Group Financial Sanctions Officer, Group Security & Investigations i Sundbyberg, Stockholm 2019

Group Security & Investigations (GSI) has the responsibility for governance, oversight and execution of Swedbank's AML/CTF and Financial sanctions program. GSI develops an environment of proactive financial intelligence relating to all financial crimes. GSI owns Group policies and procedures, including those that aim to set a common foundation to assist the business units to know their clients and conduct appropriate due diligence and to prevent, detect and report potentially suspicious activities and financial sanctions breaches.

As the Group Financial Sanctions Officer you will be a part of the AML/CTF Office where we are responsible for the group wide frameworks and policies regarding financial crime. As a part of our daily work we help the management and our business areas to understand their requirements and financial crime risks. AML/CTF Office is a first line unit within the Anti Financial Crime Unit and you will be reporting to the Head of AML/CTF Office.

You will be responsible for ensuring that the Bank has an effective sanctions program. As a part of your day-to-day work you will engage in ad hoc projects, problem solving and advising in complex cases throughout the Group. You will also be responsible for keeping up to date with relevant sanction regimes and laws to ensure that our internal frameworks are fulfilling relevant requirements throughout the Group.

The role will involve frequent communication and reporting of financial sanctions issues and information to the risk management and activities to assist the Specially Appointed Executive (SAE) (member of the executive committee). You will be leading a team of financial sanctions specialists in the performance of different tasks, such as detailing and deploying group common policies, instructions and procedures towards alignment, supporting business areas and performing the mandatory tasks within the SAE scope. As Group Financial Sanctions Officer you will be a subject matter expert and an adviser to the SAE.

• Have a relevant academic background in policies and internal frameworks and strong knowledge and experience of with sanction regimes and regulations.
• At least 5 years of experience within the financial or other relevant industry.
• Have knowledge within the AML/CTF area
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively work with colleagues across regions and Business Units.
• Have excellent written and verbal communications skills, experienced in creating presentations and deliverables for senior stakeholders
• Possess strong analytical thinking and critical reasoning skills, pays attention to details.
• Be self-motivated, have the ability to work independently to successfully meet established deadline requirements in a fast paced environment.
  
  

Group AML/CTF Office is still under construction. I have been working the past 7 years within the area of AML/CTF, both from second and first line of defense. Since my strengths lies within being a generalist, I am searching for a driven expert like you to join me in creating the new Group AML/CTF Office within Swedbank Group. You will get the opportunity to be a part of shaping the new group and the sanctions program within the Bank.

We want to inform you that the selection process will begin after the summer vacation, during week 33 the earliest.

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