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OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT/SECTION

The Financial Crimes Office for EMEA (FCOE) in London is part of the Global Financial Crimes Division (GFCD) headquartered in New York. It works to ensure that our organisation conducts its business such a way that we protect our reputation, our business, and our clients within the regulatory and legal framework. It is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of effective systems and controls to protect clients’ assets and to mitigate the risk that MUFG might be used to further financial crime.

Within the Sanctions Team of FCOE, the Sanctions Programs Team is responsible for managing the overall Sanctions Control Framework and provides ongoing support to the broader Sanctions teams. This particular role brings together specific aspects of the control framework.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE 

• The Sanctions Programs Team is responsible for the effective running of the Sanctions Program across all jurisdictions within EMEA. The team ensure the robust management of the broader Sanctions Control Framework, in support of this they provide oversight, SME knowledge and support to other Sanctions Teams
• This includes:
  • Supporting and assisting with the implementation of MUFG Bank’s financial crimes risk appetite, policies and standards through working with Country Compliance teams, Operations and Business stakeholders.
  • Providing support and logistical management to enable Sanctions Programs to deliver its book of work efficiently and effectively across the EMEA region with specific responsibility for the management Policy adherence, Risk Assessments, MI provision and Issues Management.
  • Support the team processes and ensure our organisation conducts its business such that we protect our reputation, our business, and our customers within the regulatory and legal framework.
• As part of a leading global financial group, MUFG is required to act with integrity and meet our corporate responsibilities in the fifty-plus countries and regions where we operate.  Ensuring we have a comprehensive financial crime compliance program is one of our most important responsibilities.  MUFG has established the Global Financial Crimes Division in New York, USA to lead the program and each region under this program has a Financial Crimes Office.
• Financial Crimes Office EMEA (FCOE) is the regional office responsible for the establishment and maintenance of effective systems and controls to protect customers’ assets and to mitigate the risk that MUFG might be used to further financial crime in EMEA.
• MUFG’s financial crime compliance framework includes control processes designed to help the Bank detect, deter, and prevent financial crime as well as assess and mitigate related risks (i.e., money laundering and terrorist financing risk, sanctions risk, and bribery and corruption risk) in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws, rules, regulations, supervisory guidance, and commensurate with the Bank’s risk profile and risk appetite. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The role holder will:

• Support and drive delivery of projects and initiatives across the Sanctions Programs team.
• Support Governance activities which includes arranging meetings, creating meeting materials such as slides and minutes; alongside general stakeholder engagement.
• Manage Regional Sanctions Book of Work, coordinating across sub-functions, to enable team coverage of a dynamic workload.
• Manage queries and escalations from local and global stakeholders.
• Periodically undertake List Management activities in accordance with Global Standards.
• Provide administrative support as may be required to support other Sanctions Programs activities

WORK EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Experience in a Financial Crime function
• Experience with, and good knowledge of banking and Sanctions controls for financial crime

Preferred

• Experience in a central Sanctions function

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Functional / Technical Competencies:

Essential

• MS Office skills
• Proficient user of excel
• Demonstrates strong attention to detail
• An understanding of Sanctions
• Manages priorities effectively and delivers efficiently
• Proactively identifies and communicates improvements to process

Education / Qualifications:

Preferred:

• Degree
• Relevant Qualification
• A good understanding of the concepts of risk management and control

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent communication skills
• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability
• A proactive, motivated approach.
• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly
• A structured and logical approach to work
• Strong problem solving skills
• A creative and innovative approach to work
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment
• Strong numerical skills
• Good Microsoft Office skills

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.