Manager AML/KYC Transfer Agency – M/W
Responsibilities
Mission: Reporting to the Head of FLC & Oversight, the Manager KYC Oversight Team is responsible for providing full leadership to a team in charge of AML monitoring, KYC management, governance, and oversight with emphasis on control and supervision in line with regulatory requirements.
Tasks and responsibilities:
· Manage and lead KYC oversight, including execution processes in accordance with compliance policies and overseeing the KYC control environment
· Control and contribute to strengthening and developing new processes on oversight of delegated activities, in line with the CSSF Circular 18 / 698
· Liaise with Delegates and internal stakeholders to follow-up on status and performance of delegated activities and perform ongoing monitoring on the delegated functions
· Periodically evaluate existing Clients’ Risk according to established policies and procedures and liaise with MANCOs for validating high-risk client accounts
· Periodical review of KYC/AML records as to completeness, including verifying that due diligence has been performed and risk assessments are current and up to date
· Investigating and reporting high-risk clients, including Politically Exposed Persons, collecting all the necessary documentation to complete the client file
· Review and respond to KYC/AML related queries across all clients within agreed time frames
· Run, review and update KYC/AML reports and provide these reports to Clients and Regulatory Authorities
· Proactively coordinate the onboarding process for new business relationships and review existing intermediaries and clients.
· Provide explanations / training on guidance defined on regulatory requirements (to internal and external stakeholders)
· Implement and keep up to date procedures that ensure the team is compliant with all KYC/AML and Financial Crimes prevention policies
· Coordinating with different department managers as appropriate on compliance matters
· Provide people management and development responsibilities and ensure team service level standards are met
· Ensure all processes are carried out to the highest standards and consistent levels of accuracy and attention to detail are maintained
Profile required
Operational skills
· Excellent command of French and English; Any other language would be an asset
· At least 3-5 years’ experience of managing KYC/AML aspects
· A bachelor’s degree (BAC+3) or equivalent in law, economics or finance
· Local anti-money laundering laws, rules and regulations, in particular circulars and laws issued by the CSSF as relates to AML/CFT
· Proven knowledge of regulatory requirements and an ability to translate them into operational/process requirements.
· Compliance, AML and data privacy experience or other related experience, e.g., legal, risk management, audit, GDPR etc.
· Good knowledge of the European and Luxembourg AML
· Knowledge of Multifunds TA software would be an asset
Behavioral skills
· Proactive and communicative with an ability to take initiative and assume responsibility
· Goal and solution-oriented behavior
· Conscientious and accurate working attitude
· To be respectful towards procedures and internal policies
· Team player mentality along with a detail-oriented, proactive approach to work
· Open-minded and capable of building productive working relationships
· Ability to work in partnership with the larger Compliance group
People management skills:
· Coordinating and organizing the work of the team including team coverage
· Ensure team’s effective understanding of specific process and strict adherence to relevant procedures to deliver project
· Being the team’s center of expertise and leverage knowledge
· Adhere to and promote the culture and conduct approach
· Comply with regulations, rules, and procedures (both internal and external) as applicable to the role and to services delivered
· Adhere to and promote the code of conduct as adopted by the company
· Always take ownership and act with exemplary, ethics and courage
· Display the 4 key postures “Be attentive, “be constructive”, “Be proactive” and “Be partner”
· Work to increase impact on client, focus energy and talent on the collective success of FPS Luxembourg, think out of the box and create an environment allowing innovation and ideas through the change process
· Identify and monitor the team’s Training and Personal Development needs
· Position not submitted to MIFID 2
Why join us
Société Générale Luxembourg 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.
Our Recruitment process:
The short-listed candidates will be invited to perform a reasoning test, a personality questionnaire and to one or more face to face interviews in order to discuss about their experience, skills and values. In order to finalize the recruitment process, the selected candidate will have to present a certain number of supporting documents before his integration (copy of diplomas, proof of previous jobs, and possibly an extract of the criminal record (bulletin n ° 3 for the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg).
We are an equal opportunities employer and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Société Générale is committed to recognizing and promoting all talents, regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, sexual or gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organisation, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination.
Business insight
We offer our employees a working environment adapted to the evolution of the business lines; this translates in two key words: remote working & agility (depending on the department).
“Building together, with our clients, a better and sustainable future through responsible and innovative financial solutions”.
Our CSR strategy is at the heart of our DNA and the Group wishes to position itself as one of the key players in the fight against climate change by supporting customers in their energy transition. In Luxembourg, our international environment offers us tremendous diversity within our teams, for which we guarantee equal opportunities.
Our open-innovation lab #Leplateaulux, in connection with the Luxembourg innovation ecosystem, allows our employees to benefit from proximity with external start-ups and internal project developers.
Société Générale Securities Services (SGSS), the Securities business line of Société Générale Group, is one of the main Administration and Custody actors for mutual funds in Luxembourg. We offer a complete range of services for institutional clients: liquidity management, compensation, depositary and conservation services, funds administration and asset servicing, transfer agent and issuer services.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and promoting all talents, regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organisation, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination.