Group Anti Financial Crime Operating Office Milano

Group Anti Financial Crime Operating Office
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

Generali is a major player in the global insurance industry - a strategic and highly important sector for the growth, development and welfare of modern societies.

The Group Anti Financial Crime Compliance Function is responsible for the supervision and coordination of the following compliance risks among the Generali Group:

- International sanctions

- Money laundering

- Terrorism financing

- Anti-bribery & corruption

- FATCA/ CRS

The Group Head of Anti Financial Crime Compliance has been appointed by and reports directly to the Board of Directors of Assicurazioni Generali SpA and has a dotted line to the Group Chief Compliance Officer.

The local Heads of Anti Financial Crime have a solid reporting line into the Group Head of Anti Financial Crime.

The GAFC Operating Office supports the anti-financial crime program's areas with a dependency to IT initiatives and manages strategic GAFC IT Projects across the Group.

The Operating Office drives the implementations of multi-year key initiatives to step forward in achieving GAFC Plan targets and enabling the long-term sustainability of the Function and of the Group through the combination of regulatory driven and strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing function's excellence, improving the effectiveness of the Group-wide steering from the Centre, leveraging on processes automation and new technologies, and minimizing the delays.

GAFC Operating Office also supervises and manages the implementation of Common AML/CTF and Sanctions solutions in the Group entities, ensuring no deviation from the Group Standards applies.

The job holder, reporting to Head of Group Anti Financial Crime Operating Office, will be accountable mainly for the following activities:

- On the basis of the policies, guidelines and standards defined by GAFC, support the implementation of key IT related initiatives across the Group

- Support GAFC IT multiyear strategy for the Group, by involving all needed actors, providing recurrent reporting, defining a governance, and defining a set of measurable KPIs/KRIs to monitor the progress of the Projects over time

- Ensure harmonization of AML/CTF/IS IT processes at Group level in cooperation with other relevant internal and external stakeholders

- Monitor the progress of GAFC IT Projects and activate the escalation processes when needed

- Perform periodic testing activities of the Group IT solutions

- Manage demand of change management requests and provide related recommendations

- Collaborate, develop and maintain strong and effective working relationships with key Group and local stakeholders

- Report, communicate, and track identified issues, risks and recommendations to local and group management.

Additionally, assess the remedial actions eventually proactively defined by the countries and verify that the risks are accurately remediated

The job is based in Milan but some travelling may be needed to perform onsite activities.

**Must have

- An open, dedicated, and collaborative attitude, team spirit approach and willingness to join an international global environment

- At least 4 years daily dealing in Anti Financial Crime related matters

- Strong knowledge of AML/CTF and Sanctions Compliance regulatory requirements and international standards

- Understanding of AFC processes including identifying and evaluating financial crime risks, identifying and evaluating controls, determining root causes, and recommending impactful solutions.

This should include an understanding of program governance, risk assessment, transaction monitoring, KYC, CDD and name screening

- Proved experience in managing strategic projects within Anti Financial Crime environment

- High degree of accuracy, attention to details, and well-organized working method

- Ability to operate in a large financial groups, build relationships across business lines, strong communications skills

- Excellent verbal (fluency) and written communication skills in English, knowledge of other European languages is appreciated, additional language skills are a plus

- Ability to work independently

**Nice to have

- CAMS/ ICA certifications

- Italian and other languages, besides English (French, German)