KYC Junior Analyst (12 months contract)

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The KYC Analyst will participate to a project of remediation of our business counterparty due diligence and will refresh the KYC on these entities from all geographic zones.

The Analyst will work in the Remediation team, in collaboration with the Senior KYC analysts involved in the project and based in London and the Geneva based line manager.

This is a 12 months contract with strong possibility of extension.

Main Responsibilities

• Refreshing and reviewing our international counterparty portfolio by following a risk based due diligence approach

  
  

• identify KYC information from various international public sources

  
  

• Escalate to the commercial desk and/or reach out the relevant counterparties to collect the documentation

  
  

• Undertake risk assessments on business counterparties including on PEPs

  
  

• Investigate/ Screen counterparties against money-laundering, bribery, fraud, sanction and other financial crimes .

  
  

• Monitor quality of KYC files completed to ensure compliance with internal KYC requirements and escalate to the KYC remediation Senior analysts  if deficiencies in documentation quality or processing are observed.

  
  

• Work with remote KYC remediation Senior analysts  to complete complex and sensitive reviews by raising commonly encountered issues and obtain consensus to streamline requirements globally.

  
  

• Ensure timelines for reviews are met and the run rate for the refresh is maintained for timely completion

  
  

• Manage expectations by reporting refresh cases breakdown and possible outreach to trading Counterparts so that Front Office is aware of tasks in the pipeline.

  
  

• Maintain detailed records on counterparts for second-level review

  
  

Profile

• University degree (e.g. legal, economics or other)

  
  

• Compliance / KYC certifications are a plus

  
  

• 1-2 years KYC experience (in the banking sector or with due diligence services providers)

  
  

• Previous experience of KYC / counterparty due diligence and screening(1-2 years)

  
  

• Experience of dealing with any type of counterparties/jurisdictions would be a plus

  
  

• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail

  
  

• Process driven and goal oriented

  
  

• Fluent in English, written and oral

  
  

• You are a team player willing to support others in achieving our common goals.

  
  

• You can also work independently pro-active

  
  

• Experience of working with remote teams

  
  

• Knowledge of common Microsoft office software and screening tools (such as World Compliance, World-Check and Factiva)

  
  

If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!

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