Description : Job Summary :
The Principal Consultant - Financial Crime & Compliance (FCC) will be responsible for leading client engagements focused on financial crime prevention, regulatory compliance, and risk management across the banking and financial services sector.
This role combines deep domain expertise, advisory capability, and delivery leadership to help clients design, implement, and optimize their compliance programs in line with global regulations and industry best practices.
Key Responsibilities :
- Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF), Sanctions Compliance, Fraud Risk, and Customer Due Diligence (CDD / KYC).
- Advise clients on global and local regulatory frameworks such as FATF, FCA, FinCEN, MAS, HKMA, and EU AML Directives.
- Assess existing compliance frameworks and recommend enhancements to policies,
procedures, and controls.
Support clients in developing remediation plans for regulatory findings or audits.Lead end-to-end project delivery including business analysis, process re-engineering, andtechnology enablement for financial crime compliance solutions.
Collaborate with technology teams to design and implement systems for AML monitoring, sanctions screening, and KYC onboarding (e.g., Oracle FCCM, Actimize, SAS AML, Fircosoft, etc.Define data, analytics, and reporting requirements to support compliance monitoring and Oversee testing, validation, and rollout of compliance systems and models.Contribute to the development of financial crime consulting offerings, methodologies, andframeworks.
Publish white papers, thought leadership articles, and represent the firm at industry forums and regulatory discussions.Mentor junior consultants and build domain capability within the team.Build trusted relationships with client executives, compliance officers, and regulators.Partner with cross-functional teams - legal, operations, risk, and technology - to ensure alignment with compliance objectives.Manage project budgets, timelines, and deliverables to ensure successful outcomes.Required Qualifications :
3 - 5 years of experience in financial crime compliance, risk advisory, or consulting within financial services.In-depth knowledge of AML, sanctions, anti-bribery & corruption, fraud risk, and KYC / CDD requirements.Proven experience in implementing or advising on FCC technology solutions and compliance transformation programs.Strong understanding of banking processes, regulatory expectations, and industry trends.Excellent stakeholder management, presentation, and communication skills(ref : hirist.tech)