Senior CDD Associate - Corporates

This is a brilliant opportunity for a KYC / CDD analyst to join a Team of CDD and AML specialist Unit, providing support to number of Departments in the Bank in the areas of customer due diligence, anti-money laundering, counter terrorist financing, sanctions, and other financial crime compliance related regulatory requirements.

The responsibilities of this role includes but not limited to the following:

· Undertaking Client Onboarding / Periodic and Event Driven Reviews of new and existing clients of the Bank. nto the Bank
· Completing Periodic and Event Driven (Trigger Reviews) Reviews of the existing Clients
· Conduct PEP, Sanction and negative news searches
· Investigation of Client Ownership structures to determine the Ultimate Beneficial Owners
· Undertake the assessment of Client MiFID and EMIR classifications
· Keeping accurate records and Management Information on clients
· Taking part in various mini projects
· Establish a professional and mutually beneficial working relationship with the Frontline to enhance clients experience on an ongoing basis
· Ensure that tasks are completed in a timely fashion and as efficiently as possible.
· Complete customer files to agreed standards and to the Bank's CDD Policies and Procedures

Person specification

· Degree level educated
· 2 - 5 years AML / KYC / CDD experience in either Client Onboarding, Periodic Reviews or remediation projects
· Good technical understanding of the current UK and International KYC / AML rules and regulations
· Experience in using different screening tools and platforms
· Must possess critical thinking and investigative mind-set
· Must be methodical, analytical, and able to exhibit attention to detail
· Hardworking, enthusiastic with good team work ethic
· Ability to use their initiative, work with autonomy with the support of their Team Manager without a need for micro management
· Must possess good communication skills with the ability to interact confidently with Frontline and other stakeholders
· Mandarin speaking will be desirable but not essential
· Ability to adapt to different situations and a quick learner