Compliance Officer – M/W

Our company is looking for a Compliance Officer to cover a maternity leave period of the Officer in charge.

In a context of Corporate and Investment Banking activities, under the supervision of the Senior Officers in charge, your duties will include reviewing the relevant documentation and data to ensure compliance with financial crime regulation and standards, in particular on KYC. The ultimate goal is preventing money laundering as well as the danger of terrorist financing during the KYC processes / steps.

Tasks and responsibilities:

Within the Compliance department, under the supervision of the Senior Compliance Officers in charge, your responsibility will be in particular on KYC topics:

• Investigate and assess the risks posed by the new potential clients or the review of the existing ones (e.g. via review of the KYC files escalated to the attention of the Compliance department)
• Analyse clients’ requests on transactions/activities e.g. in case dedicated approvals are required, also in the light of the Bankit “AML red flags” (indicatori di anomalia) and in the light of SAR identification duties
• Regularly examine data and solutions to verify KYC regulation is met
• Ensure keeping orderly audit trail of the activities and escalating violations
• Review or develop KYC policies and/or procedures

You will work in a team dedicated to financial security topics, fighting against corruption included, as well you will participate to any data analysis for compliance assessments and for data to be sent to Regulators.

You are required to be a strong team player while also preserving confidentiality.

To fit in this role, you have high ethical standard combined with pragmatical skills, you have inclination to read also important volumes of documentation with curiosity and high attention to details and you are fluent in control activities. The role requires the capacity to navigate through the KYC matters and capability to cope with administrative tasks on top of the advisory/control activities in a flexible manner. As well, the role requires to have excellent Microsoft Excel skills for data analysis.

Studies & experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in law, finance, business management or a related field
• Previous experience on KYC matters

Language skills:

• Italian: C2
• English: C1
• French is considered nice to have

Technical, operational & Soft skills:

• Knowledge of UE and ITA KYC/AML regulatory requirements and regulation besides the international standards (e.g. EBA, etc.)
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills for data analysis
• Solid oral and written communication skills
• High ethical standard combined with pragmatical skills
• Inclination to read also important volumes of documentation with curiosity and high attention to details
• In comfort with control activities
• Dealing with administrative tasks, with precision and diligence
• Flexibility and capacity to match tight deadlines and to work under huge pressure

Société Générale Italy is a multi-category bank offering every employee the possibility to have several careers in a professional career path. Internal mobility and training are two core areas we focus on, in a dynamic, prosperous and evolving context.

At Societe Generale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious.

Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating and taking action are part of our DNA.

If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!

Still hesitating?

You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.