Spain

Compliance

Group Functions

Your role

As Head Financial Crime Prevention Spain (Head FCP Spain), the holder heads the Financial Crime Prevention Spain (FCP Spain) function of UBS Europe SE in terms of organization, discipline and expertise. The position holder reports to the Head of Financial Crime Prevention EMEA & UBS Europe SE in organizational and disciplinary terms. In addition, as part of his country responsibility, he is responsible for the FCP function of all other entities and branches belonging to UBS AG in Spain, including, but not limited to, UBS AG, Spain Branch, UBS Wealth Management, S.G.I.I.C., S.A. and Credit Suisse Bank (Europe), S.A. - CSEB.

Responsibilities as Head Financial Crime Prevention Spain include:

• Technical and disciplinary management of the unit N69K EMEA FCC REGULATORY (SPAIN CSBE)
• Reports to and collaboration with the Head of Financial Crime Prevention EMEA and UBS Europe SE
• Attending and providing FCP input to relevant local boards and committees, including the local AML/CTF committees, through the presentation of appropriate MI and updates that are submitted in a timely manner
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Financial Crime (AML, CTF, Fraud, ABC and Sanctions) for all units of UBS Europe SE in Spain
• Supporting and actively promoting local and group-wide projects
• Conducting FCP-relevant investigations
• Implementation of the current regulatory and Group-specific requirements and recommendations in the area of FCP (e.g. KWG, GwG, AO, StGB, BaFin circulars, relevant Spanish laws, rules and regulations)
• Developing, implementing and monitoring risk-based and appropriate control measures
• Support in the preparation and delivery of the "Financial Crime Prevention Risk Analysis" of UBS Europe SE
• Delivery to UBS's Group Risk Assessment
• Creation and updating of manuals and operating procedures
• Creating, updating and conducting face-to-face and online training
• Advising the specialist departments with regard to compliance with internal and external requirements
• Control of the effectiveness and appropriateness of the control measures, including monitoring compliance with internal and external requirements
• Processing of FCP-relevant suspicious cases
• Delivery of continuous reporting (quarterly and annual reports), including reporting on the effectiveness and appropriateness of the safeguards for use vis-à-vis the Management Board and the Supervisory Board
• Responsibility for responding to relevant inquiries from competent regulators and authorities (including BaFin and Sepblac) as well as employees in an appropriate and timely manner
• Contact person for general questions from regulators, other banks, law enforcement and investigative authorities
• Assisting with internal and external audits or regulatory investigations
• Assistance in ensuring compliance with relevant restrictive measures (financial sanctions)
• Examination of new products and business initiatives to determine whether they have a potential connection to money laundering, terrorist financing or other criminal activities or whether they relate to internal measures to prevent them and, if necessary, to initiate necessary adjustments

Job Reference #

321075BR

City

Madrid

Job Type

Full Time

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Your team

Working in Madrid, the position holder will lead a team of one or more financial crime prevention specialists. His/her managerial responsibilities will include the provision of oversight and guidance also to those specialists covering the FCP program of all entities and branches belonging to UBS AG in Spain.

Your expertise

The successful candidate will have:
• held a similar financial crime prevention role as team and country lead, ideally for 2-3 years within the finance sector
• experience with the AML / KYC surveillance and monitoring tools and frameworks employed at Credit Suisse in Spain
• proven ability to safeguard banking operations against non-financial and reputational risks through the development, maintenance and implementation of an adequate financial crime prevention framework
• know-how to design, plan and deliver solutions in a large-scale merger process
• ability to communicate with internal and external stakeholders (including supervisory authorities) in the English and Spanish language

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