If you are client focused, detail orientated with an analytical and logical approach, this could be the team for you.

As a Client Onboarding Associate, you will be exposed to the end to end onboarding process of new clients for the Private Bank, providing direct support to prospects and the front office. You will also be responsible for processing and assessing documentation requests; duties include initiating the KYC process and providing subject matter expertise on legal documentation, AML, cross border, suitability and tax requirements directly to stakeholders.

Job responsibilities

• Reviews account openings, legal, company and tax documentation as to whether it meets regulatory and internal policies to open and maintain an account
• Advises on documentation requirements to external and internal partners. For example, partnering with the client facing teams to collect required legal documents and associated information to meet all regulatory and internal polices
• Documents clients on due diligence and related systems
• Supports all aspects of client onboarding to include the fulfilment of anti-money laundering (AML) and know your client (KYC) requirements. To partner with the client-facing teams to ensure all client KYC records are compliant with regulatory standards, and will ensure high quality and timely completion of all client-level due diligence requirements at the onset of client relationships
• Gathers client documents and makes independent recommendations regarding AML risk at a client level prior to final review by the client-facing team
• Acts as a subject matter expert resource for KYC due diligence teams
• Analyses and understands complex client structures and explaining them to colleagues across the business, and able to escalate appropriately any risks and identified during the documentation review process
• Acts as a subject matter expert on required legal documents and process to onboard a client to Private Bank platforms, reviewing clients’ constitutional documentation, having consideration for relevant tax, regulatory and corporate law issues, as applicable

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Prior financial services or KYC/AML background or a relevant degree such as Law or Accountancy
• Strong face-to-face, email and telephone communication skills, able to influence internal and external stakeholders
• Fluency in English
• Analytical, prioritisation and organisational skills
• Logical, structured approach to planning, problem solving and decision-making
• Risk and controls awareness
• Capacity to think laterally and convey an understanding of the big picture
• Ability to successfully navigate a complex infrastructure that involves numerous groups and individuals
• Consultative in approach, understanding and anticipating business partner needs and proactively delivering solutions
• Ability to work under pressure and to fixed deadlines
• Independent, self-motivated, with an ability to adapt and be flexible in a team environment