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Senior KYC OfficerTekWissen LLC • Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Senior KYC Officer

Senior KYC Officer

TekWissen LLC • Montreal, Quebec, Canada
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Temporary
Job description
Overview: TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a company who is a provider of banking and financial services. The company operates through two divisions Retail Banking and Services and Corporate and Institutional Banking Position:Senior KYC Officer Location: Montreal QC H3A 2A6 Duration: 8 Months Job Type: Temporary Assignment Work Type: Onsite Job Description: The position at a glance:
  • Intervening at the final stages of the KYC due diligence process and working in close coordination with all stakeholders part of the KYC Due Diligence process (including Data Officers; Data Controllers; Screeners; Investigators; Compliance; and Relationship Managers) Senior KYC officer is responsible for ensuring that due diligence on new or existing clients has been conducted in compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies/guidelines.
In detail:
  • Performing a factual-based analysis Senior KYC Officers key responsibilities include:
    • Ensuring that all data document and information collected as part of the Due Diligence process are compliant and reliable to determine the final risk level of the client relationship
    • Ensuring that the level of due diligence performed is in accordance with the final risk level of the client relationship
    • Ensuring that local regulatory requirements pertaining to the KYC case has been fulfilled
    • Ensuring that financial security risk triggers are appropriately consulted with Compliance for opinion
    • Preparing a memo substantiating the KYC analysis review
    • Ensuring that the file is submitted for Relationship Managers final sign-off
    • Working with QA officers and team leads to ensure about improving the 4-eye checks quality
  • Organizing the Client Acceptance Committee (CAC) as appropriate
The strengths and skills that will help you succeed:
  • Regulatory Mastery: Expert in FATF FinCEN EU AML Directives and local jurisdictional requirements; author of updated KYC policy suite after the 2024 AML reforms.
  • Risk Based Due Diligence
  • Analytical Tools: MS Excel and Power BI.
  • Project Management
  • Stakeholder Influence: Partnered with product legal and sales to embed KYC risk scores into client facing CRM improving risk visibility across the value chain.
  • Communication: Regular presenter to senior leadership and regulators
Years of experience:
  • The candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in the financial services sector with at least 3 years in AML/KYC-related role.
Languages:
  • English : Mandatory
  • Knowledge of French and Spanish is a plus
Technical skills:
  • General knowledge on financial industry and products including awareness of various types of corporate entities hedge funds asset managers pension funds limited private and public companies holding companies trusts etc.
  • Experience in a control function (having a control mind-set)
  • Financial industry knowledge including corporate entities and structures
  • AML/KYC process regulatory rules (e.g. USA PATRIOT Act Bank Secrecy Act)
  • Financial security screening (sanctions PEPs negative news)
  • Experience with KYC databases and vendors (e.g. Orbis World-Check)
  • Knowledge of OFAC screening requirements
Soft skills:
  • Strong analytical communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work under pressure prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
  • Client-oriented quality-driven and adaptable team player
  • Strong Excel Word and presentation skills
  • Bilingual in French and English with proficiency in another language (e.g. Spanish Portuguese) a plus
  • Bachelors degree required CAMS certification a plus
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
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