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At Exiger we work every day to make the world a safer place to do business. Our experts and technology help clients prevent breaches, respond to risk, remediate issues and monitor activities. We are searching for people who think creatively to solve complex problems related to governance, risk and compliance, thus delivering first class solutions for our corporate and government partners.

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About Exiger Advisory Solutions

Exiger Advisory Solutions is the professional services / consulting arm of Exiger’s Commercial Business Division. The advice and services provided by Advisory Solutions cover all facets of a financial crime compliance program, as well as governance, investigations and analytics support for broader risk and compliance areas. Exiger Advisory Solutions strives to stay ahead of the curve to assist our clients in the changing regulatory regimes, including the increased focus on digital assets and the use of blockchain technology and the current global use of economic sanctions.

Financial Crime Compliance: The Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) team within Advisory Solutions focuses on providing clients with practical solutions to challenges in anti-money laundering, sanctions, fraud and anti-corruption compliance programs based on the deep expertise of Exiger’s career FCC professionals. Advisory assignments will include evaluating the adequacy, comprehensiveness and effectiveness of clients’ financial crime risk management control frameworks to provide assurance to management and where weaknesses are identified, recommend improvements.Specific engagements have included: developing and executing risk assessments; reviewing policies and procedures; designing or conducting monitoring and testing; supporting KYC, transaction monitoring or sanctions screening processes and managing remediations; developing and delivering training; and developing and implementing compliance testing programs.

Managing Consultants are vital members of the FCC practice who work individually or in teams on a range of assignments to deliver high-impact and high-quality services. Managing Consultant's work on and sometimes manage multiple complex assignments, taking responsibility for the execution and delivery of superior results on time and within budget. Skills and competencies required at this level include sound analytic abilities, research skills, leadership of small project teams, business development abilities and superior presentation skills, both spoken and written.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in, and sometime lead, local and international advisory engagements which typically focus on financial crime, governance and risk management.
• Prepare written analysis, status reports and presentations for key engagement stakeholders on project progress and results.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Build strong internal relationships within Exiger Advisory and across other parts of the firm.
• Take leading role in developing client proposals, recommendations, and other business development deliverables.
• Maintain detailed work-paper records of assumptions, methodologies, and information sources utilized during the performance of all analytical tasks.
• Supervise day-to-day project activities including interactionwith client personnel, team members, and professionals from other firms involved in engagements.
• Engage with senior team members to develop effective lines of questioning for interviews.
• Conduct client interviews in a professional and effective manner.

Knowledge & Skills

• Experience working for a financial institution, financial technology firm or consulting firm focusing on AML, sanctions and/or anti-corruption compliance. A familiarity with financial crime compliance controls such as sanctions screening, transaction monitoring and suspicious activity reporting, KYC and risk assessments. Prior experience with sanctions or cryptocurrencies / digital assets is preferred.
• Advanced analytical and issue resolution ability and problem solving is essential. Experienced in identifying potential control issues and their root cause and identifying enhancement opportunities in financial crime compliance programs.
• Sanctions knowledge, both for the U.S. and in terms of international banking operations.
• Experience in identifying potential financial crime risks in complex financial products, systems and processes. Familiarity with correspondent banking, trade finance, payment systems and SWIFT messages.
• Ability to develop creative solutions to clients’ strategic issues.
• Strong written and oral communications skills with demonstrated report writing skills.
• Ability to draft accurate, concise summaries of complex information and to make recommendations for improvement.
• Strong attention to detail. Experience in data analysis and the preparation of spreadsheets.
• High level of initiative, strong work ethic, and self-motivation.
• Proven ability to work well within a team environment while accomplishing individual projects.
• Ability to prioritize and plan work activities and use time efficiently.
• Ability to handle confidential information in a discreet, professional manner.
• Understanding of key elements of sanctions screening systems, including matching logics and alert dispositioning operations is a plus.

Professional Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree required.
• At least five years of relevant industry experience as a practitioner or consultant in Big 4 or similar sized firms working within the financial services, financial technology, public or large corporates sectors involving regulatory or compliance work.
• Computer and Internet proficient, with mastery of Microsoft applications required.
• Proficient written and verbal English language skills.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally based on client locations and needs.
• Additional language skills are a plus.