KYB Analyst - Periodic Review (French Speaker)

Responsibilities:

    • Manage personal workload and ensure timely escalation of key risks/issues to management
    • Handle, review and verify all applications for client on-boarding within available SLAs
    • To maintain a good relationship and work closely with Relationship Partner Teams and direct with clients as required, to obtain all necessary supporting evidence to fulfill your KYC due diligence
    • Proficiency in compliance applications and programmes such as World-Check, Jumio and etc
    • Act as a checker to ensure effective 2-eyed and 4-eyed customer due diligence process
    • Good proficiency in conducting risk assessments, periodic/trigger reviews and enhanced due diligence
    • Monitoring and documentation of unusual activity or AML flags
    • Participate in internal and external training programs related to AML/CFT, and other subjects that may form part of the day to day work requirements
    • Serve as a point of contact for queries related to Periodic Reviews
    • Coordinate with other departments, such as Compliance and internal teams to ensure smooth review processes
    • Communicate with Key Account Managers (KAMs) for VIP and Broker accounts to resolve issues encountered during reviews
    • Participate in process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
    • Handling any general administration and ancillary activities related to the above functions in accordance with the business requirements of the company
    • Reviewing constitutional documents of corporate clients and their related parties
    • Conducting open-source searches on regulation, public listing and licencing status
    • Performing WorldCheck screening against PEP, TF, Adverse Media and ML risk
    • Performing translations of corporate documents to English
    • Preparing senior management and MLRO escalation forms with detailed description of risk posed by the client as well as red flags and mitigating factors
    • Providing feedback on system malfunctions, gaps and necessary upgrades
    • Implementing procedures in onboarding environment, pointing out procedural gaps
    • Detecting suspicious and falsified documentationEnsuring accurate manual data entry

Requirements:

    • At least 3 years experience in a corporate onboarding role with substantial knowledge of relevant rules and regulations and the day-to-day compliance affairs
    • Understanding of a corporate onboarding role with knowledge of relevant rules and regulations and the day-to-day compliance affairs
    • Fluent English speaker and additional European language is required to effectively coordinate with partners and stakeholders
    • Knowledge of multiple client types (E.g: Non-Operating/Asset Holding Companies, Funds, Partnerships, Segregated Portfolio Companies, Trusts); and multiple EEA jurisdictions
    • Experience in reviewing AML Policies and Procedures and identifying control gaps;
    • Good knowledge of Virtual Asset Service Providers business types
    • Experience handling reviews of high risk and complex KYB cases as well as conducting reviews of Financial Institutions and Broker clients profiles. 
    • Highly preferred for candidates to possess ACAMS/CAMS/CCAS/ICA certifications or others
    • Possesses strong time management, organizational and relationship building skills
    • Adaptable in an evolving and fast-moving environment
    • Good knowledge on provisions of local laws, directives, regulations and otherwise standards applicable to subject persons
    • Good knowledge of upcoming regulation of virtual currency policies is a strong plus

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