Sr. KYC & International Onboarding Analyst
Responsibilities
- Performing KYC onboarding diligences, mainly focused on client identification (IDD), customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), and profile completion for US clients.
- Performing screening activities regarding PEP, negative news, sanctions, socio-environmental checks, and risk mitigation.
- Ensuring the best standards for information, based on customers’ and legal representatives’ documentation, reports, and sources of information.
- Using local and global systems and tools for collecting information, uploading documentation, and screening key account parties and beneficial owners.
- Assessing customer risk based on local and international KYC / AML / CFT standards and SG Group policies and procedures.
- Composing memos providing further information regarding the diligences performed for escalations and approvals.
- Maintaining a solid working knowledge of AML and OFAC regulations and SG Group policies and procedures regarding direct and indirect KYC subjects.
- Maintaining strong working relationships with stakeholders, such as business lines, Compliance, and Legal Departments.
- Maintaining internal controls to establish an organized, clear, and reliable daily task schedule, as well as following the Department’s controls framework.
- Escalating issues to the Manager, Team Leader, or stakeholders to maintain the highest standards of ethics, quality, security, and compliance.
- Attending local and global forums for training, daily activity discussions, delegation, prioritization, business support, and performance follow-up.
Profile required
- A minimum of three years’ experience in the Financial Services industry in a KYC role.
- Solid KYC background, preferably applied in the Investment Banking industry.
- Solid background in KYC diligences regarding B2B customers, mainly Funds and Asset Managers. Experience with other customer types, such as Banks, Corporates, and NBFIs, is a plus.
- Experience with screening processes and analysis, including PEP, negative news, sanctions, and socio-environmental checks.
- Ability to apply risk-based KYC principles and perform client risk assessments.
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
- Knowledge of Financial Markets, Investment Banking, and Institutional Broker-Dealers is a plus.
- Fluent English, with strong written and oral communication skills.
- ACAMS certification is a plus.
Business insight
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