Assistant Vice President, Client on-boarding & Management

OCBC; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 420,000 - 680,000; Full time

Job summary

OCBC in Hong Kong seeks a focused onboarding and compliance professional to manage timely client onboarding and CDD activities. You will oversee KYC reviews, collaborate with internal/external parties, and guide junior staff to ensure policy adherence.

The role requires a university degree in business or related fields with 3+ years in onboarding/compliance within corporate banking, strong regulatory knowledge, and excellent communication. AAMLP is preferred and MS Office proficiency is expected.

Qualifications

• University degree in business-related disciplines with minimum 3 years’ relevant client onboarding / compliance experience in corporate banking.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements and industry trends.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and assess compliance risks.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• A proactive and adaptable approach, with a commitment to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and compliance.
• Associate AML Professional (AAMLP) is preferable.
• Proficient in MS Office applications.
• Well versed with banking and regulatory requirements (e.g. Code of Banking Practice)

Responsibilities

• Process account opening / maintenance requests in a timely manner.
• Assist in handling CDD assessment / triggering event / e-banking application, dormant / inactive account reactivation, etc.
• Act as a checker and provide guidance & oversight to junior team members.
• Ensure all documentation received is current, accurate and complete.
• Ensure onboarding process complies with internal / external policies / regulations.
• Communicate with internal / external parties to obtain and review all KYC documents.
• Provide reasonable assurance of compliance with applicable regulatory and internal/group requirements, policies and procedures.
• Provide advisory support on regulatory and compliance issues and process in relation to KYC/ AML matters.
• Conduct compliance awareness/ reporting/ self-assessment/ training programs and drive communication upon compliance regulatory & policy updates.
• Act as subject matter expert for client onboarding to ensure full compliance with internal process, regulation and policies & procedures.
• Participate in client onboarding & lifecycle management projects or other KYC related projects.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Proactive & adaptable

MS Office proficiency

Presentation & report writing

Banking regulations familiarity

Education

University degree in business or related disciplines

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• Process account opening / maintenance request in a timely manner
• Assist in handling CDD assessment / triggering event / e-banking application, dormant / inactive account reactivation, etc
• Act as a checker and provide guidance & oversight to junior team members
• Ensure all documentations received is current, accurate and complete
• Ensure onboarding process comply with internal / external policies / regulations
• Communicate with internal / external parties to obtain and review all KYC document
• Provide reasonable assurance of compliance with applicable regulatory and internal/ Group requirements, policies and procedures
• Provide advisory support on regulatory and compliance issues and process in relation to KYC/ AML matters
• Conduct compliance awareness/ reporting/ self-assessment/ training programs and drive communication upon compliance regulatory & policy updates.
• Act as subject matter expert for client on-boarding to ensure full compliance with internal process, regulation and policies & procedures
• Participate in client onboarding & lifecycle management project or other KYC related project
• Support additional initiatives and ad-hoc assignments related to Core Banking System as required
• Participate in any ad-hoc projects to be assigned

What we are looking for:

• University degree in business related disciplines with minimum 3 years’ relevant client onboarding / compliance experience in corporate banking
• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements and industry trends
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and assess compliance risks
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• A proactive and adaptable approach, with a commitment to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and compliance
• Associate AML Professional (AAMLP) is preferable
• Proficient in MS Office applications
• Professional presentation and report writing skills
• Well versed with banking and regulatory requirements (e.g. Code of Banking Practice)