KYC Officer (6-month contract)

Habib Bank Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Habib Bank Limited in Singapore seeks a Compliance specialist focusing on Onboarding, KYC and transactional due diligence to ensure regulatory alignment and policy adherence.

You will conduct CDD, review customer information, coordinate with Relationship Managers and Compliance, maintain records, and support audits to deliver accurate, timely compliance documentation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct CDD and Trade KYC reviews for Corporate and FI customers in accordance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Review customer information and documentation to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with applicable regulatory and internal requirements.
• Perform L1 screening, adverse media reviews, customer background checks, and ongoing due diligence, ensuring timely disposition of alerts and appropriate escalation of identified risks.
• Prepare thorough and well-reasoned onboarding and periodic review assessments and write-ups, ensuring high standards of quality, accuracy, completeness, and sound risk assessment.
• Take ownership of the end-to-end onboarding, periodic review and CDD pipeline, driving client outreach, document collection, stakeholder coordination, issue resolution and escalation to ensure timely completion.
• Maintain oversight of outstanding cases and matters, provide regular status updates to stakeholders, and elevate issues promptly to facilitate timely resolution and mitigate execution delays.
• Serve as the primary point of coordination between customers, Relationship Managers, Compliance, Operations, and other stakeholders throughout the onboarding and periodic review lifecycle.
• Proactively engage customers and stakeholders to obtain required information and documentation, driving effective follow‑up to ensure timely fulfilment of onboarding, review, and regulatory requirements.
• Support internal audits, quality assurance reviews, and regulatory examinations by providing accurate, complete, and timely documentation and information.
• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of AML/CFT, sanctions, KYC/CDD, and other regulatory requirements, and apply them effectively in the execution of responsibilities.
• Demonstrate strong ownership, accountability, and a proactive, solutions‑oriented approach in managing deliverables, resolving issues, and driving matters to completion.

Job description

Compliance (Onboarding, KYC, Transactional due diligence)

1. Conduct CDD and Trade KYC reviews for Corporate and FI customers in accordance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
2. Review customer information and documentation to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with applicable regulatory and internal requirements.
3. Perform L1 screening, adverse media reviews, customer background checks, and ongoing due diligence, ensuring timely disposition of alerts and appropriate escalation of identified risks.
4. Prepare thorough and well-reasoned onboarding and periodic review assessments and write-ups, ensuring high standards of quality, accuracy, completeness, and sound risk assessment.
5. Take ownership of the end-to-end onboarding, periodic review and CDD pipeline, driving client outreach, document collection, stakeholder coordination, issue resolution and escalation to ensure timely completion.
6. Maintain oversight of outstanding cases and matters, provide regular status updates to stakeholders, and elevate issues promptly to facilitate timely resolution and mitigate execution delays.
7. Serve as the primary point of coordination between customers, Relationship Managers, Compliance, Operations, and other stakeholders throughout the onboarding and periodic review lifecycle.
8. Proactively engage customers and stakeholders to obtain required information and documentation, driving effective follow‑up to ensure timely fulfilment of onboarding, review, and regulatory requirements.
9. Support internal audits, quality assurance reviews, and regulatory examinations by providing accurate, complete, and timely documentation and information.
10. Develop and maintain a strong understanding of AML/CFT, sanctions, KYC/CDD, and other regulatory requirements, and apply them effectively in the execution of responsibilities.
11. Demonstrate strong ownership, accountability, and a proactive, solutions‑oriented approach in managing deliverables, resolving issues, and driving matters to completion.

Data & Info Management

1. Maintain accurate customer and screening records, ensuring information is current and reflects the latest available documentation in line with internal requirements.
2. Maintain accurate and well‑organized customer records and supporting documentation, including adherence to prescribed filing and file‑naming conventions, to facilitate efficient retrieval and audit readiness.