Job vacancy:

Executive – Compliance

Location: Pune, India

JurisTax Group is seeking an Executive – Compliance (AML/CFT) to join its team. The selected candidate will be relocated to our Pune office in India.

QUALIFICATIONS AND KEY COMPETENCIES

  • Degree in Law / Finance / Management or other related qualifications.
  • Any professional certification e.g. ICA / ACAMS/ ACFE would be a plus.
  • Experience in the financial services industry in MENA (DFSA / ADGM / DIFC) would be a plus.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Perform independent AML/CFT audits of reporting players such as corporate service providers, investment funds, DNFBPs and other regulated entities, in accordance with the applicable AML/CFT laws and regulations prevailing in the UAE and in line with the relevant FATF Recommendations.
  • Apply a risk-based audit methodology to assess the design and operational effectiveness of clients’ AML/CFT compliance frameworks.
  • Carry out walkthroughs, sample testing, interviews and control verification procedures across onboarding, due diligence, transaction monitoring, and reporting functions.
  • Identify regulatory breaches, control weaknesses, and procedural lapses based on comprehensive gap assessments against current legislative and regulatory requirements.
  • Assess clients’ compliance with mandatory filings (e.g. STRs, goAML registration, risk assessments, BO declarations, annual compliance returns).
  • Draft, prepare and finalise audit reports or such other customised compliance reports.
  • Engage in exit meetings to discuss audit outcomes and agree on remediation plans with clients.
  • Conduct thematic AML/CFT reviews (e.g. screening practices, UBO assessments, sanctions implementation, transaction monitoring systems).
  • Review and evaluate Business Risk Assessments (BRA) and Customer Risk Assessments (CRA) to ensure proper application of the Risk-Based Approach.
  • Testing calibration and documentation of client risk scoring methodologies.
  • Review and benchmark client AML/CFT policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure alignment with evolving legal requirements and industry best practices.
  • Evaluate the functioning of Compliance, MLRO and Reporting structures, independence, escalation paths, and training efforts.
  • Validate internal audit, compliance monitoring and oversight mechanisms.
  • Assist clients in preparing for regulatory inspections through mock audits, documentation checklists, and walkthrough simulations.
  • Advise on crafting effective responses to regulatory notices, warning letters, and inspection findings.
  • Provide expert guidance on goAML onboarding, compliance file structuring, and evidence preparation for future regulatory scrutiny.
  • Review governance registers (e.g. compliance incident logs / register of breaches, STR registers, training registers, PEP Registers);
  • Sound knowledge of TFS screening requirements, reporting obligations and preparation of all relevant regulatory filings.
  • Recommend controls to strengthen audit trails, board reporting and regulatory audit preparedness.
  • Support clients in developing and maintaining an Annual AML/CFT Compliance Monitoring Plan and track follow-up actions from prior audit cycles.
  • Contribute to the design and delivery of targeted AML/CFT training modules for compliance staff, MLROs, directors, and onboarding teams.
  • Conduct ongoing research on emerging AML/CFT risks.
  • Assist in the preparation and coordination of training calendars.
  • Monitor changes in FATF evaluations, international blacklists, Regulatory circulars, decrees and enforcement trends to proactively alert clients.
  • Attending UAE AML/CFT trainings or any online workshops.
  • Preparing mini trainings for staffs ahead of change in the UAE AML/CFT landscape.
  • Reporting during dashboards and Board meetings as applicable (including preparation of memos); and
  • Conduct any other cognate duties as assigned by the Reporting line.

Kindly express your interest by sending your CV on: syenegure@juristax.com

Deadline for application: 24 December 2025

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