KYC Onboarding Consultant

Delta-Capita; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Transition to permanent role

Job summary

Delta Capita in London seeks a KYC Onboarding Consultant to support a major KYC project for a leading financial institution. You will manage end-to-end KYC processing and ensure regulatory compliance within a fast-paced CLM environment.

The role is based in London, with a 12-month fixed-term contract and potential to transition to a permanent full-time position. A strong regulatory knowledge base and hands-on approach are essential.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of European KYC/AML frameworks and regulatory obligations (CANDER, Dodd-Frank, EMIR, FATCA).
• Strong understanding of global banking and capital markets, across Front/MMiddle/Back offices.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end KYC CDD/EDD/SEDD activities for GBM Europe clients, ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Perform client risk assessments and CRR-based reviews using available data and public information.
• Prepare client outreach and maintain transparent file status for stakeholders.
• Identify issues or risks and escalate to team leads promptly.
• Ensure accurate data entry into Fenergo and upkeep of operational trackers.
• Support knowledge sharing and training within the team; contribute to process enhancements.
• Maintain high quality KYC outputs while driving timely delivery; perform file repair as needed.

Skills

KYC/AML knowledge

Regulatory frameworks

Analytical skills

Stress management

Job description

We are seeking a KYC Onboarding Consultant to join our Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) team to support a large-scale Know Your Client (KYC) project for a leading financial institution. Based in London, you will be responsible for the end-to-end processing of KYC files, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements while maintaining efficiency and quality in a fast-paced project environment.

This is a great opportunity to join our fast-growing business within our CLM department working with some of the world’s leading financial institutions. The preferred candidate will demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit with a ‘hands on’ pragmatic and flexible approach as we develop this fast-growing business area.

Responsibilities

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Conduct KYC CDD, EDD, SEDD activities for GBM Europe customers including but not limited to new onboarding and trigger events to ensure that KYC activities are executed in compliance with the all governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.
• Conduct thorough analysis to support a reasonable and accurate assessment consistent with the Customer Risk Rating (‘CRR’) methodology;
• Conduct client review based on the Customer’s assigned risk using existing and/or publicly available information.
• Prepare and conduct client outreach in an efficient and compliant manner and adopt a client-centric approach; ensuring transparency of the process and status of the customer file are provided to the relevant stakeholders (such as the business/Relationship managers).
• Identify and elevate any issues or risks that require further supervision or assistance from team leads and senior management in a timely manner.
• Ensure the timely and accurate entry of data and documentation into Fenergo book of record which has been collected as part of the KYC activities.
• Ensure all operational trackers required are updated to ensure accuracy of metrics
• Ensure KYC activities are conducted with timeliness, completeness and to a high quality.
• Ensure the quality of KYC work not compromised while driving timely delivery. Conduct file repair as a result of both Quality Control and Quality Assurance process.
• Pro-actively deepen knowledge of the governing regulations, policies and procedures, as well as to effectively apply them to the day to day KYC due diligence process. Share learnings and best practices with the team and support new team members with relevant training as assigned.
• Pursue process enhancement by identifying opportunities and collaborate with GBM Onboarding management and the QC team to enhance effectiveness and efficiency of the KYC process, ensure sound customer interactions, solid data quality, and sound AML controls.

What We’re Looking For

• Sound knowledge of current and anticipated regulatory frameworks impacting client onboarding knowledge of European KYC/AML. CANDER, Dodd Frank, EMIR and FATCA knowledge will be an asset.
• Solid understanding of the global banking and capital markets business lines, products, services, operations, systems, as well as workflows across the Front, Middle and Back Offices. Ability to understand the structures for different entity types and the geographic risks associated to the Customer.
• Exhibit sound judgment to detect, solve, or elevate problems efficiently and effectively. Taking full responsibility and ownership for all tasks/activities performed.
• Must be able to operate effectively within a stressful environment with changing priorities and tight time frames which are closely scrutinized by Senior/Executive Management.

How We Work

Delta Capita is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, colour, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require any reasonable adjustments through your interview process, please use the designated space within the application questionnaire.

This role is offered on a 12-month fixed-term contract, with the opportunity to transition into a permanent full-time position. The role is based in London. As the selection and interview process is ongoing, please submit your application in English as soon as possible, if your profile is selected, a member of our team will contact you within 4 weeks. For this role a valid working permit for the UK is mandatory.

Expectations regarding hybrid working

As we are a Service Provider and Consulting firm servicing clients, our policy for physically working from the office (which may be the clients' offices or our own offices depending on the client) aligns to what our clients' policies and expectations are and these vary. Most of our clients now require a minimum of 3 days per week in the office, 2 days from home, and accordingly this is also the minimum expectation that Delta Capita require. However, some of our clients have now moved up to 4 days and even 5 days in the office and we require candidates to be flexible to meet our client demands.

Who We Are

Delta Capita Group is a global managed services, consulting, and solutions provider with a unique combination of experience in Financial Services and technology innovation capability. Our mission is to reinvent the financial services value chain providing technology based mutualised services for financial institutions for non-differentiating services.

Our 3 offerings are

• Managed Services
• Consulting & Solutions
• Technology

To know more about Delta Capita and our culture