I have been engaged by a hyper-growth FinTech to find them a Specialist KYC Onboarding Analyst. With headquarters in London and presence in more than 20 countries worldwide this fintech is a perfect example of a fintech success story.
The Role
- Take on a central role in the onboarding team with dedication to the most complex client segments, including: Trust & Corporate Service Providers, Non-Governmental Organisations and Charitie, MiFID clients, Funds
- Work closely with KYC Advisory, Financial Crime teams and MLROs
- Day-to-day onboarding responsibilities, as well as SME/Advisory work in designing and updating processes, guidance and requirements
- Close collaboration with the Front Office teams and business leads to support with revenue growth in a compliant, responsible and audit-proof manner
- Support with training of complex onboarding topics
- Safeguarding the fintech and prospective Client relationships from financial crime risk
- Performing anti-financial crime checks (CDD, EDD) as part of the onboarding process for corporate clients in line with relevant legislative, regulatory and internal requirements
- Identification of financial crime risks, escalating such risks to Compliance and Senior Management where required
- Making risk-based decisions to onboard or reject applications
- Proactive follow-up with clients and sales representatives to ensure timely completion of onboarding analysis
- Assist in preparation and management of data and information required for internal and external audits
The Candidate
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal with fluency in French
- Strong experience of conducting CDD and EDD with corporate clients
- Experience in QC, QA or Advisory roles is a plus
- Advanced knowledge of risks and financial crime typologies relevant to the payments and FX space
- Proactivity, with the ability to work effectively within a fast-paced and high-pressure environment
- Highly organised, with the ability to work to deadlines, multi-task, and prioritise and re-prioritise workload as needed
- Diligent, with excellent attention to detail
- Effective critical thinking skills, with the ability to find solutions to problems independently
- Co-operative, and comfortable working in a team environment, including remote teams
- Curious and engaged, who takes ownership of their own learning journey by asking questions and seeking out new information
- Experience of direct client contact within financial services is a plus
- Knowledge of MiFID requirements in the context of KYC is a plus