Financial Crime Controls, KYC & EDD, Associate, Hong Kong

Posted 13 Days Ago
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Fintech • Financial Services
The Role
Conduct KYC/EDD due diligence on institutional and corporate clients to identify legal, regulatory, sanctions, or reputational risks; document findings and rationale; escalate issues; manage AML document retention; provide AML guidance and training; implement AML policies and collaborate with global AML, sanctions, anti-bribery, and surveillance teams.
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About Goldman Sachs 

At Goldman Sachs, we connect people, capital and ideas to help solve problems for our clients. We are a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals


About Our Roles in Compliance

Global Compliance division prevents, detects and mitigates compliance, regulatory and reputational risk across the firm and helps to strengthen the firm’s culture of compliance. Compliance accomplishes these through the firm’s enterprise-wide compliance risk management program. As an independent control function and part of the firm’s second line of defense, Compliance assesses the firm’s compliance, regulatory and reputational risk; monitors for compliance with new or amended laws, rules and regulations; designs and implements controls, policies, procedures and training; conducts independent testing; investigates, surveils and monitors for compliance risks and breaches; and leads the firm’s responses to regulatory examinations, audits and inquiries. You'll be part of a team with members from a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds, such as law, accounting, sales, and trading. We look for those who possess sound judgment, curiosity, and are able to adapt to a changing regulatory landscape.

 

Principal Responsibilities:

  • Conducting due diligence on prospective and existing Institutional/ Corporate clients to identify issues presenting potential legal, regulatory, sanctions or reputational risk, primarily utilizing publicly available data sources, vendor reports and reviewing client documentation.
  • Escalating potential KYC issues to the KYC team manager and/or senior business management.
  • Documenting potential issues, mitigating factors and rationale for approval in the relevant systems.
  • Managing document retention in accordance with applicable AML regulation and firm policies.
  • Providing AML advices, guidance and training to internal stakeholders on KYC/EDD-related matters
  • Implementing applicable AML policies and procedures.
  • Collaborating closely with the global Anti-Money Laundering/Suspicious Activities Group, the Government Sanctions Group, the Anti-Bribery Group, and the Global Surveillance Group.

 

Basic Requirements:

  • Experience in Financial Crime Compliance, securities law, law enforcement, investigative or forensic accounting or similar background.
  • Experience in Corporate Banking industry with good understanding of various services and investment products, and the associated Financial Crime risks
  • Strong analytical, investigative and risk assessment skills
  • Proven analytical skills, problem solving ability, and a control mentality paired with meticulous attention to detail
  • Ability to prioritize demanding workflows, detailed-oriented and well organized
  • Ability to take ownership, work independently and yet still be team-oriented
  • Ability to adapt to new changes and new challenges
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel, and experience in external database searches, such as World Check, Factiva, and Lexis/Nexis
  • Fluency in Mandarin (including reading simplified Chinese) due to dealing with Mandarin speaking clients regarding Chinese Markets, financial products and technical regulations

 

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world. 


We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers. 


We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html


© The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2025. All rights reserved.

Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Skills Required

  • Experience in Financial Crime Compliance, securities law, law enforcement, investigative or forensic accounting or similar background
  • Experience in Corporate Banking with understanding of services, investment products, and associated Financial Crime risks
  • Strong analytical, investigative and risk assessment skills
  • Proven problem solving ability, control mentality, and meticulous attention to detail
  • Ability to prioritize demanding workflows, be detail-oriented and well organized
  • Ability to take ownership, work independently and be team-oriented
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel
  • Experience using external databases such as World-Check, Factiva, Lexis/Nexis
  • Fluency in Mandarin including reading simplified Chinese
  • Ability to provide AML advice, guidance and training to internal stakeholders
  • Experience implementing AML policies and procedures and managing AML document retention

Goldman Sachs Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Goldman Sachs and has not been reviewed or approved by Goldman Sachs.

  • Healthcare Strength Coverage includes medical, dental, vision, disability, life and accident insurance, with multiple plan options and most premiums subsidized; coverage often starts on day one. Wellness resources, on-site health centers in some locations, and EAP access reinforce the depth of health support.
  • Parental & Family Support Family care includes on-site childcare in some offices, expectant parent resources, and transitional programs for returning parents. Feedback suggests parental leave is very generous, with reports of around 20 weeks paid leave and stipends for adoption, surrogacy, and fertility-related services.
  • Retirement Support The firm provides a 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions and broad financial education to help employees plan for retirement. Resources also support saving for education and preparing for unexpected events.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
67,118 Employees

What We Do

At Goldman Sachs, we believe progress is everyone’s business. That’s why we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices in all major financial centers around the world. More about our company can be found at www.goldmansachs.com

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