Job Title: Associate Director, Financial Crime Surveillance Operations (FCSO) Uganda
Organisation: Standard Chartered Bank
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Limited is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Hong Kong, China. It operates a network of over 1,700 branches and outlets (including subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures) across more than 70 countries and employs around 87,000 people. It is a universal bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services.
Job Summary: This position strengthens the country’s framework for monitoring transactions, screening activity, and managing exposure to money-laundering and terrorism-financing risks. The role also supports operational risk activities, contributes to financial-crime related projects, and responds to internal and external compliance inquiries.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Business
- Assist in delivering the Financial Crime Surveillance Operations strategy by escalating surveillance concerns and ensuring alignment with global standards and regulatory expectations.
- Maintain strong awareness of the bank’s business priorities to ensure surveillance activities support those objectives.
- Guide stakeholders on decisions influenced by evolving compliance trends, policies and practices.
- Build collaborative relationships with business segment stakeholders and partners within Global Business Services.
- Participate in business continuity and disaster-recovery testing.
- Report significant financial crime risks promptly to regional and country financial crime leaders.
- Ensure accuracy and completeness of case information maintained in enterprise systems.
Processes
- Handle day-to-day case work across List Management, Production Orders, Transaction Monitoring, Transaction Screening, and Name Screening within defined turnaround times and quality expectations.
- Support complex investigations as required.
- Initiate follow-up actions with clear case narratives to progress each matter effectively.
- Support implementation of surveillance and investigative standards defined by regulators and the Financial Crime Compliance function.
- Escalate internal suspicious activity reports to Financial Crime Compliance / Country Money Laundering Compliance Officer.
- Maintain timely updates to watch lists and share significant typologies with regional teams.
People & Talent
- Promote a transparent, risk-aware working environment grounded in ethical conduct.
- Demonstrate integrity and uphold compliance values.
- Actively pursue ongoing learning relevant to the financial crime surveillance discipline.
Risk Management
- Review detection scenarios to ensure relevance and report any weaknesses, false positives, or new risks.
- Support audit and review exercises with credible outcomes.
- Highlight control gaps and apply risk-management standards across screening and monitoring processes.
- Engage relevant internal stakeholders to address risk concerns.
- Use available analytical and case-management tools to improve quality and efficiency.
Governance
- Recommend enhancements to control processes.
- Support operational risk checks and produce data analysis supporting emerging-risk identification.
- Escalate potential issues to country and regional financial crime leads.
- Assist in engagements with the second line of defence for challenge, approval, and oversight.
Regulatory & Business Conduct
- Uphold the organisation’s values and Code of Conduct.
- Take accountability for compliance with laws, regulations, and internal policies.
- Collaborate to help achieve conduct-related priorities including fair client outcomes and effective financial-crime prevention.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher.
- Professional certification such as Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) preferred.
- Fluency in English.
Skills and Experience
- Knowledge of financial crime compliance standards, advisory practices, assurance, investigations, monitoring, and regulatory engagement.
- Strong understanding of surveillance processes and risk assessment.
How to Apply:
All candidates who wish to join Standard Chartered Bank should apply online at the link below.
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: no experience required