Senior CDD Analyst

Compliance Professionals; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established financial institution in Greater London seeks a knowledgeable CDD Analyst to support client onboarding and KYC processes. You will act as a primary point of contact, ensuring the timely collection of KYC information and conducting due diligence checks. The role requires experience in on-boarding complex structures and regulatory compliance. Proficiency in Arabic is preferred but not essential. This position offers competitive remuneration and is integral to the fight against financial crime.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in on-boarding complex corporate structures and Financial Institutions.
• Middles Eastern KYC client experience is required.
• Understanding of cross border regulations and international standards.
• Familiarity with FATCA and CRS is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support relationship managers with CDD/KYC information collection.
• Assess client risk and determine DD level required.
• Make recommendations to MLRO regarding high-risk clients.
• Identify and escalate sanctions-related risks.
• Provide training and guidance to CDD colleagues.

Skills

On-boarding complex corporate structures

Understanding of Trade Finance

KYC experience

Process improvement in CDD/KYC

Knowledge of FATCA and CRS

Working knowledge of Arabic

Tools

Siron KYC system

Fenergo digital solution

IRIS case management tool

Job description

THE COMPANY:

Our client is an international bank. They are a leading provider of Trade Finance, Corporate & Institutional Banking.

THE RESPONSIBILITIES:

The role will be the first point of contact for the Front Office in the provision of advice and guidance for CDD onboarding and review of clients. Therefore, the key will be to:

• Support relationship managers to gather and ensure the timely collection of relevant CDD / KYC information and completion of Due Diligence (DD) process in line with Bank policy.
• Assess the client risk and the level of DD required for the client, i.e., Enhanced, Standard or Simplified.
• When justified, make recommendations to MLRO for their sign-off on clients moving to/from a high-risk rating.
• Identify and escalate Politically Exposed Persons associated with clients and its related parties.
• Identity and escalate any sanctions related risks to London Sanctions Advisory (LSA) Team.
• Take ownership of a file, seeing it through on an end-to-end basis.
• Proactively respond to queries from teams and clients as part of the CDD service.
• Performing against productivity and quality targets set both individually and across the team.
• Raising internal Suspicious Activity Reports where any suspicious activity is identified.
• Ensuring feedback received from Quality Control colleagues is implemented, and high quality of files is maintained.
• Liaison with other European branches and Head Office on KYC matters as necessary during on boarding or periodic review process.
• Update PEP Register as part of the on-boarding, periodic review, event driven review process.
• Support the Head of Business Financial Crime with GRC tool required updates.
• Provide training and guidance to CDD colleagues, in London and the European branches.
• Utilize digital on-boarding tool (Fenergo) to input all relevant customer information.
• Support the Head of Business Financial Crime with ad-hoc projects relating to wider AML/CDD/KYC function.
• Utilize CDD case management tool IRIS to track customer file cycle and ensure that the PRs and NTBs are completed within the agreed timelines.
• Ensure that IRIS status is correct and up to date (although every analyst is responsible for its own cases, the candidate needs to ensure that IRIS provides the up-to-date status of all cases).
• Support Head of Business Financial Crime in sourcing the data of overdue PRs for weekly calls with accountable RMs.
• Be the driver of process improvement in CDD/KYC space and take active role in communicating on-going changes to the Team.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Prior experience in on-boarding complex corporate structures and Financial Institutions (FIs) is a must
• Middle Easten KYC client experience required
• Experience and Understanding of Trade Finance Product offering preferable
• Understanding of cross border requirements and the application of regulation and international standards such as the latest EU Money Laundering Directive, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Transparency International, Wolfsberg Principles (correspondent banking/trade finance)
• Working knowledge of Arabic language (ability to translate documents) desirable but not essential.
• Working knowledge and understanding of FATCA and CRS is highly desirable
• Prior experience of working within a 1LOD in CDD / Client On-boarding role preferable
• Previous experience of Siron KYC system desirable
• Previous experience of Fenergo digital solution desirable

For further information please contact Hannah Tabatabai