Compliance Associate

Zeal Group; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Zeal Group is a fast-growing FinTech organization seeking a Compliance Associate to join its global team. You will conduct customer due diligence for onboarding, verify identity and ownership structures, and perform screening against sanctions, PEP, and adverse media.

Daily transaction monitoring, SAR drafting, and regulatory filings support are also part of the role. You will collaborate on risk reviews for clients and vendors, maintain records, and assist with audits and updates to compliance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Legal, Finance, Accounting, Business or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Customer Due Diligence for onboarding in compliance with regulatory and internal requirements, ensure KYC documentation is maintained.
• Verify identity documentation and ownership structures; assess business activities during onboarding and reviews.
• Perform initial name screening against sanctions lists, PEP databases, and adverse media using screening tools.
• Conduct daily monitoring of client transactions to identify suspicious patterns and support regulatory filings.

Skills

Detail oriented

Responsible

Independent

Bilingual English/Chinese

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

An award-winning Fintech organization with a dedicated team of 400+ professionals across the globe. With more than 15 offices across the world, we are a people centric company which prides itself on being product oriented for customer success. As we continue the journey of scaling up our business, we are passionate about expanding our multicultural and diverse workforce.

We can offer excellent opportunities to develop your career path and provide you with the tools and support to be successful in your journey with us.

Zeal group of companies (collectively Zeal Group) is a business portfolio comprising regulated financial institutions (trading as ZFX) and fintech companies specializing in multi-asset liquidity solutions in regulated markets backed by proprietary technology, with a presence in all major global locations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Customer Due Diligence for new customer onboarding in compliance with regulatory and internal requirements, and ensure KYC documentation and information are properly maintained.
• Verify identity documentation, verify legal ownership structures, and assess the nature of business activities during onboarding and periodic reviews.
• Perform initial name screening against sanctions lists, PEP databases, and adverse media using screening tools.

About us

An award-winning Fintech organization with a dedicated team of 400+ professionals across the globe. With more than 15 offices across the world, we are a people centric company which prides itself on being product oriented for customer success. As we continue the journey of scaling up our business, we are passionate about expanding our multicultural and diverse workforce.

We can offer excellent opportunities to develop your career path and provide you with the tools and support to be successful in your journey with us.

Zeal group of companies (collectively Zeal Group) is a business portfolio comprising regulated financial institutions (trading as ZFX) and fintech companies specializing in multi-asset liquidity solutions in regulated markets backed by proprietary technology, with a presence in all major global locations.

Responsibilities

Due Diligence & Onboarding Support

• Conduct Customer Due Diligence for new customer onboarding in compliance with regulatory and internal requirements, and ensure KYC documentation and information are properly maintained.
• Verify identity documentation, verify legal ownership structures, and assess the nature of business activities during onboarding and periodic reviews.
• Perform initial name screening against sanctions lists, PEP databases, and adverse media using screening tools.

Transaction Monitoring & Investigations

• Conduct daily monitoring of client transactions using compliance tools to identify suspicious patterns, potential structuring, or unusual behavior.
• Review and clear routine alerts; draft Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), and support regulatory filings.

Risk Assessment & Third-Party Management

• Conduct end-to-end risk reviews, due diligence screenings, and risk rating assessments for clients, vendors, and counterparties across onboarding and ongoing monitoring cycles.
• Maintain records of vendor risk profiles and control deficiencies.

General Compliance Administration & Support

• Assist with updating compliance manuals, tracking employee compliance training completion, and implementing new regulatory updates.
• Help gather supporting documents and workpapers for internal audits, and regulatory inquiries.
• Provide general administrative support to the Compliance Department as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Legal, Finance, Accounting, Business or related disciplined
• Minimum 1 year of compliance experience. Relevant working experience in CDD, KYC, and AML compliance within financial institutions is highly advantageous.
• Have a strong sense of responsibility, detail oriented and able to work independently
• Well-organized, highly adaptable, and detail minded
• Good written and spoken communication skills in both English and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)
• Immediate availability is highly preferred

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Zeal Group is an award-winning FinTech organisation offering a variety of products. Our trading platforms, ZFX and Traze specialise in multi-asset liquidity solutions in regulated markets back by proprietary technology.

Founded in 2017, we have grown to a team of 700+ employees across the globe. Our offices and presence are spread across Europe, Asia, Africa, Middle East and South America, with our Technology hub located in Cyprus.

Zeal Group is an award-winning FinTech organisation offering a variety of products. Our trading platforms, ZFX and Traze specialise in multi-asset liquidity solutions in regulated markets back by proprietary technology.

Founded in 2017, we have grown to a team of 700+ employees across the globe. Our offices and presence are spread across Europe, Asia, Africa, Middle East and South America, with our Technology hub located in Cyprus.

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