Analyst, Global KYC

Scotiabank; Puerto Bogotá; On-site; COP 66,960,000 - 100,440,000; Full time

Job summary

ScotiaGBS in Bogota, Colombia is seeking a KYC specialist to support corporate client onboarding and ongoing risk reviews. You will refresh client data, coordinate with bankers and relationship managers, and ensure accuracy in our records.

This role requires at least 6 months in corporate KYC, a finance-related degree, and English at B2 level. You will work with global teams, handle inquiries, and help ensure regulatory compliance across markets.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months of experience in KYC of corporate clients, covering multiple product areas.
• Graduate degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or related discipline.
• Understanding of regulatory frameworks impacting client onboarding.
• Strong business acumen, judgment, critical thinking, and time management; good interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Basic understanding of capital markets and end-to-end workflows in Front/Middle/Back Office.
• Willingness to work outside traditional hours due to international scope.
• Demonstrate teamwork, accountability, ownership.
• Quick learning ability to understand policies, procedures, systems, processes and controls.
• Compliance knowledge applicable to the Financial Services industry, including AML/CFT knowledge; ACAMS a plus.
• Written and verbal proficiency in English is mandatory B2

Responsibilities

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships.
• Refresh data and documentation for existing clients on periodic review cycles.
• Interacting with bankers and relationship managers to gather required information.
• Follow up with internal partners to ensure timely actions on cases requiring input.
• Update firm systems and databases with information/documentation obtained from clients.
• Handle inquiries and ad hoc requests from internal clients, including Compliance.
• Produce high-quality, error-free work independently and in a timely manner.
• Manage workload effectively to prioritize cases and meet business demands.
• Understand and keep abreast with regulatory/tax requirements for clients in KYC.
• Support in any activities required for refresh of the Global clients
• Exhibit the highest standards of customer service to partners and customers
• Understand how risk appetite and culture should be considered in day-to-day activities

Skills

Business acumen

Judgment

Critical thinking

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Negotiation

Education

Graduate degree in Finance/Business/Economics

Job description

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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. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at ScotiaGBS; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.