Position: Specialist - Legal Compliance
Location: Chennai
Job Summary:
The role is to support the Legal function team in all compliance and operational matters related Mindsprints Ethical Business programme. work closely with multiple international senior stakeholders throughout the business, promoting an environment of responsible risk management that is always looking to improve. A role based in Chennai, which will be part of a small team and report to the Manager - Legal Compliance and Operations.
Job Description:
Key responsibilities will involve working on the implementation of the organisation's
A) Sanction screening program
perform sanctions screening and escalation where Risk Alerts occur
contact recommended BU contacts to understand their current new counterparty systems, who is updating, staff who deal with new counterparties and advise Legal.
identify all new entities set up in SAP each week and upload to the Ethixbase system for screening
handle all the invoices from Ethixbase and organise payment
develop a process to perform a monthly check on whether any transactions have been done with un-approved entities
train the MDM team to screen all new SAP requests for entities/persons based in Sanctioned countries (Iran, Cuba, North Korea, Syria, Myanmar and Venzuela)
to assist with the development of any systemic solution to simplify the screening process.
B) Legal e-billing system
Assist legal function setting up new legal firms in the Brightflag system
Develop reports required by Legal
Other admin as needed.
C) Other Compliance Support activities as requested, such are Legal and Compliance metrics productions
Handling bill payment
Website design and maintenance
Profile Description:
A graduate/ post-graduate in relevant subject like IT, finance, economics etc.
4 - 7 years work experience in AML/Sanction Compliance
Good knowledge in SAP system
Demonstrable experience of successful development, implementation and continuous improvement of IT systems and controls
Fluent confident command of English (spoken and written)
Good communication and influencing skills.

Keyskills: Aml Sanction Screening KYC Transaction Monitoring Cdd Sanction Anti Money Laundering