Banking Job - Mandarin speaking Compliance Assistant - London - iw

First People Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A London-based recruitment agency seeks a Mandarin speaking Compliance Assistant to support compliance activities including KYC reviews and AML assessments. The ideal candidate will be fluent in both Mandarin and English and have experience in compliance. This role offers a hybrid working model with competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Essential to speak and write fluent Mandarin and English.
• KYC/AML/CDD/Compliance experience required.
• Some previous compliance experience beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Report to the CCO on compliance aspects.
• Review due diligence for new customers.
• Remediate existing AML and KYC records.
• Assist in identifying non-compliant activities.
• Conduct due diligence on high-risk relationships.
• Administer Compliance registers and activities.
• Organize employee Compliance training.
• Maintain and update sanctions list.

Skills

Fluent Mandarin

Fluent English

Strong problem solving

Multi-tasking

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Mandarin speaking Compliance Assistant, London

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The Skills You'll Need: Strong problem solving, multi-tasking, communication, interpersonal skills, build effective relationships

Your New Salary: Competitive

Reporting to: Head of Legal and Compliance/MLRO

Hybrid – 4+1 (5 days in the office during training).

London

Permanent

Start: ASAP

Working hours: 35 hours

To be successful in this role our client has said it is essential that candidates:

• speak and write fluent Mandarin and English
• have KYC/AML/CDD/Compliance experience

If that means this job isn’t a match for you please view our other vacancies for one that may be a better fit.

Compliance Assistant - What You'll be Doing:

• Report to the CCO, covering all aspects of compliance, specialising in customer due diligence and anti-money laundering.
• Review due diligence in respect of customers at take-on, making recommendations for compliance with branch policy. This will include an assessment and recommendation to the CCO/MLRO for accepting new customers.
• KYC remediation - review and remediate existing AML and KYC records, with particular emphasis on the branch’s UK and international wholesale customers. Ensure queries and requests are passed to team members qualified to respond sufficiently and actioned on a timely basis.
• As directed, assist CCO and Compliance Manager to identify, investigate, and resolve all activities that are deemed non-compliant.
• Assist CCO and Compliance Manager to address issues relating to PEP, adverse media, transaction monitoring and sanctions.
• In conjunction with the CCO, implement the annual AML risk assessment, compliance monitoring plan and perform the relevant quality assurance checks to ensure adherence of the branch to regulatory requirements.
• Conduct due diligence and EDD reviews on high-risk relationships. Support the CCO regarding suspicious activity reports (SARs) in investigation and reporting.
• Support the CCO and Compliance Manager in administering Compliance registers and other activities relevant to operation of the branch.
• Organize employee Compliance training on compliance matters.
• Maintaining and updating sanctions list, advising staff of changes.

Compliance Assistant - The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:

• Strong problem solving and multi-tasking skills
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills
• Able to build effective relationships across the business.
• Some previous compliance experience beneficial

We would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation.

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