SoHo Dragon

KYC Analyst, Intermediate

SoHo Dragon

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York City • New York • United States

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About the role

  • Performing KYC onboarding diligence, mainly focused on client identification (IDD), customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), and profile completion, for US Clients.
  • Performing screening activities, regarding PEP, negative news, sanctions, socio-environmental checkings, and risk mitigation.
  • Ensuring the best standards for information, based on the customers’ and legal representatives' documentation, reports, and sources of information.
  • Using local and global systems and tools for collecting information, upload documentation, and screening key account parties and beneficial owners.
  • Assessing the risk of the customers, based on the local and international best KYC / AML / CFT standards and the SG’s Group policies and procedures.
  • Composing memos and, providing further information regarding the diligences performed, for escalations and approvals.
  • Maintain a solid working knowledge of AML and OFAC regulations, and banks' policies and procedures, regarding direct and indirect KYC subjects.
  • Maintain a strong working relationship with stakeholders, such as business lines, Compliance, and Legal Departments.
  • Maintenance of internal controls, in order to establish an organized, clear, and reliable daily tasks schedule, as well as follow the Department’s controls framework.
  • Escalate issues to the Manager / Team Leader / Stakeholders, in order to respect the highest standards of ethic, quality, security and compliance.
  • Attending local and global forums, for trainings, daily activities discussions, delegation, prioritization, business support and performance follow-up.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 3 years’ experience in the Financial Services industry in a KYC role.
  • Solid KYC background, preferably the one applied in the Investment Banking industry.
  • Solid background in KYC diligence, regarding B2B customers, mainly Funds and Asset Managers.
  • Others customers types, such as Banks, Corporate and NBFI is a plus.
  • Screening process and analysis: PEP, negative news, sanctions and socio-environmental checkings.
  • Ability to apply principles of risk-based KYC and client risk assessment.
  • Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel (intermediate level).
  • Knowledge of Financial Market, Investment Banking, and Institutional Broker-Dealer is a plus.
  • Fluent English - strong communication skills (written and oral).
  • ACAMS Certification a plus
  • Proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese a plus
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
KYC onboarding diligencecustomer due diligence (CDD)enhanced due diligence (EDD)risk assessmentscreening processPEP screeningsanctions screeningsocio-environmental checkingAML regulationsOFAC regulations
Soft Skills
strong communication skillsrelationship managementorganizational skillsethical standardsproblem-solvingattention to detailteam collaborationprioritizationdelegationperformance follow-up
Certifications
ACAMS Certification