AML OFFICER

Provides support to the AML Communication and Reports Department Head by coordinating with

business units, and preparing reports for the AML Division. Additionally, officers serve as a

regulatory liaison, ensuring effective communication and alignment with external regulators and

compliance requirements.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Regulatory Requirements
• Facilitates coordination with BSP, AMLC, and relevant branches/business units to
  
  

ensure prompt submission of all documents requested in compliance with:

• KYC Requests
• Suspicious Transaction Report per Account Requests
• Bank Inquiries
• AFASA Inquiry Orders
• Others
• Promptly communicates the receipt of ATC Sanction Freeze Orders to the concerned
  
  

branches and relationship managers and monitor implementation to ensure timeliness ,

including the submission of the corresponding return.

• Coordinates with respective Group Compliance Officers, branches and business units on:
• submission of required documents and schedules requested by BSP examiners.
• completion of BSP Surveys.
• Collects the required information and prepare the data for Risk Event Reporting
  
  

mandated by BSP.

• Communication and Reports
• Assists in the consolidation and preparation of management reports of the AML Division.
  
  

This includes timely submission to the Chief Compliance Officer and Compliance Admin

for submission to the Audit Committee.

• Generates various MIS data requirements on transmitted Suspicious Transaction Reports
  
  

(STRs) for submission to the Board and Management on a quarterly basis or as needed.

• Collates and prepares the monthly Freeze Order reports for submission to the Board.
• Conducts an independent review of transmitted Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) to
  
  

check timeliness, reliability of customer information and accuracy of transmitted CSVs to

the AMLC Portal in compliance with the commitment with AMLC.

• Manages coordination activities and ensures the prompt publication of the BPI Board
  
  

approved MTPP in the Management Operational Manual (MOM) SharePoint site.

• MTPP and other training courses or conferences:
• Aids the Department Head in coordinating, preparing, and scheduling training
  
  

Activities, Including Logistics And Other Administrative Requirements.

• Develops and maintains training materials, ensuring they are updated in a timely
  
  

manner.

• Issues of AML Bulletins through email or RHEA covering updated AML policies to
  
  

concerned business units.

• Manages the AML Private List which includes:
• Conducts the gathering and review of daily adverse news along with the immediate
  
  

NDB enrollment, updates, and deletions.

• Regularly checks, monitors, and updates the DNFBPs, PAGCOR/VASP, and HBLE lists
  
  

to ensure accuracy.

• Respond to inquiries related to the enrollment in the AML Private List
• Administrative Functions
• Handles accounting processes, authorizes expenses via E-Proc, and ensures monitoring of
  
  

AML Division expenditures, with particular focus on operational expenses versus the

approved budget.

• Maintains the Table of Organization, Job Descriptions and the Major TO Movements
  
  

report of the AML Division.

• Undertakes additional administrative and support responsibilities, ensuring their prompt
  
  

and efficient completion.

Qualifications

At least two (2) years experience and/or exposure in AML /Internal Audit/ front line function in a Financial Institution