Associate – Risk Management – Bahrain open to Nationals only

Regulatory compliance and financial crime risks related to money laundering and terrorist financing, bribery, sanctions compliance and fraud as well as the many other facets of risk management are a high focus for the regulated environment in which EY works. Currently, we are looking for a regulatory compliance, including anti-financial crime professional. Join us and you’ll work in a growing team on challenging subject matters which are ever increasing in complexity.

Your key responsibilities:

• Work with our internal business stakeholders, internal and external lawyers, compliance officers, fraud investigators, and regulatory authorities on projects related to regulatory compliance, including AML/CFT, risk management, internal control systems (assessments, improvements, developments), as well as fraud investigations
• Handle a large amount of structured and unstructured information from a variety of sources
• Perform an analysis of information in order to identify potential fraud risks or non-compliance with laws and regulations
• Regulatory reporting

Skills and attributes for success

A strong team spirit balanced by a healthy sense of autonomy would help you to succeed. We value motivation to continually develop personal skills through training, experience, and coaching also building strong internal relationships within other departments and teams across the organization, likewise understanding and following workplace policies and procedures

To qualify for the role you must have:

• University graduate in Law, Risk, Finance, Business or related areas
• Familiarity with information technology and infrastructure is required
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance and anti-financial crime regulations
• Analytical skills, conceptual thinking, and pragmatic approach
• High sense of responsibility
• Ability to act quickly and adapt to unforeseen circumstances or new developments
• Excellent spoken and written English and Arabic

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Strong career commitment and aspiration for professional and career development in regulatory compliance, financial crime and risk management areas
• Strong academic record. Further qualifications in regulatory compliance or anti-financial crime area are desirable (e.g. CAMS, CFE, ICA certificate)