KYC Officer

Thunes Ltd; Manila; On-site; PHP 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Thunes Ltd in Manila is seeking a KYC Officer to onboard and monitor Payment Service Providers, banks and other regulated entities worldwide, collaborating with Legal, Sales and Product teams to maintain compliant due diligence on new and existing customers.

You will bring 3–5 years of end-to-end KYC experience, familiarity with World-Check, and a strong background in risk and regulatory compliance within FinTech payments. Fluent English is essential; fintech exposure is a plus.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of end-to-end KYC experience with corporate and bank customers.
• Bachelor’s degree and/or professional compliance qualification.
• Experience using name screening tools such as World-Check.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Know Your Customer analysis for customers and ownership structures.
• Perform screening to identify sanctions and PEP hits.
• Analyse historical transactions to identify risks posed to the firm.
• Engage with clients and account managers to resolve outstanding items.

Skills

KYC experience

Name screening

Stakeholder management

Risk & compliance

FinTech/Payments

Education

Bachelor’s degree

ACAMS/ICA/CFE

Tools

World-Check

Job description

About Thunes

Thunes is the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world. Thunes’ proprietary Direct Global Network allows Members to make payments in real-time in over 140 countries and more than 90 currencies. Thunes’ Network connects directly to over 12 billion mobile wallets, stablecoin wallets and bank accounts worldwide, as well as 15 billion cards via more than 220 different payment methods, such as GCash, M-Pesa, Airtel, MTN, Orange, JazzCash, Easypaisa, AliPay, WeChat Pay HK and many more.

About Thunes

Thunes is the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world. Thunes’ proprietary Direct Global Network allows Members to make payments in real-time in over 140 countries and more than 90 currencies. Thunes’ Network connects directly to over 12 billion mobile wallets, stablecoin wallets and bank accounts worldwide, as well as 15 billion cards via more than 220 different payment methods, such as GCash, M-Pesa, Airtel, MTN, Orange, JazzCash, Easypaisa, AliPay, WeChat Pay HK and many more. Thunes’ Direct Global Network differentiates itself through its worldwide reach, in-house SmartX Treasury System and Fortress Compliance Platform, ensuring Members of the Network receive unrivaled speed, control, visibility, protection, and cost efficiencies when making real-time payments, globally. Members of Thunes’ Direct Global Network include gig economy giants like Uber and Deliveroo, super-apps like Grab and WeChat, MTOs, fintechs, PSPs and banks. Headquartered in Singapore, Thunes has offices in 14 locations, including Barcelona, Beijing, Dubai, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London, Manila, Nairobi, New York, Paris, Riyadh, San Francisco and Shanghai. For more information, visit: https://www.thunes.com/

Context of the role

Reporting to the CDD Team Lead, the KYC Officer, will partner with Legal, Sales and Product team members situated in Manila to onboard and control Payment Service Providers, Banks, and other regulated and non-regulated companies across the globe. This role provides an exciting opportunity to work on an international stage, alongside household names, and join a rapidly growing FinTech company making a real impact on the lives of people in developed and emerging markets alike.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct Know Your Customer analysis, including the following:
• Research through government official records, vendor database as well as independent and reliable public sources on information of customers, its connected parties and ownership structure
• Perform screening on new customers, its connected parties and beneficial owners to identify and adverse media (including sanctions) and PEP hits
• Analyse historical transactions of existing customers to identify additional risks posed to the firm
• Communicate with new clients and account managers on the outstanding items post gap analysis
• Participate in different projects under the supervision of the Manager

Professional Experience/Qualifications

• 3–5 years of end to end KYC experience with a focus on new Corporate and Bank customers and extensive experience conducting Corporate KYC.
• Holds a Bachelor’s degree and/or a professional compliance qualification (e.g., ICA, ACAMS, CFE etc.).
• Experience in using name screening tools such as World-Check
• Demonstrated expertise in risk and regulatory compliance from a financially regulated company.
• Good understanding of Payment products and corporate organizational structures.
• Strong internal and external stakeholder management skills and comfort in liaising with both.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage own workload, and is comfortable with process ambiguity.
• Passionate about technology and start-ups; previous experience in FinTech or Payments is a plus.
• Professional/native level fluency in English (written and spoken) (Other language skills are a plus but not mandatory)