KYC Analyst (6-month contract)

Job Summary

The Compliance team is responsible for monitoring and implementing regulatory requirements that impact the group as well as ensuring the day-to-day business can operate within existing controls, including KYC procedures. The team is currently seeking a 6-month contractor to support the KYC processes for APAC.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Assist the London KYC team, and the Head of Compliance APAC, with the on-boarding and KYC of counterparties and service providers located, domiciled and/or operating in APAC.

• Run through new counterparty requests, ongoing reviews, remediation work, answering incoming KYC queries and ad hoc related tasks.

Requirements:

• Organized, meticulous and detail-oriented
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Professional knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, Adobe Acrobat Standard
• Familiarity with using screening software such as World-Check One
• Minimum 2 years' KYC experience, preferably in the commodities (physical/derivatives) area and strong knowledge of corporate entities/structures
• Experience with bearer shares, trusts, foundations, sovereign wealth funds and high-risk jurisdictions
• Experience with enhanced due diligence around PEPs and SOEs
• Familiarity with sanctions regimes, such as UN, OFAC and HMT
• Professional proficiency in Mandarin (speaking, reading, and writing) required to review Chinese language documentation and business materials independently