Contract KYC Officer, Transaction Banking business (6-month)

Main Responsibilities

• Work with sales team to understand deal pipeline and ensure KYC is in place prior to deal closing/ announcing
• Work with new and existing clients/ appropriate party(ies) directly to advise requirements for KYC completion
• Check KYC and account opening documentation from clients, and arrange account opening
• Perform KYC, CDD renewals
• Ensure client details and CSMs to ensure KYC for upcoming deals are fully approved prior to deal closing date
• Ensure compliance with bank's risk and KYC policy as it relates to the KYC process
• Depending on the AML risk and other risk profiles, liaise with Legal and Compliance for due diligence review and exception approvals
• Run client background checks for negative information
• Set up client details on bank systems
• Work with relationship managers regionally to obtain client information where appropriate
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly pipeline reports for the Management team, which includes details of all KYC completed
• Work on a high profile KYC remediation project
• Check against database upon receipt the alerts on sanction names and liaise with compliance
• Assist on transaction supporting duties e.g. documentation safekeeping, billing, etc.
• Assist on departmental projects including involvement in new system rollout or/ and UAT

Requirements

• Bachelor degree or above in business related discipline
• Possess 2 years experience in client on-boarding or relevant exposure with understanding of related banking practice, - corporate policies and compliance requirements
• Previous Corporate Trust and Loan Agency experience is a definite advantage
• Attention to details with high accuracy in work; strive for process improvement
• Good time management skills and ability to prioritise and work to tight timeframes
• Cooperative, proactive with high sense of responsibility and teamwork
• Able to work under pressure and in a volatile environment

Applicants who are not contacted within 8 weeks may consider their applications unsuccessful and their personal data will be retained by the bank for a period up to two years.

All information provided by applicants will be used for recruitment purposes only and will be used strictly in accordance with the bank’s personal data policies, a copy of which will be provided upon request.