KYC Analyst (Intermediate)
Company: SoHo Dragon represents an Investment Bank client
Location: Hybrid – New York City
Contract: 6 months
Missions
• Performing KYC onboarding diligence, mainly focused on client identification (IDD), customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), and profile completion, for US Clients
• Performing screening activities, regarding PEP, negative news, sanctions, socio-environmental checkings, and risk mitigation.
• Ensuring the best standards for information, based on the customers’ and legal representatives' documentation, reports, and sources of information.
• Using local and global systems and tools for collecting information, upload documentation, and screening key account parties and beneficial owners.
• Assessing the risk of the customers, based on the local and international best KYC / AML / CFT standards and the Bank's policies and procedures.
• Composing memos and, providing further information regarding the diligences performed, for escalations and approvals.
• Maintain a solid working knowledge of AML and OFAC regulations, and banks' policies and procedures, regarding direct and indirect KYC subjects.
• Maintain a strong working relationship with stakeholders, such as business lines, Compliance, and Legal Departments.
• Maintenance of internal controls, in order to establish an organized, clear, and reliable daily tasks schedule, as well as follow the Department’s controls framework.
• Escalate issues to the Manager / Team Leader / Stakeholders, in order to respect the highest standards of ethic, quality, security and compliance
• Attending local and global forums, for trainings, daily activities discussions, delegation, prioritization, business support and performance follow-up.
Profile
Required Qualifications:
A minimum of 3 years’ experience in the Financial Services industry in a KYC role.
• Solid KYC background, preferably the one applied in the Investment Banking industry.
• Solid background in KYC diligence, regarding B2B customers, mainly Funds and Asset Managers. Others customers types, such as Banks, Corporate and NBFI is a plus.
• Screening process and analysis: PEP, negative news, sanctions and socio-environmental checkings.
• Ability to apply principles of risk-based KYC and client risk assessment.
• Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel (intermediate level).
• Knowledge of Financial Market, Investment Banking, and Institutional Broker-Dealer is a plus.
• Fluent English - strong communication skills (written and oral).
Preferred Qualifications:
• ACAMS Certification a plus
• Proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese a plus
Top Skills
What We Do
SoHo Dragon is a full-service Software Application Development company that focuses on portals, document management, collaboration, business intelligence, CRM tools, cloud technology, and data. Much of the work done for our clients are based in the Microsoft Application stack of business tools.
In addition to providing our clients with project-based services, SoHo Dragon Solutions also provides staff augmentation and direct placement services.
