Senior Due Diligence SME – Brussels

Introduction

In a changing world, unprecedented challenges require unmatched talent. Join one of Brussel’s Top Employers in 2022. Our client is a dynamic and growing organization, located in Brussels and part of a leading international banking institution fully committed to building a more sustainable future.

The position at a glance

The Client Engagement and Protection organization is tasked with delivering client centric service in compliance with internal and regulatory frameworks. As part of a comprehensive action plan to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing activities (anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing), The Senior Analyst – E2E ensures that all Customer Information Forms (Know Your Customer, KYC) are completed for both existing and new customers. The Senior Analyst will be a key contact for the creation and validation of documentation lists, limiting back and forth communication and improving coordination between teams to ensure an efficient client-centric approach. This includes a risk assessment that requires careful analysis of the client’s documents, which are managed through a central repository of KYC forms.

The incumbent coordinates with their team of analysts and will be expected to be a key trainer and decision maker in the recertification.

Responsibilities:

• Act as SME and Facilitate onboarding and Recertification process and Post trade follow up
• Assist in weekly production meetings as presenter
• On-board, train, and help manage performance and development of staff
• Create the documentation checklist required in the process, 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
• Validate collected documents ensuring that the level of due diligence performed is in accordance with the final risk level of the client relationship
• Organizing the Client Acceptance Committee (CAC) as appropriate
• Facilitate Global coordination and collaboration with various stakeholders for passport and reliance
• Monitoring implementation of enhanced KPI
• Release weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to management
• Review the existing indicators on a regular basis and suggest new ones when required
• Delivering solutions in remediation processes regarding KYC demands/controls/global reports (PCA Controls)
• Facilitate Global coordination and collaboration with various stakeholders for passport and reliance
  

  The strengths and skills that will help you succeed

• Master Degree in Finance or Business Administration or equivalent
• Min 5 years experience in the Finance industry with exposure to KYC

Essential Specific Requirements

• Knowledge of banking products and legal documentation in the banking sector
• In-depth knowledge of client information policies and requirements (KYC)
• Excellent understanding of compliance rules in the banking sector
• Good understanding of the structure of legal persons to be able to determine who are the real beneficiaries of a legal entity
• Ability to propose improvements and enhance the services offered to the clients.
• Delegating skills
• Strong appetite for team management, ability to motivate.
• Ability to build and maintain high collaborative work environment
• Active listening, Excellent communication skills with internal and external clients
• Strong Microsoft Office skills a plus
• Fluent in English and Dutch, French is a strong plus

Skills And Behaviours

• Respect and value each team member’s contribution
• Act with integrity, accepting responsibility for actions
• Proactive attitude
• Excellent verbal and communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills
• Rigorous and vigilant
• Ability to manage stress, organization and prioritization skills.
• Team management skills
• Liaise with other Operation functions and other infrastructure groups to support a ‘one team approach’
• Achieve a sensible work/life balance

What’s In It For You

In addition to competitive compensation, our client offers flexible benefits including a family and spouse insurance program, a defined contribution pension plan. Hybrid work arrangements, such as remote working up to 50% and flexible working hours are available for most positions.