The Global Financial Crime Compliance (GFCC) team is responsible for implementation and oversight of Anti Money Laundering (AML) policies and procedures.
As a KYC Compliance Associate within Global Financial Crime Compliance (GFCC) team, you will provide Know Your Customer (KYC) Compliance support for Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB) and Commercial Bank (CB) in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
GFCC is seeking a talented individual to join our EMEA GFCC CB & CIB KYC Advisory team. The team works in partnership with colleagues in LOB Compliance, US, Asia Pacific and Latin American GFCC teams, local EMEA in-country Compliance teams and client-focused staff in the LOBs. This position requires a self-motivated individual with a strong financial crimes background including compliance risk management experience along with knowledge of regulatory trends. This position further requires business acumen, strategic and creative thinking, understanding and analysis of AML risk, strong project management skills, ability to multi-task in a fast- paced environment, as well as maintaining advanced research and analytical skills.
Job Responsibilities
- Review and co-ordinate escalations related to KYC policy exceptions for the CIB and CB clients booking to EMEA. This also includes questioning the status quo and working with relevant country MLROs to drive the consistency in approach applied.
- Provide SME advice and guidance to business and KYC support staff on complex onboardings and operationalisation of policy requirements for clients booking to EMEA
- Support the first line on client due diligence when dealing with specific AML regulatory requirements
- Participate in the development and implementation of KYC projects and initiatives and co-ordinating with relevant country MLROs
- Manage multiple and often competing priorities in a rapidly changing environment
- Identify significant risk issues and escalating appropriately
- Collaborate with partners across multiple disciplines and functions
- Be a central point representing EMEA for GFCC Policy updates and implementations
- Participate and contribute to Monitoring and Testing Plan executed by Monitoring and Testing team from EMEA KYC advisory perspective.
- Conduct KYC/ AML training on the firm’s policies and procedures to business and KYC support staff
Required qualifications, capabilities and skills
- Relevant work experience in a compliance, risk management, client onboarding or risk and control function, preferably gained in a global financial institution
- Proven ability to make sound decisions, including escalation when appropriate, regarding KYC, AML or sanction risks
- Proactive approach to problem solving
- Strong interpersonal, presentation and organisation skills
- Demonstrate sharp attention to details in reviewing escalations to GFCC and executing initiatives to ensure the highest quality deliverables in the allotted timeframe
- Clear and concise verbal and written communication
- Sound knowledge of AML rules and regulations including industry practice in UK and EMEA
- A good understanding of CIB and CB business, product and client base
- Build strong relationships with business and cross functional stakeholders engaging and influencing as appropriate
- Proven record of working in a global, fast-paced environment and under tight timelines to deliver high-quality results
