Senior KYC Officer

Direct Responsibilities

• Ensure and deliver high standard of quality in the KYC files in adherence to the bank’s policies and procedures;
• Ensure all processes executed during the final overview of the KYC files are delivered per predefined SLA;
• Liaise with Compliance, relationship managers and other senior stake holders for KYC approval;
• Arrange, prepare, document and facilitate CAC/eCAC towards the final approval for the KYC file;
• Ensure timely escalation and own proposed course of actions to line management to address identified risks and blocking points during such processes;
• Develop a good understanding of the overall KYC operations process and act as a subject matter expert to support the team;
• Embrace continuous changes and challenges; handle various initiatives and ad-hoc projects as assigned by line management;
• Work in close and continuous collaboration with other team members and stakeholders to achieve predefined objectives and resolve any issues during daily tasks;
• Keep accurate track record of all assigned requests; from receipt through execution of requests.

Contributing Responsibilities

• Participate in various change management initiatives as directed by line manager to deliver changes/quality output with respect to operational processes, policies, data quality, regulatory mandates and the department’s strategies;
• Identify, analyze, report and explore proposed course of actions to line management in relation to production, changes in KYC policy and system issues;

Job Requirements

• University graduate, preferably with at least 2 years relevant work experience;
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously;
• Strong attention to detail with ability to produce accurate and quality work under tight deadlines and minimal supervision;
• Good understanding of Corporate & Institutional Banking and Global Markets framework under International Financial Groups;
• Good understanding of Due Diligence and local Anti-Money Laundering requirements;
• Working knowledge in relation to Corporate Banking products [e.g. Cash/Deposit, Loan Syndication/Agency, Trade Finance, ECM/DCM, etc] and/or Global Markets products [e.g. Equities, Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange, Commodities Index Trading (CIT), CIT Metals, CIT Repo, and Commodities Futures Trading];
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.