AML L2 Officer - English and French Speaker Porto

AML L2 Officer - English and French Speaker

The AML L2 Officer performs an initial review of alerts escalated by AML L1, followed by more
- depth investigations for alerts that warrant an
- depth investigation. AML L2 Officers can make a decision either to close a case (subject to a 4-eyes review) or escalate to AML L3 Local Compliance Teams those cases which may warrant the filing of Suspicious Activity Reports or in any case indicate conduct which appears to sit outside the Group’s risk appetite.

Your main activities are:

• Deliver a timely and efficient investigation of alerts escalated by AML L1 by ensuring alerts are correctly prioritised by order of date or risk category and by handling the alerts efficiently, working effectively with internal stakeholders to obtain all relevant information.
• Conduct diligent desktop research to assess relevant data for each alert which will often include KYC, payment details, account activity, clients’ counterparts’ business activity, records of counterparts’ owners and directors, location and choice of payment vehicle.
• Write and think clearly and succinctly to produce cogent and incisive investigation reports. The investigation reports should allow the reader to understand the logic of the investigator’s assessment of risks, the conclusions to close or escalate the case and to easily link the investigators’ findings to the evidence collated by the investigator.
• Keep updated on developments around the world and locally in the market concerned so as to make intelligent assessments in a broad range of cases whether the payment flows give reason to suspect any type of financial crime, whether this be money laundering, tax evasion, sanctions circumvention, bribery & corruption, financing of terrorist activity or other types of criminal activity.
• Contribute to the team’s organisation and coherence by facilitating discussions within the team (e. g. , at morning meetings).
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes and tools by identifying and measuring process inefficiencies or tool deficiencies, escalating these so that proposed changes can be assessed and sharing best practice with other AML L2 and Compliance Hub Teams.

Required skills and qualifications:

• Attention to detail/rigor: Beginner
• Decision Making: Beginner
• Ability to collaborate/Teamwork: Beginner
• Analytical Ability: Beginner
• Compliance - Compliance knowledge: Beginner
• English (Fluent), French (Fluent)
• Field of Expertise: Audit ([0 - 2] years), Compliance ([0 - 2] years), Risk and Controls ([0 - 2] years)
• Academic Background: Highschool

About BNP Paribas:

BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank, and key player in international banking. It operates in 63 countries and has nearly 183. 000 employees, including more than 146. 000 in Europe.

Our presence in Portugal:

In Portugal since 1985, BNP Paribas today has more than 8. 700 employees, distributed across the Group's 10 business entities established in the country.

International reach:

Thanks To Its International Presence And Regular And Close Collaboration Among Its Different Entities, BNP Paribas Has The Resources To Support All Clients With Financing, Investment, Savings And Protection Solutions That Help Make Their Projects a Success.

Diversity and Inclusion commitment:

BNP Paribas is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers.

Commitment towards work/life balance:

At BNP Paribas we care about our employees wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and rest.