Analyst, Client Management Services, KYC – Client On-Boarding

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial group seeks an Analyst for Client Management Services in London. This role focuses on KYC and client onboarding, ensuring compliance with AML regulations while enhancing service delivery. Join a diverse team committed to making a meaningful impact.

Qualifications

• Experience in Anti Money Laundering, fraud and bribery or Financial Crime roles.
• Awareness of UK & European Anti-Money Laundering regulations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure KYC due diligence reviews comply with AML policy.
• Complete relevant Bribery and Corruption checks for clients.
• Drive improvements in the on-boarding process.

Skills

Attention to detail

Results driven

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree Level or relevant industry experience

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Analyst, Client Management Services, KYC – Client On-Boarding, London

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Client:

MUFG

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Customer Service

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

14.05.2025

Expiry Date:

28.06.2025

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Job Description:

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the 7th largest financial group in the world. Across the globe, we’re 160,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) is one of the world’s leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with over 360 years of history, MUFG has a global network with around 3,000 offices in more than 50 markets. The Group has over 180,000 employees, and offers services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing.

As one of the top financial groups globally with a vision to be the world's most trusted, we want to attract, nurture and retain the most talented individuals in the market. The size and range of MUFG's global business creates opportunities for our employees to stretch themselves and reap the rewards, whilst our common values, to behave with integrity and responsibility, and to build a culture which is fair, transparent, and honest, underpin everything that we do. We aim to be the financial partner of choice for our clients, whatever their requirements, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

Please visit our website for more information - mufgemea.com.

The Client On-Boarding team is part of Client Management Services, which is situated within the Corporate and Investment Banking Division of MUFG Bank. However, this function acts as a centralized 1st line support team, providing support to Corporate & Investment Banking in EMEA, Capital Markets and MUFG Securities both in London and in Amsterdam.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

This individual will be responsible primarily for supporting and on-boarding new client relationships across MUFG Bank and MUFG Securities Financial Institution clients, as well as some Corporate clients (existing business relationships). This includes; Customer Due Diligence, Screening (Bribery, Corruption, Adverse Media & sanctions), regulatory classification and suitability assessments.

The population of clients under review will generally be domiciled in low to medium risk jurisdictions (i.e. UK, US, Europe, Asia) with less complex ownership structures and clear operational business lines

A key aspect to this role is the effective resource and capacity management, stakeholder management, and a drive to improve the service provided to the customer and the business

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

In this role, you will be responsible for KYC across MUFG’s banking arm and securities business under a dual-hat arrangement. Under this arrangement, you will act and make decisions on behalf of both the bank and the securities business, subject to the same remit and level of authority and irrespective of the entity which employs you.

• Ensure that “Know you Customer” due diligence reviews are completed within the prescribed review cycle in order to comply with the Bank’s AML policy and all applicable regulatory requirements.
• Complete relevant Bribery and Corruption checks for prospective transactions for existing clients in order to identify potential reputational, business and sanction risks.
• Maintain accurate records of customer categorisation and suitability assessments on all applicable customers, to ensure that the products/services that we are providing to the customer are suitable, appropriate and in line with the requirements of MiFiD, EMIR, Dodd Frank Act and all other applicable regulations.
• Pursue Lean-On-Boarding; actively seek out opportunities to improve the on-boarding process; including the strengthening controls and improving efficiency.
• Drive to build knowledge within the Anti-Money Laundering sector and to understand the rationale for underlying policy requirements.
• As part of the periodic review/event driven review process; be vigilant to Identify and escalate risks/issues to line management.
• Assist the business where changes occur to existing customer profiles, by taking appropriate actions (i.e. conducting interim Partial Assessments, system updates and escalating where appropriate)
• Facilitate the setup of non-KYC entries into the relevant systems, ensuring data is accurate and controls are sufficiently in place. This includes Guarantors, Non-trading roles, duplicates entries.
• Complete relevant Bribery and Corruption checks for prospective transactions for existing clients in order to identify potential reputational, business and sanction risks.
• Where required, conducting "Know you Customer" due diligence reviews within the prescribed review cycles in order to comply with the Bank's AML policy and all applicable regulatory requirements
• Assist other members of the team and work on ad hoc projects where necessary.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Preferred:

• Experience in Anti Money Laundering, fraud and bribery or Financial Crime roles

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Functional / Technical Competencies:

• Awareness of UK & European Anti-Money Laundering regulations [ESSENTIAL]
• Attention to detail is essential [ESSENTIAL]
• Technical knowledge of Financial Institutions [ESSENTIAL]

Work Experience:

• Experience in Anti Money Laundering, fraud and bribery or Financial Crime roles [ESSENTIAL]]

Education / Qualifications:

• Degree Level or relevant industry experience [BENEFICIAL]

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability
• A proactive, motivated approach.
• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly
• A structured and logical approach to work
• A creative and innovative approach to work
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.