Remote Client Due Diligence Specialist (UK Hours)

Employmate Limited; Johannesburg; Remote; ZAR 284,000 - 341,000; Full time

Job summary

Employmate Limited is seeking a Client Due Diligence and Compliance Specialist to join our remote compliance team. You will verify clients, monitor activity and support anti-financial crime controls for a UK-based business operating from South Africa.

This role requires hands-on experience with KYC, CDD, EDD, source of funds/wealth checks, sanctions screening and political exposed person reviews. You will collaborate with operations and banking partners to maintain regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in compliance, financial services operations, financial crime prevention or client onboarding.
• Practical experience completing Customer Due Diligence, Know Your Customer and Enhanced Due Diligence checks.
• Experience reviewing Source of Funds and Source of Wealth documentation.
• Strong knowledge of Politically Exposed Person, sanctions and adverse media screening requirements.
• Experience conducting transaction monitoring and escalating suspicious activity.
• Understanding of anti money laundering regulations and compliance processes.

Responsibilities

• Support the Money Laundering Reporting Officer in maintaining regulatory compliance and meeting legal obligations.
• Assist with operation and improvement of the company's compliance and financial crime prevention framework.
• Perform CDD and EDD checks on new and existing clients.
• Review Source of Funds/Wealth information and documentation.
• Conduct PEP, sanctions and adverse media screening.
• Investigate screening matches and escalate concerns using internal procedures.
• Carry out live and retrospective transaction monitoring to identify unusual activity.
• Review monitoring alerts and ensure concerns are investigated and escalated.

Skills

CDD & KYC checks

Enhanced Due Diligence

Financial crime prevention

Regulatory compliance

Client onboarding

Risk assessment

Job description

Employmate Limited is seeking a Client Due Diligence and Compliance Specialist to join our remote compliance team. You will verify clients, monitor activity and support anti-financial crime controls for a UK-based business operating from South Africa.

This role requires hands-on experience with KYC, CDD, EDD, source of funds/wealth checks, sanctions screening and political exposed person reviews. You will collaborate with operations and banking partners to maintain regulatory compliance.