KYC Onboarding Analyst (Institutional Clients)
About the role
<div class="content-intro"><p>Ebury helps ambitious businesses unlock global growth, and we take the same approach with our people.
</p></div><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>KYC Onboarding Analyst - Ebury Institutional Solutions (EIS) vertical</strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Work Pattern: Singapore Office (4 days in office / 1 day from home) </span></p> <p>In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for conducting comprehensive Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) checks for our diverse range of corporate clients, including Trust & Corporate Service Providers, MiFID clients, Funds, and Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs).
</p> <p>Your keen analytical skills will be essential as you identify complex ownership structures and financial transaction patterns, allowing you to make informed risk-based decisions on client applications. </p> <p>With a minimum of 2 years of experience in CDD and EDD, you will bring a comprehensive understanding of financial crime typologies and a proactive mindset to our dynamic team.
</p> <p>Join us in shaping a secure financial future for our clients while advancing your career in a supportive and innovative environment.
</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities: </strong></p> <ul> <li>Safeguarding Ebury, our existing Clients and prospective Client relationships from financial crime risk - including money laundering, terrorist financing, bribery and corruption, fraud, sanctions risk, tax evasion and reputational risk </li> <li>Performing anti-financial crime checks as part of the Ebury Onboarding process for corporate clients in compliance with relevant legislative, regulatory and internal requirements </li> <li>EIS collaborates with a diverse range of clients, including Trust & Corporate Service Providers, MiFID clients, Funds, and SPV’s</li> <li>Comprehensive CDD and EDD checks for EIS clients, including the KYC process, identification and analysis of complex ownership structures, financial statements and transaction patterns </li> <li>Comprehensive knowledge of funds, trusts and SPV’s </li> <li>CDD/EDD analysis across all types of legal entities and business sectors in a variety of jurisdictions with an emphasis on local clients </li> <li>Direct contact with clients </li> <li>Presentation of Ebury’s onboarding requirements to clients in a clear and compliant manner </li> <li>Identification of red flags and exposure to financial crime risk, including escalation to Compliance and Senior Management where required </li> <li>Making risk-based decisions to onboard or reject applications </li> <li>Efficient management of a personal portfolio of onboarding cases </li> <li>Ability to function and communicate effectively in a multi-jurisdictional environment </li> <li>Proactive follow-up with clients and sales representatives to ensure timely completion of onboarding analysis </li> <li>Documenting client files in a structured format compliant with internal requirements </li> <li>Identifying opportunities for improvement within the onboarding process</li> <li>Support ad-hoc projects within the department and wider business as required </li> <li>Validation of checks carried out by other members of the team</li> <li>Support in training delivery </li> </ul> <p><strong>Requirements: </strong></p> <ul> <li>Full professional proficiency in English (written and spoken); Mandarin is a strong asset</li> <li>Minimum of 2 years of experience conducting CDD and EDD with corporate clients</li> <li>Understanding of CDD specific to complex entity types, including Funds and Limited Partnerships </li> <li>Advanced knowledge of red flags and financial crime typologies relevant to the payments, FX space and Institutional space </li> <li>Proactive, with the ability to work effectively within a fast-paced and high-pressure environment </li> <li>Highly organised, with the ability to work to deadlines, multi-task, and prioritise and re-prioritise workload as needed </li> <li>Diligent, with excellent attention to detail </li> <li>Effective critical thinking skills, with the ability to find solutions to problems independently </li> <li>Strong communication skills, both written and verbal including working alongside the Front Office </li> <li>Co-operative, and comfortable working in a team environment, including remote teams </li> <li>Curious and engaged, who takes ownership of their own learning journey by asking questions and seeking out new information </li> <li>Adaptable, with the ability to cope with changing products, processes and procedures </li> <li>Motivated and driven, with a desire to make Ebury a success</li> <li>Experience of direct client contact within financial services is a plus</li> </ul> <p>#LI-GC2<br>#LI-HYBRID</p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>About us</strong></p> <p>Ebury delivers sophisticated, integrated solutions — business accounts, hedging, and financing — on a single platform with a seamless workflow.
</p> <p>Since its founding in 2009, Ebury has always been a fast-growing leader in fintech. </p> <p>At the heart of our offering is a proprietary platform, purpose-built to help businesses seamlessly streamline and manage global cash flow. </p> <p>We believe in inclusion.
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