Emea Gfcc Monitoring And Testing - Associate

Be part of a high-impact testing team that helps protect the firm and our customers by assessing the effectiveness of financial crime controls. You will build deep expertise in financial crime risk, controls, and regulatory expectations while partnering with stakeholders across multiple business areas. This role offers strong exposure to varied processes and teams, with opportunities to broaden your skills through program work and projects. If you enjoy combining analysis, judgment, and collaboration to drive risk outcomes, this role is for you.

As an EMEA GFCC Monitoring and Testing Associate in the EMEA Specialized Testing team in Dublin, you will execute specialized testing activities to assess the design and effectiveness of financial crime-related processes and controls. You will work closely with Compliance, Operational Risk, and business stakeholders to deliver timely, well-documented testing outcomes and clear recommendations. You will contribute to testing governance and planning activities, including inputs to the annual testing plan. You will also support regional and global initiatives as needed.

Job responsibilities

• Execute the EMEA CCOR Specialized Monitoring and Testing Programme in line with firm expectations.
• Perform testing to assess the design and operating effectiveness of controls for financial crime-related processes.
• Manage end-to-end testing activities, including planning, fieldwork, documentation, and reporting.
• Assess business processes and controls against applicable regulatory requirements and internal standards.
• Partner with Compliance, Operational Risk, and business stakeholders throughout the testing lifecycle.
• Validate that action plans appropriately address identified issues and align with firm expectations.
• Contribute to departmental initiatives and projects, including development of the annual testing plan.
• Coordinate with global testing partners to support global testing assignments as directed.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience in financial crime, compliance, or operational risk management, including exposure to AML, KYC, sanctions, or related areas.
• Experience in audit, operations, business control management, or a similar control-focused role.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across control functions and business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated stakeholder management skills, including working with senior management.
• Understanding of operational risk drivers and the ability to challenge the design and effectiveness of controls.
• Ability to interpret financial regulations and assess operational compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, including control design assessment and root cause analysis.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear and concise documentation.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, and perform well under pressure.
• Confidence interacting with internal and external auditors and presenting outcomes to control functions and stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Testing, monitoring, or controls assessment experience within a financial services environment.
• Experience contributing to risk-based planning activities (e.g., annual testing plans).
• Familiarity with structured documentation standards and issue validation practices.