Compliance Manager

GCC Solutions is a corporate services provider based in Dubai, UAE, working
across company formation, visa processing, accounting and corporate services,
with an operation in Saudi Arabia. This role is fully remote and based in the
Philippines.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are hiring a Compliance Manager to own our day-to-day compliance function:
the client risk framework, screening and due diligence standards, policies and
procedures, training, and the preparation and escalation of suspicious activity.
It is a senior, hands-on role reporting directly to the Managing Director.

We are looking for someone who has run compliance in a regulated environment
rather than administered it - someone comfortable making a call on a difficult
client file and explaining the reasoning to the business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own and maintain AML, counter-terrorist-financing and counter-proliferation-

financing policies, procedures and internal controls

• Maintain the enterprise-wide risk assessment, including proliferation-financing risk
• Run the client due diligence and enhanced due diligence framework: beneficial

ownership verification, PEP identification, sanctions screening and ongoing monitoring

• Assess high-risk client relationships and recommend approve, restrict or decline
• Review internal reports of suspicious activity, prepare the case file, and escalate

to the appointed Compliance Officer for the reporting decision

• Maintain compliance records and registers to the standard the legislation requires
• Build, deliver and document ongoing AML training across the UAE and KSA operations
• Prepare for the independent AML audit and drive closure of its findings
• Advise on the risk implications of new clients, services and jurisdictions
• Report regularly to the Managing Director on compliance status and open risks

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Seven or more years in AML or regulatory compliance, owning rather than

administering the function

• Experience in a regulated environment - corporate services, law or accounting

firm, bank, or other financial institution

• Practical command of sanctions screening, PEP identification, beneficial

ownership structures and enhanced due diligence

• Familiarity with UAE or wider GCC AML requirements is a strong advantage;

goAML exposure particularly so

• CAMS, CKYCA, ICA or equivalent certification preferred
• University degree
• The judgement and independence to hold a position under pressure, and to say

no to revenue when the risk requires it

• Clear written and spoken English, and the ability to explain a risk decision

to people who are not compliance specialists

• Based in the Philippines and legally authorised to work there

WHAT WE OFFER

• Full ownership of the compliance function, reporting to the Managing Director
• Exposure to UAE and Saudi regulatory frameworks
• Fully remote working
• Competitive compensation, commensurate with experience

HOW TO APPLY

Send your CV to ---------- with "Compliance Manager" in the subject
line, together with a short note on one compliance decision you made that the
business did not want to hear.