Know Your Customer (KYC) Associate

As a KYC Associate within the Client Onboarding team, you will perform KYC and client documentation analysis to support the approval of new customers and amendments to existing ones. You will identify and apply regulatory requirements across different jurisdictions and internal procedures, study legal and commercial documents to understand client activity, structure, and associated risks, and execute AML policies.

• Perform KYC (Know Your Customer) and client documentation analysis in support of the approval of new customers and amendments to existing ones, identifying and applying regulatory requirements of the different applicable jurisdictions and internal procedures.
• Study of legal and commercial documents, in order to understand client´s activity, structure, and risk associated.
• Obtain a general understanding of and execute AML (Anti money laundering) policies and internal procedures, in accordance with local and global principles. 
• Interact daily with Sales/Bankers (Front office) to obtain required documents.
• Address business questions and advise about onboarding requirements and status. 
• Quality Control activities: In-depth knowledge of procedures and systems to ensure onboarded clients are compliant with all applicable rules, protecting reputation, assets and finances of the bank.
• Control and follow up of Pending Client Documentation by liaising with internal Lines of Business.
• Perform client searches, and accurately communicate the information requested. 
• Ensure Standard Operating Procedures are updated reflecting the latest procedures.
• Work with other supporting areas such as Legal, Compliance, Internal Controls, Technology, Client Services, as well as with other Regional and Global Client Onboarding teams.
• Prepare data or reports as required by regulatory needs related to clients.
• Produce and maintain client set up metrics from a regional perspective.

Job responsibilities:

• University degree (Business Administration, Economics, Law, Information Technology, Engineering, etc).
• Fluent English is mandatory, both written and verbally. Formal communication in English is required on the daily tasks.
• Prior experience with deadlines for time sensitive projects
• Prior experience in documentation management 
• Relevant experience (over 5 years), preferably within a financial institution
• Excel skills (Word and PowerPoint)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Lead or Participate in special projects.
• Organize workload among different team members, define priorities.
• Management Experience of small teams (team lead/supervisor) 
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Highly organized, proactive and motivated with strong prioritization skills, innovation and problem solving skills, and a control mindset, with the ability to deliver value-added support to business partners and clients in a timely and accurate manner.
• Sense of urgency/ability to work well under pressure and tight deadlines
• Demonstrates flexibility and willingness to accept new assignments and challenges in a rapidly changing environment, as well as handling multiple task and changing priorities on a daily basis
• Lead meetings or conference calls with internal clients providing status on processes.