
• Present effectively and use PowerPoint, Word, and Excel to support engagements.
• Assist in managing the financial aspects of engagements by tracking fees and communicating issues to project leaders; establish and strengthen internal and external relationships; drive projects to completion with high quality outcomes.

• 2–4 years of relevant Financial Crime Compliance (AML/CFT, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery & Corruption, and Fraud) experience in banking, insurance, asset management, or a big public accounting firm.
• Strong understanding of regulator expectations; knowledge of other jurisdictions’ AML regulations is a plus.
• Knowledge of the global risk and regulatory environment, especially developments in FCC; graduate degree in law, finance, or commerce preferred.
• Demonstrated planning, execution, and reporting skills; analytical ability to assess and decompose financial services processes with a risk and control focus.
• Exposure to the MENA region is advantageous;
  Arabic proficiency is required; good English communication skills.
• Experience with FCC-related technology projects (e.g., payments screening, transaction monitoring, or customer risk rating systems) at a large or complex financial institution.
• Understanding of financial regulations and laws related to financial crime (e.g., OFAC sanctions).
• Track record with a leading consulting firm in the MENA region.
• Highly motivated, with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry; effective communication and collaboration across teams.