Assistant Vice President, KYC Customer Due Diligence, Periodic Review

Job Responsibilities:

• Perform preliminary due diligence checks for deal teams for new potential deals and/ or conduct KYC reviews for existing clients.
• Engage in discussions with deal teams to understand and help to troubleshoot on issues that may arise during the document procurement process.
• Drawing up ownership structures, transaction structures and funds flow structures from documents provided by clients.
• Review and ensure documents collected for KYCs are complete and properly certified in accordance with regulatory and internal requirements.
• Perform various due diligence checks on clients on external and internal platforms and databases.
• In addition to providing adequate mitigations and thorough risk assessments, ensure accurate data inputs on eKYC and conduct independent validation on documents provided by clients.
• Raise exceptional handling memos where required. Conduct risk assessments to address on trigger events and/or adverse news (among others) as well as memos for existing clients applying for new facilities.
• Raise preliminary assessment memo for deferred completion of KYC for advisory transactions.
• Conduct annual KYC reviews/ trigger reviews within stipulated due dates and with minimal reworks.
• Review daily AML alerts escalated to the department and ensure prompt and timely closure of alerts.
• Provide support on other AML/ KYC related matters as may be required for any other reports/ projects/duties as well.
  
  

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree with experience in corporate/ project finance KYCs preferred.
• Certifications in AML would be an added advantage.
• Familiar with regulatory requirements pertaining to KYC/ AML eg MAS Notice 626.
• Meticulous, proactive, organized and motivated.
• Team player who is able to multi-task and prioritize work.
• Possess good interpersonal skills and communicate effectively with internal and possibly external customers.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and internet search tools.
  
  

This position requires the individual to work independently as part of a team to perform AML/KYC Due Diligence and periodic reviews on a portfolio of existing institutional and corporate clients.

The role requires the individual to assess and analyse AML/KYC risks from a technical and risk-based perspective, identify potential risks and determinie appropriate due diligence measures in accordance with the Bank's AML/KYC policies and regulatory requirements.