Summary
Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) is hiring an Anti-Money Laundering Lead Specialist in Riyadh. The role involves analyzing financial and investigation data, conducting financial investigations, preparing reports, and identifying travelers and shipments that may require inspection. The specialist coordinates with security functions and relevant authorities, supports case referrals, and trains and guides junior staff. Applicants need a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Law, or an equivalent field, and at least 4 years of relevant experience.
The posting
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Purpose of Job
Jobholders at this level are experienced professionals capable of conducting work with general directions. They are primarily concerned with developing solutions to challenges which require some analysis to understand and resolve, and addressing issues escalated from junior levels. They undertake complex operational activities including determining sensitive cases that require inspections, developing lists of targeted travelers and shipments, and developing periodical reports.
Job Details
Planning and Monitoring
- Gather raw data and confidential correspondences from counterpart functions while coordinating with ME Regional Intelligence Liaison Office
- Anticipate the arrival or departure of targeted individuals by processing and analyzing data received from investigations teams or port security
- Conduct financial investigations, such as tracing deposits of illicit funds into financial system and tracing suspicious transactions concealing the illicit origin of the funds, to classify cases in terms of priority
- Develop a detailed analysis report including findings of financial investigations, and dispatch to competent authorities
- Develop training plans and workshops’ programs for relevant functions regarding raw data and confidential correspondence to ensure adaptation with latest Anti-Money Laundering trends
- Develop periodical reports including recurrent anti-money laundering cases and violations, highlight performance gaps, and dispatch to relevant stakeholders
Targeting and Supervision
- Determine sensitive cases that require inspections for respective travelers based on the detailed financial analysis conducted
- Coordinate with Security functions ensuring readiness to target and seize suspicious travelers
- Develop lists of targeted travelers and dispatch to all relevant stakeholders and ports functions
- Seize and refer targeted individuals or groups of smugglers to relevant security authorities and provide needed support and enablers to ensure proper completion of cases
- Dispatch false declarations to relevant internal and external stakeholders and document fines resulting from violations occurring on ports’ premises
Organization and Operations
- Follow all relevant policies, processes and standard operating procedures so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner
- Help in solving escalated problems and provide needed support for junior team to ensure work is carried out in an efficient manner
- Escalate complex problems to the relevant person to ensure cases/issues are closed properly
- Perform other duties as requested
People Management
- Train junior staff on the different job activities to ensure transfer of know-how, when applicable
- Provide clear direction, prioritize tasks, assign and delegate responsibility, and monitor the workflow of subordinates/ junior staff
- Support junior staff or direct reports in order to execute their duties according to set policies and processes
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Law, or equivalent
Experience
A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience
Competencies
Negotiation and Influence - Proficient
Criminal Investigations - Proficient
Customs Procedure - Advanced
Customs Powers - Proficient
Legal Proceedings - Proficient
Professionalism - Proficient
Collaboration and Communication - Developing
Results Oriented - Proficient
Customer Focus - Proficient
Enablement of Change and Innovation - Developing