Established in 1964 as the country’s first Qatari-owned commercial bank, QNB Group has steadily grown to become the largest bank in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region.

QNB Group’s presence through its subsidiaries and associate companies extends to more than 31 countries across three continents providing a comprehensive range of advanced products and services. The total number of employees is more than 28,000 serving up to 20 million customers operating through 1,000 locations, with an ATM network of 4,300 machines.

QNB has maintained its position as one of the highest rated regional banks from leading credit rating agencies including Standard & Poor’s (A), Moody’s (Aa3) and Fitch (A+). The Bank has also been the recipient of many awards from leading international specialised financial publications.

Based on the Group’s consistent strong financial performance and its expanding international presence, QNB currently ranks as the most valuable bank brand in the Middle East and Africa, according to Brand Finance Magazine.

QNB Group has an active community support program and sponsors various social, educational and sporting events.

The incumbent will assist to ensure that there is a robust and effective transaction monitoring framework at group level in line with applicable regulatory requirements to systematically monitor customer transactions on an on-going basis in order to prevent the Group from being exposed to the risk of legal/ regulatory sanctions and the associated financial/ reputation loss that the Group may incur/ suffer as a result of failure to comply with the relevant AML/ CFT regulations

-          Assist to enhance the periodic Risk Based Approach mechanism based on the Local and Global transaction monitoring risks.

-          Assist in monitoring the dashboards of the transaction monitoring system for proper follow up and reporting.

-          Contribute to the MIS capabilities of the transaction monitoring system and initiate periodic enhancements and accuracy checks.

-          Assist in conducting gap analysis and fine-tuning of transaction monitoring landscape across the group.

-          Contribute in reviewing and enhancing the transaction monitoring procedures and systems across the group.

-          Performing Quality Control checks of transaction monitoring alerts across the group to ensure compliance with the respective country’s procedures.

-          Contribute to the provision of sound compliance advice to the line of business on resolution of issues, and for escalation of issues within Compliance.

-          Support the coordination of global transaction monitoring efforts across the group.

-          Work in partnership with Business Units, Operations, Technology, Legal, and the larger risk community to offer support and assistance in compliance-related matters to ensure an open, adequate and effective risk management culture.

-          Continues liaison with international branches, subsidiaries and affiliates to ensure a robust transaction-monitoring framework.

-          Bachelor degree with professional qualifications in CAMS/ CCO/ CIA or equivalent

-         2 years’ relevant experience in a major banking institution or in a consultancy firm.

-          Good understanding of the requirements of the Money Laundering Regulations and the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group Guidance.

-          Strong analytical skills required to organize and analyze multiple, complex data sets

-          Excellent oral and report writing skills

-          Knowledge of banking policies/ procedures, regulatory and best practice pronouncements pertaining to transaction monitoring.

-          Promote common compliance standards across all jurisdictions.

-          Understand the Core Banking System.