1. Strategic Leadership

• Develop and implement the annual audit plan for financial crimes, ensuring alignment with the organization's strategic goals and regulatory requirements.
• Advise senior management on financial crime-related risks, control gaps, and regulatory trends.
• Act as a subject matter expert for financial crimes audit, providing strategic insights and guidance.

2. Audit Execution

• Lead end-to-end audits covering AML/CTF, sanctions compliance, fraud detection, and other financial crime programs.
• Assess the effectiveness of policies, procedures, controls, and systems designed to mitigate financial crime risks.
• Monitor compliance with local and global regulatory requirements (e.g., AML, FATF, OFAC sanctions, etc.).
• Ensure that audits are conducted efficiently, with clear and actionable recommendations provided to management.

3. Team Management

• Foster and contribute to a culture of collaboration, excellence, and continuous improvement within the audit team.
• Coordinate with colleagues located globally, as well the potential to manage performance of small teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality audit reports.

4. Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including Compliance, Risk Management, Legal, and external regulators.
• Participate in governance forums, presenting audit findings and updates related to financial crimes risk.
• Provide proactive insights into emerging financial crime risks and regulatory changes.

5. Regulatory and Industry Knowledge

• Stay up to date with regulatory developments, industry best practices, and emerging threats in financial crime risk management.
• Ensure the organization's financial crime audit approach aligns with regulatory expectations and global standards.

6. Reporting

• Prepare and deliver comprehensive, timely, and accurate audit work papers and reports to senior management and the Audit Committee.
• Track and validate the remediation of audit findings to ensure timely resolution.