Compliance Associate

Zeal Group; Hong Kong Island; On-site; HKD 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Zeal Group, a global fintech and regulated financial institution, is seeking a Compliance Analyst in Hong Kong to support onboarding and ongoing regulatory programs. You will conduct Customer Due Diligence, verify identities, and screen against sanctions and PEP databases, ensuring documentation is complete and accurate.

You will also monitor client transactions daily, draft SARs, perform risk assessments for clients and vendors, update compliance manuals, and assist audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• Minimum 1 year of compliance experience with CDD, KYC, AML
• Strong sense of responsibility, detail oriented, able to work independently
• Well-organised, highly adaptable, detail minded
• Good written and spoken English and Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese)

Responsibilities

• Conduct Customer Due Diligence for new onboarding and maintain KYC documentation
• Verify identity documents, ownership structures, and business activities during onboarding and reviews
• Perform initial name screening against sanctions lists, PEP databases and adverse media
• Conduct daily monitoring of client transactions to identify suspicious patterns and potential structuring
• Draft SARs and support regulatory filings; review and clear routine alerts
• Conduct end-to-end risk reviews for clients, vendors, and counterparties; maintain vendor risk profiles
• Assist updating compliance manuals, training tracking, audits, and regulatory inquiries
• Provide general administrative support to the Compliance Department

Skills

CDD

KYC

AML compliance

Regulatory compliance

Attention to detail

Independent work

English/CN bilingual

Education

Bachelor's degree in Legal/Finance/Accounting/Business

Job description

An award-winning Fintech organisation 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.

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-organised, highly adaptable, and detail minded
• Good written and spoken communication skills in both English and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)
• Immediate availability is highly preferred