Team Leader Client Onboarding

jobs.jerseyeveningpost.com-job boards; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in the UK is seeking a compliance professional to manage client onboarding and due diligence activities. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in regulated environments and a strong understanding of AML regulations. This role involves ensuring compliance, enhancing operational processes, and managing client relationships effectively.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a similar role within a regulated Financial Services Business.
• In-depth understanding of corporate, fiduciary, and/or funds services.
• Proficiency in AML regulations for client risk assessment and CDD.

Responsibilities

• Manage client onboarding and related client due diligence (CDD) activities.
• Ensure compliance with financial crime and services requirements.
• Enhance operational processes and data integrity related to client risk assessment.

Skills

Communication

Organizational

Analytical

Time Management

Multi-tasking

Education

Experience in regulated Financial Services Business

Job description

This role is key in nurturing a culture of compliance and ensuring operational excellence by managing client onboarding and related client due diligence (CDD) activities. The responsibilities include interacting with a diverse range of clients, ensuring compliance with financial crime and financial services requirements, upholding data protection standards, acting as the primary contact for Cayman and the team, and handling business escalations regarding CDD enquiries. Additionally, the role involves enhancing operational processes and data integrity related to client risk assessment and CDD ad-hoc tasks.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in a similar role within a regulated or supervised Financial Services Business, with licenses in Jersey, Guernsey, Cayman, UK, HK, or BVI. An in-depth understanding of corporate, fiduciary, and/or funds services in international financial centre jurisdictions is required, including experience with complex structures and proficiency in AML regulations for client risk assessment and CDD. The candidate should be competent with complex procedures across different jurisdictions, possess superior communication, organizational, analytical, and time management skills, be an extreme multi-tasker, and capable of managing internal and external stakeholder expectations.

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