Client Onboarding Analyst

Citi; Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid working (up to 2 days at home)

Competitive base salary + benefits

Descripción de la vacante

Citi London is seeking a Client Onboard Analyst to join the London Wealth Operations - Account Documentation Unit. The role focuses on assessing and processing account opening and maintenance records, credit facility packs, and related documentation in line with regulatory and internal standards.

You will interact with Front Office, Legal, Credit Underwriters, and other partners to ensure accurate workflow, timely processing, and robust control of documentation and AML/KYC requirements.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent university-level qualification.
• Entry to early-career level within Financial Services, Banking Operations, Wealth Management, Legal Administration, or Loan Operations.

Responsabilidades

• Reviews, authenticates, and processes account maintenance records, signature verifications, reference letters, collateral agreements, and system updates in accordance with operational standards.
• Ensures accurate handling of legal deeds, credit lodgements, and banking records while managing multiple operational priorities and daily clearing cut-offs.
• Delivers superior service and resolution of inquiries regarding credit packs, charge releases, and registry documentation.
• Acts on day-to-day management of account maintenance and documentation processing, ensuring requirements are clearly defined to support operational scenarios.
• Coordinates multi-currency cheque clearing, handles discrepancy referrals with Front Office, and reviews payment operations for timeliness.
• Manages cross-functional relationships across Front Office, Credit Underwriters, Legal Partners, Cash Operations, and Custody Services.
• Analyzes complex documentation issues, identifies root causes, and recommends updates to policies, procedures, and operating practices.
• Meets SLAs, quality benchmarks, and turnaround times for document retrievals, imaging, and lodgements.
• Adheres to regulatory guidelines, operational control frameworks, MCA standards, and QA reviews.
• Communicates issues and needs across teams to ensure prompt and professional responses.
• Participates in regulatory and digital enablement training to support knowledge sharing.

Conocimientos

Attention to Detail

Analytical Thinking

Regulatory & Risk Awareness

Collaboration & Interpersonal Skills

Communication & Stakeholder Management

Drive Resilience & Adaptability

Organization & Time Management

Technical & Digital Proficiency

Digital AI Awareness

Educación

Bachelor’s degree

Descripción del empleo

Client Onboard Analyst

The Client Onboard Analyst is a developing professional role within London Wealth Operations - Account Documentation Unit (ADU). The role applies specialized operational and procedural knowledge to monitor, assess, evaluate, and execute account opening and maintenance records, credit facility packs, collateral agreements, Land Registry charge documentation, and UK banking transactions.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for stakeholder interaction, documentation review, verification, and system updates: Reviews, authenticates, and processes account maintenance records, signature verifications, reference letters, collateral agreements, and system updates in accordance with operational standards.
• Demonstrates high level of diligence, motivation, and organizational skills: Ensures accurate handling of legal deeds, credit lodgements, and banking records while managing multiple operational priorities and daily clearing cut-offs.
• Focuses on timely and accurate delivery of all account maintenance and credit documentation functions: Delivers superior service and resolution of internal and external inquiries regarding credit packs, charge releases, and registry documentation.
• Performs day-to-day management of account maintenance and documentation processing: Actively manages in-process, pended, and exception activities, ensuring requirements are clearly defined to support all operational scenarios and deliver high-quality support to internal partners.
• Executes UK banking, cheque processing, and clearing support: Coordinates multi-currency cheque clearing, handles discrepancy referrals with Front Office, and ensures timely review and authorization of payment operations.
• Responsible for process coordination and managing cross-functional relationships: Manages operational handoffs and maintains collaborative relationships across Front Office, Credit Underwriters, Legal Partners, Cash Operations, and Custody Services.
• Determines workflow enhancements and analyzes operational issues: Analyzes complex and variable documentation issues, identifies root causes, and formulates recommendations on policies, procedures, and operating practices.
• Consistent delivery of high-quality service through meeting or exceeding performance standards: Meets agreed service level agreements (SLAs), quality benchmarks, and turnaround times for document retrievals, imaging, and credit lodgements.
• Ensures awareness and full compliance of internal processes, regulations, and policies: Adheres to regulatory guidelines, operational control frameworks, Manager’s Control Assessment (MCA) standards, and quality assurance reviews.
• Establishes and maintains strong working relationships within the team and across business partners: Facilitates open and direct communication of issues, needs, and queries to ensure efficient, prompt, and professional responses.
• Embarks on continuous on-the-job training for comprehensive operational knowledge: Actively participates in technical, regulatory, and digital enablement training while supporting knowledge sharing and peer guidance for new team members.
• Understands business requirements and implements them correctly: Supports core system administration, reconciliations, procedural reviews, and continuous process improvements across the unit.
• Monitors operational performance and service levels: Reviews operational metrics and Management Information Systems (MIS) reporting to track volumes, capacity, and risk controls.
• Daily deliverable of routine and defined tasks, while developing knowledge of the broader context: Delivers daily operational outputs while building a working understanding of broader wealth operations, credit risk, and industry standards.
• Appropriately assesses risk when business decisions are made: Demonstrates particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding the organization, its clients, and assets by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct, and business practices, and escalating, managing, and reporting control issues with transparency.

Education

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent university-level qualification.
• Experience: Entry to early-career level within Financial Services, Banking Operations, Wealth Management, Legal Administration, or Loan Operations.

Core Competencies & Skills

• Attention to Detail: Demonstrates a high level of accuracy and thoroughness by carefully reviewing work, identifying errors or discrepancies, and ensuring tasks are completed correctly, efficiently, and in line with established procedures and controls.
• Analytical Thinking: Reviews operational information carefully to identify inconsistencies, resolve issues, and recommend effective procedural solutions.
• Regulatory & Risk Awareness: Sound understanding of operational risk controls, banking recordkeeping standards, and AML/KYC fundamentals.
• Collaboration & Interpersonal Skills: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to act as a proactive, collaborative team player while maintaining the autonomy to work independently.
• Communication & Stakeholder Management: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to manage queries professionally across Front Office, Underwriters, and external solicitors.
• Drive, Resilience & Adaptability: Highly motivated and adaptable, with the ability to perform effectively in a structured, high-volume, time-sensitive, and risk-controlled operational environment.
• Drive, Resilience & Adaptability: Demonstrates strong prioritization skills, commitment to continuous learning, and the ability to quickly develop working knowledge across multiple products and operational workflows.
• Drive, Resilience & Adaptability: Capable of managing urgent requests and escalations, balancing stakeholder expectations, and ensuring timely resolution of issues while maintaining service quality.
• Organization & Time Management: Strong organizational and multitasking skills with the ability to prioritize time-sensitive lodgements, clearing deadlines, and reconciliations.
• Technical & Digital Proficiency: Microsoft Office – Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint) with the capability to maintain management reports, analyze operational data, and support process improvement initiatives.
• Technical & Digital Proficiency: Digital / AI Awareness – Familiarity with emerging AI productivity tools or workflow automation concepts is an advantage (non-essential).

What we can offer you

• By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed) and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits that support you (and your family) to be well, live well and save well.
• Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

Job Family Group

Customer Service

Job Family

Institutional Client Onboarding

Time Type

Full time

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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