Compliance Specialist

CSC; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in business, legal, and financial services is seeking a Compliance Specialist in London. This role involves ensuring compliance with KYC standards and supporting the team in mitigating financial crime risks. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills and relevant experience in compliance functions within financial services.

Benefits

Annual success-sharing bonuses

Tuition reimbursement

Hybrid/remote work schedules

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• 3-4 years in a Compliance department.
• Extensive knowledge of KYC for client verification.
• Familiarity with financial crime typologies.

Responsibilities

• Support compliance tasks related to KYC reviews.
• Monitoring data entry for accurate client records.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for policy harmonization.

Skills

KYC requirements

Compliance policies

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

3-year degree

Tools

LexisNexis Bridger Insight XG

Refinitiv World-Check One

Job description

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CSC is the world’s leading provider of business, legal, tax, and digital brand services to companies around the globe. Our clients include many of the Fortune 500, FTSE100, CAC 40, and DAX 30 companies.

Job Description

Compliance Specialist

London

Shared services

Permanent

CSC is the world’s leading provider of business, legal, tax, and digital brand services to companies around the globe. Our clients include many of the Fortune 500, FTSE100, CAC 40, and DAX 30 companies.

The Capital Markets Europe team is a division that provides our institutional clients with a comprehensive range of specialist debt and capital markets administration services.

Day to day responsibilities will focus on supporting the Compliance team on a second line of defense role; the Compliance team provides guidance to the first line on customer onboarding, KYC requirements and take the necessary steps to report financial crime. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated, inquisitive manager with a background in Client Onboarding, AML investigations and preferably knowledge of trust services regulations, who is extremely customer and team focused. This role would suit an ambitious, energetic person keen to progress further in a dynamic, rapidly-growing business.

Some of the things you will be doing:

• Assist the Compliance team with the day-to-day tasks and obligations linked to Know Your Customer (KYC) review processes in a second line of defense role.
• Monitoring data entry and prepare internal reporting to assure client data are correctly recorded in the KYC by the first line of defence.
• Updating internal database to track deadlines to conduct mandatory KYC reviews according to risk levels.
• Support the business when high risk factors are escalated to the second line for further guidance (PEPs, sanctions and adverse media screening) following a risk-based approach.
• Liaising with stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions to facilitate harmonization of current UK Policies and procedures with company global standards.
• Implement a monitoring program that will include sample tasting to ensure CDD collected on new and existing clients is complete and accurate, ensuring decisions are fully reasoned and that all supporting documents are collected and maintained by the business. Report any findings to the Head of Compliance and collaborate to conduct remediation plans when necessary.
• Support the business with its screening facilities for PEPs, sanctions and adverse media screening, following a risk-based approach.
• Be familiar with a diverse range of capital markets structures and products, in order to provide the right recommendations to the business to mitigate risk factors.
• Assist the business in identifying areas of enhancement in the Compliance policies and procedures.
• Assist the business in maintaining its TCSP license and make sure regulator’s guidance is implemented and followed.
• Assist the Compliance team with other financial crime related tasks and projects as required.
• Support new joiners and first line of defense training.
  
  

What technical skills, experience and qualifications do you need?

• 3-4 years Compliance department experience.
• Minimum educational requirements: 3-year degree.
• Extensive knowledge of KYC requirements for clients’ identification and verification.
• Proven experience with CDD requirements for different types of corporate, partnership and trust entities.
• Ability and commitment to adhere to and apply compliance policies and procedures.
• Understanding and knowledge of traditional money laundering and terrorist financing typologies.
• Understanding or experience with LexisNexis Bridger Insight XG or Refinitiv World-Check One or other on-chain monitoring solutions.
• Ability to handle a high volume of tasks while maintaining attention to detail and prioritising, as necessary.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Conscientious and diligent.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of the firm professionally and tactfully.
  
  

About Us

CSC is a global business, legal, and financial services company based in Wilmington, Delaware, USA, providing knowledge-based solutions to clients worldwide. We have offices and capabilities in over 140 jurisdictions in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East, and more than 8,000 colleagues. We are the business behind business.

Visit our careers site to learn more about CSC and our commitment to our clients, communities, and each other.

CSC is committed to creating a feeling of belonging through a diverse and growth-oriented environment where everyone is valued.

CSC colleagues have global career opportunities and excellent benefits, including annual success-sharing bonuses or commission plans based on individual performance. To learn more, visit cscglobal.com/service/careers .

We offer a range of support to colleagues with disabilities, ensuring people have the necessary resources to thrive in their roles. We encourage candidates to work closely with our talent acquisition partners to convey their specific needs. Our commitment to accessibility reflects our broader dedication to diversity and belonging,

CSC only accepts resumes from employment agencies that are part of our approved supplier program. Resumes submitted from other agencies either to talent acquisition, our hiring leaders, employees, or through any other mechanism other than our supplier process, will not be eligible to claim related fees and the submitted resumes will be considered property of CSC.

We encourage candidates to apply directly to our website and not through third-party sources.

Disclaimer: The information above describes the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not intended to describe all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.

About The Team

At CSC, we’re always looking ahead, finding ways to improve and anticipate the future needs of our customers. Curiosity fuels our innovation and productivity drives our results. This proactive mindset has helped us adapt and create solutions that have enabled businesses to run smoother and smarter for more than 120 years.

CSC is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining talented people whose personal values align with ours. We empower our employees to bring the right solutions to market to meet customer demand. That is why we are the premier provider of global solutions for more than 180,000 businesses.

• CSC is a great place to work with smart and dedicated people.
• We have been voted a Top Workplace every year since 2006.
• We offer challenging work and career opportunities. Most positions are filled with internal moves and employee referrals.
• Employees are eligible for success sharing, bonus, or commission plans based on role and individual performance.
• CSC offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package as part of your Total Rewards that includes annual leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referral bonuses, and more.
• As business needs allow, CSC offers hybrid/remote work schedules in alignment with local regulations. Specific details for this position will be discussed during the interview process.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Financial Services, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Legal Services

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