Senior KYC Services Specialist

Corporation Service Company; St Helier; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Corporation Service Company is seeking a Senior KYC Service Specialist to ensure AML/CTF compliance and robust KYC procedures. You will verify customer identities, review documentation, assess risk, and ensure regulatory adherence across internal and external standards.

The role requires 4-5 years in banking or corporate services, strong English communication, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment. Hybrid work arrangement available.

Qualifications

• Understanding of AML, KYC and due diligence processes.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end client acceptance review per AML/CTF and KYC policy.
• Perform high quality periodic review of KYC information against laws and policies.
• Identify and communicate risk factors; maintain accurate client profiles.
• Update systems and applications in line with procedures.
• Deliver timely and high-quality customer service and meet SLAs.
• Monitor client transactions to detect suspicious activities.

Skills

AML/KYC knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

MS Office/Excel

English fluency

Tools

MS Teams/Zoom

Job description

Senior KYC Service specialist
Location: Jersey ,Ireland, UK
Job Type: Full-time
Reports To: KYC leader
Hybrid

Job Summary:

The KYC (Know Your Customer) Specialist is responsible for ensuring that the company adheres to all regulatory requirements related to anti-money laundering (AML), counter terrorism financing (CTF) and customer due diligence (CDD). The role involves verifying customer identities, reviewing documentation, assessing risk, and ensuring compliance with both internal and external regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for end-to-end client acceptance as per AML, CTF regulations and AML/KYC policy and procedures: KYC review, includes document collection, document verification.

• Responsible for performing high quality periodic review of KYC information ensuring that the client KYC files are in line with applicable laws, regulations and company policies and procedures.
• Responsible for ensuring that set targets are met.
• Make sure all risk factors are identified in the client profile and the risk rating is accurately calculated.
• Communicating effectively and efficiently (per SLA) with the relevant internal and external parties
• Updating all relevant systems and applications, in accordance with applicable policies, procedure and work instructions.
• Deliver exceptional customer services to clients by ensuring asks are met in efficient period.
• Conduct on-going monitoring of client transactions to detects suspicious activities.

Technical skills, experience, and qualification

Education/Profile

• 4- 5 years' experience in banking or corporate services
• Understanding of AML, KYC, Due diligence processes
• Work in line with internal procedures and under the guidance of the Leader.
• Pragmatic but critical approach, attention to detail and problem-solving mentality.
• Excellent analytical skills
• Excellent fluency in English, both verbal and in writing.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent drafting and planning skills.
• Experience and ability to carry out client risk assessment, utilizing enterprise methodology
• MS Office/Excel knowledge
• The ability and willingness to communicate directly with clients, both in writing and by telephone/Teams/Zoom
  

Business competencies and experience required

• Client acceptance KYC review and CDD for client entities, participants, shareholders, and other relevant parties.
• Ownership drilldown, identifying intermediate beneficial owners, ultimate beneficiary owners,
• controlling parties and other relevant parties
• Should be able to identify the Risk factors present in the client profiles and be able to articulate effective financial crime risk management and be able to communicate effectively with internal stakeholders.
• Meet the required quality standards for KYC reviews.
• Presentation skills - demonstrable experience in presenting information in one or one or small group meetings
• Support implementation of any new compliance related policies, procedures and programs.
• Ensuring adherence to all company policies, procedures and programs and maintaining knowledge on applicable escalation route in case of (potential) non-compliance.

Organizational and time management skills, such as:

• Organize their workflow, ensuring that they can process the necessary
• Information promptly and meet deadlines.
• Handling workload peaks
• Documentation and reporting
• Advocating and practicing the Compliance and Risk Mindset