Associate, KYC Ops

Overview:

Know Your Customer (“KYC”) role with a focus on onboarding institutional and accredited customers / counterparties. This role would be ideal for candidates with KYC experience and a keen interest for process improvement and digitalisation as at onset the candidate would also be involved in KYC vendor migration project.

Job Grade:

Associate, KYC Ops

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Conduct KYC reviews and risk profiling on new customers / counterparties onboarding.
• Perform event-triggered and periodic reviews on the existing customers / counterparties to ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Monitor the progress of KYC review statuses diligently, ensuring that all cases are tracked accurately and completed within established timelines.
• Conduct watchlist and negative news screening and dispositioning task.
• Assist with KYC policy and procedure refreshes.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• 1-3 years of experience in conducting KYC reviews for institutional and accredited customers / counterparties.
• Understanding of local and international regulatory requirements related to Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism is essential for success in this role.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to assess complex information objectively while maintaining meticulous attention to detail throughout the review process.
• Self-starter, comfortable executing independently in a team environment.
• CAMS certification a plus.