Know Your Client & Client Onboarding Associate
Core
Conduct KYC onboarding and AML processes for financial institutions and other customers, ensuring compliance with AML/CTF standards and validating documentation for completeness and accuracy.
Role type
Associate Financial Crime Middle Office (KYC)
Builds
KYC records and onboarding files for SMBC Group companies
Domain
Banking / Financial Crime / Anti-Money Laundering
Required skills
KYC onboarding, AML/CTF compliance, documentation validation, negative news screening, PEP assessment, system updates, stakeholder coordination, risk re-classification
Preferred skills
CDD team experience, AML certifications (ICA/ACAMS)
Technologies
ACCORD
Responsibilities
Complete KYC onboarding for financial institutions; collect and validate public source documentation; investigate negative news and PEP matches; update interim reviews and amendments in systems; prepare and escalate exceptional handling or risk re-classification; interact with Front Office to source documentation; monitor work due dates and chase updates; participate in system development and testing projects.
Seniority
Associate, execution-level IC