Job Title: ICM/TFFI Center of Excellence – ICM AAR CoE Analyst

Location: Mumbai/ Bangalore, India

Role Description

• The Corporate Bank was set up independently in 2019 and is now at the center of Deutsche Bank’s new strategy. The Corporate Bank is a leading global provider of cash management, trade finance and securities services, delivering the full range of commercial banking products and services for both corporates and institutions worldwide.

• The ICM AAR CoE team acts as a central function within Institutional Cash Management (ICM) & Trade Finance Financial Institutions (TFFI) for our Correspondent Banking clients. The team is tasked with providing vital levels of KYC due diligence and Financial Crime Risk review and support within the overall Client Lifecycle. As its primary mandate, ICM AAR CoE performs Account Activity Review & Analysis (AAR) as well as transaction related financial crime risk controls. This ensures timely identification and escalation of potential Sanctions & Embargos and Financial Crime & Money Laundering related risks.

• Today’s regulatory and compliance environment requires a robust and efficient KYC process and strong non-financial risk management, making the role an important part of the first line of defense within the business.

What we’ll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy,

• Best in class leave policy.

• Gender neutral parental leaves

• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)

• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education

• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members

• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents

• Accident and Term life Insurance

• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

• Investigates client transactional behavior (Account Activity Reviews) in order to identify and document transactional outliers against expected client transactional activity behavior, in line with Risk Appetite Statement and relevant KODs/KOPs.

• Investigates and analyses alerts output, generated by the firm’s strategic filters & screening tools, to identify matches that require escalation to the line of business (KYC Officers & Accountable Client Owners (ACOs)) and Anti Financial Crime (AFC)/Compliance and takes part in in-depth discussions as required.

• Documents accurately alert dispositions for all hits and prepares summaries of relevant findings and communicates these to KYC Officers and ACOs.

• Supports the identification and implementation of process improvements and documentation.

• Close collaboration with KYC Officers and ACOs to gain specific market and client knowledge to support the decision-making process around relevance of alerts.

Your skills and experience

• Relevant university degree and/or equivalent professional experience

• Prior knowledge/experience with regulatory and/or KYC related topics

• Prior experience in Banking, ideally with an AML / Financial Crime related background (e.g. AFC, Compliance, Audit)

• Knowledge and awareness of Risks associated with Correspondent Banking

• Ability to filter large volume of data & information for relevance against established criteria

• Good research and analytical skills, combined with a good sense of risk awareness.

• Attention to detail, accuracy, diligence and the ability to deliver high quality results within tight deadlines.

• Trade Finance (TF)/Trade Finance for Financial Institutions (TFFI) experience and expertise is beneficial.

• Ability to convey the required messages across all stakeholder levels.

• Team player with strong work ethics while able to work mostly independently under limited supervision.

• Capable to work and collaborate within a multicultural and diverse environment.

• Fluent communication skills in written and spoken English required.

• Good command of MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and general computer proficiency

Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career.

• Coaching and support from experts in your team.

• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression.

• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs.

About us and our teams

Please visit our company website for further information:

https://www.db.com/company/company.html

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.