KYC(Know Your Customer) - Senior Associate

Job Description
As a KYC Senior Associate, I am part of a dedicated team for Client Onboarding and KYC activities in North America, where I perform comprehensive analysis of client documentation to support the approval of new customers and amendments to existing ones. I identify and apply regulatory requirements from various jurisdictions, review legal and commercial documents to understand client activity and risk, and execute AML policies in line with global standards. My role involves daily interaction with Sales and Bankers to obtain required documents, advising on onboarding requirements, ensuring quality control and compliance, managing pending documentation, conducting client searches, updating procedures, collaborating with supporting areas, preparing regulatory reports, and maintaining client setup metrics from a regional perspective.
Job Responsibilities:

• Perform KYC (Know Your Customer) and client documentation analysis in support of the approval of new customers and amendments to existing ones, identifying and applying regulatory requirements of the different applicable jurisdictions and internal procedures.
• Study of legal and commercial documents, in order to understand client's activity, structure, and risk associated.
• Obtain a general understanding of and execute AML (Anti money laundering) policies and internal procedures, in accordance with local and global principles.
• Daily interaction with Sales/Bankers (Front office) to obtain required documents.
• Address business questions and advise about onboarding requirements and status.
• Quality Control activities: In-depth knowledge of procedures and systems to ensure onboarded clients are compliant with all applicable rules, protecting reputation, assets and finances of the bank.
• Control and follow up of Pending Client Documentation by liaising with internal Lines of Business.
• Perform client searches, and accurately communicate the information requested.
• Ensure Standard Operating Procedures are updated reflecting the latest procedures.
• Teamwork with other supporting areas such as Legal, Compliance, Internal Controls, Technology, Client Services, as well as with other Regional and Global Client Onboarding teams.
• Prepare data or reports as required by regulatory needs related to clients.
• Produce and maintain client set up metrics from a regional perspective.

Required skills:

• University degree (Business Administration, Economics, Law, Information Technology, Engineering, etc).
• Fluent English is mandatory, both written and verbally. Formal communication in English is required on the daily tasks.
• Prior experience with deadlines for time sensitive projects
• Prior experience in documentation management
• Management Experience of small teams (team lead/supervisor) is a plus
• Relevant experience (over 5 years), preferably within a financial institution

Preferred Skills:

• Lead or Participate in special projects.
• Organize workload among different team members, define priorities.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Highly organized, proactive and motivated with strong prioritization skills, innovation and problem solving skills, and a control mindset, with the ability to deliver value-added support to business partners and clients in a timely and accurate manner.
• Sense of urgency/ability to work well under pressure and tight deadlines
• Lead meetings or conference calls with internal clients providing status on processes.
• Excel skills (Word and PowerPoint a plus)
• Demonstrates flexibility and willingness to accept new assignments and challenges in a rapidly changing environment, as well as handling multiple task and changing priorities on a daily basis

About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
About the Team
J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.