Client Onboarding Officer

Julius Baer; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Julius Baer in Hong Kong invites a seasoned professional to join the Client Documentation Services (CDS) – Client Onboarding Team under the COO division. You will review source of wealth, corroborating evidence, and perform KYC approvals for new accounts opened by Relationship Managers.

You will act as second line of defense for risk assessments, escalate AML/CFT issues, provide approvals for non-high risk openings, and collaborate with Compliance to meet regulatory requirements while delivering

Qualifications

• Degree holder preferably in Finance/ Accounting/ Business
• At least 4-6 years of solid experience in professional practice and/or the financial services sector
• Excellent knowledge of AML Guideline issued by local regulators, and fundamental knowledge on Singapore AML standards would be an added advantage
• Basic knowledge of account documentation requirements in Private Banking environment would be an added advantage
• Good command of spoken and written Chinese and English
• Good analytical and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Review source of wealth information and corroborating evidence for account opening
• Provide KYC approvals for non-high risk account openings
• Execute Private Banking account opening processes along the chain of product service delivery
• Identify AML/CFT issues and elevate to Compliance and Senior Management as necessary
• Perform customer due diligence checks to ensure regulatory and internal requirements are met
• Act as second line of defense to check risk assessments and expedite high risk factors to Compliance
• Work with Compliance on documentation and KYC requirements
• Ensure quality service to internal clients and support ad hoc tasks as required

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Bilingual Chinese/English

Education

Finance/Accounting/Business degree

Job description

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.

This role, based in Hong Kong, belongs to Client Documentation Services (CDS) - Client Onboarding Team under the COO division and has the following principal functions.

• Review source of wealth information and corroborating evidence of customers submitted for account opening with Bank Julius Baer, Hong Kong Branch by Relationship Managers
• Provide KYC approvals for non-high risk account openings with Bank Julius Baer, Hong Kong Branch
• Execute Private Banking account opening processes along the chain of product service delivery
• Identify anti-money laundering / counter terrorist financing (AML / CFT) issues and elevate to Compliance and Senior Management as necessary.

YOUR CHALLENGE

• Perform customer due diligence check, including source of wealth, corroborating evidence and name screening results, to ensure compliance with all relevant know-your-client (KYC) and AML / CFT requirements, both from the perspectives of regulatory and internal requirements
• Act as second line of defense to check risk assessments performed by Relationship Managers, and expedite material adverse news and other high risk factors to Compliance as appropriate
• Provide approvals for non-high risk account openings
• Work with Compliance teams and relevant stakeholders on documentation and KYC requirements and ensure fulfilling regulatory requirements and bank’s policies
• Ensure that quality service is provided to internal clients and assist in meeting client’s needs where relevant
• Proactively engage team members on work related discussions and identify work improvement measures
• Support account opening documentation review or other ad hoc tasks, as required by Supervisor

YOUR PROFILE

Personal and Social

• Meticulous, responsible and accurate in executing tasks assigned by Supervisor
• Able to work under pressure and consistently meet work timelines
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to work independently as well as be a team player
• Strong communication skills

Professional and Technical

• Degree holder preferably in Finance/ Accounting/ Business
• At least 4-6 years of solid experience in professional practice and/or the financial services sector, preferably in Private Banking and AML / CFT Compliance field
• Excellent knowledge of AML Guideline issued by local regulators, and fundamental knowledge on Singapore AML standards would be an added advantage
• Basic knowledge of account documentation requirements in Private Banking environment would be an added advantage
• Good command of spoken and written Chinese and English
• Good analytical and communication skills