Senior KYC Advisor

SG10 - BJB Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Singapore Branch; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Julius Baer in Singapore seeks an experienced KYC Advisor to support Private Banking International Relationship Managers with periodic reviews and SOW uplift. You will collect and verify client information, perform due diligence, and prepare clear KYC narratives including SOW and SOF assessments.

You will review SOW documentation, provide guidance on complex cases, mentor junior colleagues, and ensure documentation is complete and compliant with regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in Private Banking.
• Experience in KYC uplifts or Front KYC advisory roles.
• Proficient in KYC risk assessment and SOW/SOF.
• Excellent English communication.
• Ability to handle complex cases and mentor juniors.

Responsibilities

• Review and uplift existing KYC profiles to meet regulatory requirements.
• Advise on complex cases and support junior colleagues.
• Prepare comprehensive KYC files and narratives with SOW/SOF.
• Collaborate with RMs and verify SOW documentation.
• Maintain documentation of review rationale and decisions.
• Escalate to Compliance when needed.

Skills

KYC Uplifts

Private Banking

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Regulatory knowledge

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. At Julius Baer, we uphold the highest standards in compliance and client service. We are seeking an experienced KYC Advisor to support our Private Banking International RMs with their Periodic Reviews and SOW uplift. The role involves conducting thorough reviews and enhancements of KYC documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with regulatory requirements and internal standards. It further includes advising on complex cases and supporting junior colleagues with their case completions. Working directly with RMs, the KYC Advisor will collect and verify client information, perform due diligence checks, and support to prepare clear KYC narratives—including Source of Wealth (SOW) and risk assessments for existing clients.

YOUR CHALLENGE KEY FEATURES OF THE POSITION

• Perform review and uplift of existing KYC profiles to meet enhanced regulatory and internal policy requirements.
• Advising on more complex cases and supporting junior colleagues with their case completions.
• Work collaboratively with the RM in the preparation of comprehensive KYC files and narratives for Periodic Reviews.
• Review the updated SOW documentation and KYC corroboration provided by the Front Office.
• Articulate SOW and Source of Funds (SOF) summaries ensuring clear justifications, plausibility assessments and traceability.
• Conduct a comprehensive SOW plausibility assessment, support on benchmarking, including review of the client’s transactional behaviour, review and validate name screening results.
• Provide feedback to Relationship Managers (RMs) via email and/or in person and collaborate with them on drafting the client’s SOW narrative.
• Review client structures (individuals, companies, trusts, foundations) and ensure documentation completeness in line with local regulations.
• Identify and elevate newly identified risk indicators or unusual transaction patterns during course of reviews.
• Maintain clear and comprehensive documentation of review rationale and decisions.
• Ensure timely and quality completion of assigned cases in line with defined timeline.
• Support periodic reporting and status updates for internal governance.
• Provide advice to Front employees on KYC/CDD- related matters.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying recurring gaps and suggesting enhancements to procedures.
• Ensure that KYC/CDD issues are properly identified, assessed and documented.
• Ensure that where KYC/CDD measures cannot be completed, mitigating measures are in place for and timely escalation to Compliance where suspicious activities /conduct is also noted.

YOUR PROFILE SKILLS REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION

• Personal and Social
• A strong sense of responsibility and impeccable integrity
• Strong personality with good organisational skills
• Excellent communication skill
• Ability to effectively manage internal and external stakeholders
• Setting the right priorities and ability to work on multiple assignments at the same time
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent command of spoken and written English, other languages are an advantage
• Professional and Technical
• At least 5 years of Private Banking experience is a must
• Prior experience in conducting KYC uplifts (advisor or review model) or Front KYC advisory specialist roles within private bank is a must
• Very strong technical knowledge in KYC risk assessment, SOW/SOF corroboration and financial crime compliance standards, especially experience as well knowledge how to handle more complex cases
• Experience interpreting financial documents (e.g. financial statements, property deed).
• Very good degree and understanding of the private banking industry and or trust company.

The international reference in wealth management Julius Baer is the leading Swiss wealth management group. We focus on servicing and advising sophisticated private clients from around the world, taking into account what truly matters to them – in their business and personal life, today and for future generations.

Headquartered in Zurich, we are present in around 60 locations worldwide, including Bangkok, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, Monaco, Mumbai, Santiago de Chile, Shanghai, Singapore, Tel Aviv, and Tokyo.

Why join Julius Baer?

At Julius Baer our employees enjoy the benefits of a global company with the support and collegiality of a much smaller one.

We are growing quickly, but we remain dedicated to maintaining our accessible structure with flat hierarchies, and approachable and supportive leaders.

With offices around the world, we offer an international and stimulating work environment and the opportunity to work with a diverse team of highly motivated colleagues, bringing the best of the bank to our clients.

Our core values of Care, Passion, and Excellence define the tone of how we interact with each other and our partners.

Committed to your success Whether nurturing young talent with our renowned apprentice scheme, enabling ambitious university graduates to put theory into practice with our Graduate Programme, or providing first-class opportunities for experienced professionals, we look after our employees.

We believe in continuous learning as a company and as individuals, which is why we put a focus on the health and well-being of our employees and offer flexible working options, a wide array of benefits, and extensive career development programmes.

For more information visit www.juliusbaer.com or contact us via the Contact Form.