AVP, AML Operations Analyst - PFS (Kuala Lumpur)

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The AVP, AML Operations Analyst supports anti-money-laundering controls for UOB's Personal Financial Services business. Responsibilities typically include reviewing customer and transaction alerts, conducting investigations, performing customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence, preparing escalation reports, and ensuring compliance with Malaysian regulations and internal policies. Candidates should have a degree in banking, finance, accounting, law, or a related discipline, with relevant AML, transaction-monitoring, KYC, sanctions-screening, or financial-crime experience. Strong analytical, investigative, documentation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills are expected. Familiarity with regulatory requirements, risk-based approaches, and AML systems is advantageous. The successful candidate should be detail-oriented, ethical, able to meet deadlines, and comfortable handling sensitive information in a controlled operations environment.

About the employer

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a major Southeast Asian bank headquartered in Singapore, with operations across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Japan, India, and other international markets. The bank provides personal and business banking, wealth management, commercial banking, investment banking, treasury, and digital financial services. UOB Malaysia serves individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, large corporations, and institutional clients through branches, digital channels, and specialized banking teams. Following its acquisition of Citigroup's consumer banking business in Malaysia and several other markets, UOB has continued expanding its personal financial services platform. The organization places strong emphasis on responsible banking, regulatory compliance, risk management, technology, customer protection, and employee development.