Overview of Citi:

Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.

Citi Belfast is one of the largest employers in Northern Ireland with a diverse and talented team of over 3,000 people from over 40 different nationalities across our four Belfast offices.

We are the only global investment bank operating in Northern Ireland. Every day, our local experts interact with global teams in over 100 countries developing and supporting next-generation technology solutions for the enterprise and delivering critical services to the bank and its customers, to make sure we are a stronger and safer organization for our clients.

You will have a truly global reach, which will provide you with new experiences and development opportunities right here in Belfast’s iconic Titanic Quarter.

The Role:

The Periodic Transactions Review (PTR) is a process conducted in order to strengthen customer due diligence to fully identify and address the AML risk associated to correspondent accounts. Periodic Transaction Review Team is conducting a review of a Foreign Correspondent Banking (FCB), Affiliate, Payment Intermediaries (PI) and Embassy client’s transactional activity.

The Periodic Transactions Report is a part of the Citi KYC renewal process and is used to assist with evaluating the client’s AML risk. The PTR analysis covers three months activity. Information gathered in the Periodic Transactions Report is used to understand the usage of the correspondent accounts by the clients and the possible associated AML risks while renewing the KYC documents for this client. It validates the accuracy of anticipated account activity, the accuracy of the risk score associated with the client, and identifies potential risk areas such as nested activity, high risk customers, unusual activity or patterns.

The Periodic Transaction Analyst is closely cooperating with PTR Belfast Team and global partners.

Key Responsibilities:

• Complete Level 1 PTR reviews within timeframe expectations, ensuring the report is created in line with the PTR requirement/procedure.

• Obtain and analyze transactions and transaction patterns related to Foreign Correspondent Bank, Affiliate, Payment Intermediaries and Embassy clients activity, validate know your customer.

• Perform detailed analysis on transactional activity to identify unusual/suspicious activity based on AML red flag/typology knowledge.

• Raising recommended adjustments to a KYC profile, or request additional information as it relates to transaction activity which cannot be reasonably explained.

• Research entities related to the transactions using proprietary, subscription and public databases.

• Meet or exceed quality, productivity and timeliness goals.

• Communicate with internal entities, including senior managers and other Citigroup AML monitoring units to ensure findings are incorporated in all aspects of the AML control program.

• Analyzing and improving the operational processes and recommending solutions to increase efficiency and effectiveness.

Skills and Competencies:

• Proven work experience directly related to complex and sensitive investigations, or any combination of AML/BSA, fraud, financial irregularities.

• KYC and CDD/EDD experience, preferably in relation to Foreign Correspondent Banking and/or Payment Intermediaries.

• General and broad understanding of key AML and reputational risks, including PEPs, Sanctions, AB&C.

• Knowledge of international and regional AML laws & regulations and FATF recommendations.

• Excellent communication skills; both written and verbally, committed to co-operative and collaborative working.

• Ability to work simultaneously with multiple conflicting priorities and timelines.

• Excellent judgement and assessment skills; proactively employs personal curiosity to identify and research parties using a risk-based approach.

• Highly proficient in MS Office suite.

• Fluent in English; spoken and written.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.

Desirable Criteria:

• Masters degree

• ACAMs

What We Offer:

We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.

We’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decisions, and allow you to choose which benefits suit you and your personal life best.

Visit our Global Benefits page to learn more.

Highlights of our core benefits include:

• Award winning pension

• On-site health services

• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances

• Paid parental leave

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 Days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure

Citi Belfast also champions diversity within our workforce, which helps us be well and live well together. We have over 40 different nationalities in our Northern Ireland offices, are a vocal supporter of LGBTQ+ rights, and are proud to have 47% of our leadership team made up of individuals who identify as women.

We encourage and lead inclusivity through our Pride, Disability, Multicultural, Families Matter, and Women affinity networks that are run by and for, Citi Belfast colleagues; providing them with the support they need in their personal and professional journeys and supplying them with the tools to help educate colleagues on all things related to each network to help us work better together. 

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Job Family Group:

Compliance and Control

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Job Family:

AML Execution

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Time Type:

Full time

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Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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