Specialist, Compliance AMLA

Job Description

• Responsible for ensuring compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA), Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards, Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) requirements, and PAGCOR regulations across Mass, VIP/Junket, and Online platforms
• Executes customer onboarding, periodic reviews, enhanced due diligence (EDD), and sanctions/PEP/negative news screening activities
• Performs daily transaction monitoring (TM) alert reviews and investigations and supports the preparation and submission of Covered Transaction Reports (CTRs) and Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs)
• Integrates responsibilities across Training & Quality Assurance, Data Analytics, and Generalist Redundancy support
• Accountable for enhancing staff capability, ensuring compliance quality through systematic reviews, and applying analytics to detect anomalies and improve monitoring efficiency

Requirements

• With at least 3 years of work experience in regulatory, compliance, analytics, risk management, or internal audit with AML focus on the financial services or consulting industry
• Employment experience in the gaming industry is preferred but not required
• Proficiency in analyzing transaction data, i.e., gaming activity and financial transactions
• Proficiency in performing research to determine customer information and identity which will include negative news search, sanction/terrorist list search, social media, and other public sources
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite specifically Excel. Must be able to create, maintain and perform analysis of data to determine if certain transactions are reportable using facilities in Excel
• Ability to work discreetly, especially when handling patron information and keeping all information relating to CTR and STR confidential
• Ability to conduct training on AMLA and other compliance subjects
• Proficiency in identifying transaction patterns, AML typologies, and red flags
• Knowledge of AMLA, FATF Recommendations 10-12, AMLC and PAGCOR regulatory requirements
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Strong relationship-building skills
• Ability to influence others and think strategically