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About the Financial Crime Advisory Role at Cooper Fitch

Cooper Fitch is seeking a Financial Crime Advisory professional to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is a full-time position focused on providing expert guidance and solutions in the financial crime domain to clients across the region.

Key Focus of the Advisory Position

The successful candidate will be instrumental in advising financial institutions on complex financial crime challenges, including Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC), and regulatory compliance. The role involves both client engagement and the development of internal capabilities, ensuring robust solutions are delivered and a team is mentored.

Core Responsibilities

• Build relationships with bank compliance leaders (CCOs, MLROs) to secure new advisory mandates.
• Lead gap assessments to evaluate a bank's AML setup against SAMA and CBUAE regulatory requirements.
• Validate transaction monitoring systems to ensure accurate flagging of suspicious activity and minimize false alerts.
• Lead KYC and customer due diligence remediation projects.
• Conduct Skilled Persons Reviews or monitorships as required by regulators for independent compliance function assessments.
• Advise on the selection and implementation of AML systems, including platforms such as Actimize, SAS AML, and Oracle FCCM.
• Coach and develop a team of Managers and Assistant Managers.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 12 years of overall professional experience.
• At least 10 years of specific experience in financial crime consulting, distinct from solely in-house bank compliance roles.
• A minimum of 5 years of proven business development experience, demonstrating personal success in selling financial crime advisory services.
• Hands-on experience with at least one complete AML system selection and one full implementation project.
• Experience in building and bringing to market a tech-enabled financial crime solution or tool.

Desired Profile

Candidates with a background from a Big 4 or other major consulting firm are strongly preferred for this role. This preference highlights the value placed on experience gained within established consulting environments.

Application Information

This role offers an opportunity to contribute to critical financial crime advisory projects with Cooper Fitch in Riyadh. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.