BDO Middle East
Assistant Manager – Financial Crime & Regulatory Compliance (Contractual)
- Contract
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 09/04/2026
Job overview
Date posted
23/02/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 30,000 - 40,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Manager
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
09/04/2026
Job description
The Assistant Manager – Financial Crime & Regulatory Compliance (Contractual) at BDO UAE leads and executes AML/Financial Crime compliance engagements independently, covering planning, execution, and delivery of client projects. The role involves managing timelines, budgets, and resources, preparing detailed compliance reports, and presenting findings to senior management and stakeholders. Responsibilities include mentoring junior team members, maintaining operational excellence in documentation, client communication, and internal compliance protocols. Candidates are expected to conduct AML risk assessments, CDD/EDD, transactions monitoring, sanctions screening, and submit SAR/STR via GoAML. The role also involves evaluating compliance governance frameworks, policies, and risk registers, designing Financial Crime remediation programs, and delivering compliance training. Hands-on familiarity with IEMS and UAERSS platforms is preferred. High ethical standards, IT proficiency, strong analytical, and business writing skills are required.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Lead and execute Regulatory/Financial Crime/AML compliance projects independently
- Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources while ensuring quality standards
- Prepare detailed compliance reports and present findings to senior management and stakeholders
- Mentor junior team members and guide them on project execution and deliverables
- Deliver high-quality engagement work with minimal supervision, ensuring timely analysis and reporting
- Maintain operational excellence in documentation, client communication, and internal compliance protocols
Experience & skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Law, Audit, or Risk with strong academic background
- ACAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist) certification is mandatory
- 7–9 years of professional experience in Financial Crime/AML of Financial Institutions
- Prior experience in DNFBP (Real Estate, Precious Metals) and exchange house compliance governance and Financial Crime/AML in UAE
- Proven ability to manage end-to-end AML/CFT compliance engagements independently
- Demonstrable experience conducting AML risk assessments, CDD, EDD, transactions monitoring, and sanctions screening
- Hands-on experience submitting SAR/STR via GoAML platform
- Experience preparing compliance governance frameworks, policies, and risk registers
- Knowledge of IEMS platform and Daily Remittance Reporting on UAERSS platform is preferable
- Experience in Financial Crime remediation program design, customer risk rating model design, and transaction monitoring systems
- Ability to research, collate, analyze, and deliver intelligence analysis and written reports
- Experience developing and delivering compliance training and awareness sessions
- High ethical standards and integrity when handling confidential information
- IT proficiency across MS365 suite and strong written/oral communication in English