The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.
Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.
That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.
Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.
For our business, for clients, and for you
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist Seniors in carrying out Independent Audit of Financial Institution(s) (FI(s)) in accordance with the Anti-Money Laundering / Countering the Financing of Terrorism (“AML/CFT”) laws prevailing in Mauritius including the FI’s AML/CFT programme, policies, and procedures with the FIAMLA, FIAML Regulations 2018, and the FSC AML/CFT Handbook.
- Ensure that the audit works are complete in terms of presentation, quality of audit work, completeness, and accuracy of audit deliverables.
- Assist Seniors in carrying out and performing walkthrough of business processes, identifying key AML/CFT Risk and Controls and designing an appropriate risk control matrix
- Responsible for the test on the Design & Implementation and Operating Effectiveness of controls procedures in place as per the relevant risk control matrix.
- Responsible for the audit sample preparation for Shareholders, transactions, Eligible Introducers, Omnibus, PEP, Beneficial Owners, and others.
- Being able to test the adequacy of the onboarding customer due diligence and enhanced diligence procedures carried out on customers with particular emphasis on high-risk operations (products, service, customer, and geographical locations) in line with KYC onboarding checklist and AML/CFT regulations.
- Perform audit sample testing on appropriate transactions as part of inwards and outwards remittances including a review of suspicious transactions reporting in line with AML/CFT regulations.
- Responsible for escalating to seniors and UH on matters for which audit deliverables might be compromised.
- Being able to attend meetings to discuss any queries raised by the audit team and assist to discuss audit findings with the concerned stakeholders
- Responsible to document preliminary audit observations and findings and discuss with team members
- Assist to draft the independent AML/CFT Audit Report and Management Letter for reporting purposes.
Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.
Skills Required
- Experience in AML/CFT auditing
- Knowledge of KYC principles and regulations
- Strong analytical skills
Apex Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Apex Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Apex Group.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible benefits are positioned as being tailored by country, with localized packages and perks that can differ by jurisdiction. Mobility options such as the JUMP program add a non-cash element that can increase the perceived total rewards value for those who can access it.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing support is described as including EAPs, mental-health workshops, mentoring support, and local lifestyle perks like gym or cycle-to-work schemes. These offerings broaden the benefits mix beyond purely financial rewards.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is described in at least one jurisdiction as including an employer match structure and an additional automatic contribution after tenure. This can strengthen the non-salary portion of total compensation where offered.
Apex Group Insights
What We Do
We are a single-source financial solutions provider dedicated to driving positive change while supporting the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices around the world. Established in Bermuda in 2003, we have continually disrupted the industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in fund and asset servicing and stand out for our unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals. As a pioneering data and fintech-enabled company, we are a disruptor driving digital tools into fund and asset servicing. However, our vision to drive positive change extends beyond the industry. The Apex Foundation, a not-for-profit entity, is our passionate commitment to empower sustainable change
