Analyst, Global KYC

Scotiabank; Bogotá; Hybrid; COP 30,000,000 - 54,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ScotiaGBS in Bogota, Colombia seeks a KYC professional to support corporate client onboarding and regulatory compliance. The role requires experience across product areas, strong English (B2), and a collaborative, client-focused approach.

Location is on-site in Bogota; responsibilities include data refresh, information gathering with bankers, and maintaining accurate records in firm systems. Willingness to work outside traditional hours is valued.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months of experience in KYC of corporate clients, across multiple product areas.
• Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks impacting client onboarding.
• Ability to manage time and prioritize tasks effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and negotiation skills.
• Willingness to work outside traditional hours due to international scope.
• Demonstrate teamwork, collaboration, responsiveness, accountability, and ownership.
• ACAMS certification is nice to have.

Responsibilities

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Refresh data and documentation for existing clients on an ongoing basis per periodic review cycles, following the firm’s policies, standards, and procedures.
• Interacting with bankers and relationship managers to gather required information.
• Update firm systems and databases with information/documentation obtained from clients.
• Produce high-quality, error-free work independently and in a timely manner, meeting expected throughput rates.
• Be consistently thorough, accurate, and credible when performing duties.

Skills

KYC knowledge

Regulatory understanding

Time management

Communication skills

English proficiency (B2)

Problem solving

Education

Graduate degree in Finance/Business/Economics

Job description

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Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing environment.

Purpose

Contributes to the overall success of the GBS in Colombia and the countries we support globally, ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

Accountabilities

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Refresh data and documentation for existing clients on an ongoing basis per periodic review cycles, following the firm’s policies, standards, and procedures
• Interacting with bankers and relationship managers to gather required information
• Follow up with internal partners to ensure timely actions on cases requiring their input
• Update firm systems and databases with information/documentation obtained from clients
• Handle inquiries and ad hoc requests from internal clients, including Compliance, where required
• Produce high-quality, error-free work independently and in a timely manner, meeting expected throughput rates
• Manage workload effectively to prioritize cases, including ad-hoc requests and projects, to meet business demands
• Respond to change e.g. regulation changes, new business, and/or technology projects
• Understand and keep abreast with regulatory/ tax requirements for clients in KYC
• Support in any activities required for refresh of the Global clients
• Be consistently thorough, accurate, and credible when performing duties
• Perform duties within established service level requirements
• Escalate any issues, as appropriate, in a timely manner
• Exhibit the highest standards of customer service to partners and customers
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Champions a high performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

Education / Experience / Other Information

• Minimum 6 months of experience in KYC of corporate clients, having covered multiple product areas.
• An graduate degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Understanding of regulatory frameworks impacting client onboarding
• Strong business acumen, judgment, critical thinking, and time management skills. Good interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills to build consensus and obtain cooperation from clients and colleagues
• Basic understanding of the capital markets business and knowledge of the end-to-end workflows among the Front, Middle, and Back Office
• Willingness to work outside traditional business hours occasionally, due to the international scope of the business and multiple stakeholders
• Demonstrate teamwork, collaboration, responsiveness, accountability, and ownership.
• Quick learning ability to understand policies, procedures, systems, process and controls
• Compliance knowledge applicable to the Financial Services industry, including relevant professional certification on AML/CFT, e.g., ACAMS Certificate (Nice to have)
• Written and verbal proficiency in English is mandatory B2

Working Conditions

• Work in a standard office-based environment; non-standard hours are a common occurrence.

Location(s): Colombia : Bogota : Bogota

Scotia GBS is a Scotiabank Group company located in Bogota, Colombia created to support different processes of the Bank and the development and execution of its global services strategy in 15 countries in the Americas. It is composed of 7 service units. We offer an inclusive, positive work environment, and competitive benefits.

At ScotiaGBS, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone.