Control Tower & KYC Analyst M/F VIE - Hong Kong

Job description

Environment

Your environment :

SG CIB is the Corporate and Investment Banking arm of the Société Générale Group. Present in over 50 countries across Europe, the Americas and Asia. SG CIB provides corporate, financial institutions, investors and public sector clients with value-added integrated financial solutions.

OPER / CLM / KYC is the “Know Your Customer” organization at SG GBIS (Société Générale Global Banking & Investor Solutions), a function aimed at ensuring the Bank is compliant with its regulatory obligations of client identification and due diligence. KYC is, among a broader set of measures, one pillar of the SG GBIS's anti-money laundering system.

As part of its client-related services, KYC manages GBIS's core client referential data (BDR) for target corporates, financial institutions and banks. KYC is a global function operating in the main centers of Paris, London, New York and Hong Kong as well as in the various international locations where GBIS is present.

The position is for an analyst to join the HK regional team. The assignment would be within the Existing Client Management (Periodical Review) team. The regional team is based in Hong Kong but will be supporting the clients of SG CIB offices in HK as well as in Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, Australia.

Mission

Your role

As a Control Tower Analyst, you will have the following missions :

KYC Periodic Reviews

·Assist in preparing the annual campaign of the periodic reviews. Identify the scope to be delivered allocate the reviews in the different country portfolios

·Animate the annual campaign life cycle. Work with global stakeholders for review follow-ups. Manage review file assignments re-balancing between different portfolios.

·Exercise governance of the review process, and lead the analysis for problematic KYC reviews or issues and propose solutions.

Deactivation Process

·Coordinate the process of deactivation between all stakeholders;

·Monitor the quality of the production of the deactivation team (based in Bangalore) and take lead in following up the deactivation process

Restriction Process

·Coordination between all actors of the process for Missing Documentation, including escalations to Global Team

·Define common calendar and ensure adherence to deadlines

·Define the scope of eligible clients for the region for each restriction wave

·Discuss exemption rules with FO/Compliance/KYC. Communicate and control statuses of restriction following decision to restrict

Review Performance Monitoring

·Perform the analysis of review indicators to identify root causes of poor performance of the review. Monitor the set-up of corrective actions to meet the defined target by the function owner.

·Take ownership of the monitoring tools. Provide proposals for the design and strategy for optimizing the KYC team's monitoring process

Review Process Improvement

·Assist the implementation of various deliverables under the KYC Periodic Reviews including restrictions

·Analyze and document ECM review process

·Assist the convergence effort on a worldwide basis with the objective of preventing issues between regions

·Identify opportunities to improve the process and monitor the implementation of initiatives

·Contribute to optimization projects impacting the KYC periodic review functions.

As a KYC Analyst, you will have the following missions :

In order to ensure that the Bank is compliant with its regulatory obligations of client identifications and due diligence, the KYC analyst will :

·  Carry out due diligence checks and information searches, and undertake additional reputation checks and diligences when necessary
·  Analyze the file and give recommendations and conclusions with regards to the client and its activities
·  Take responsibility for the proper management of KYC files and client records in the information systems
·  The analysis and management of KYC files applies to both the take on of new clients and the ongoing process of reviewing existing clients. The analyst is expected to develop in the areas of: - Autonomy
- Experience in a well-known international investment bank
- Development of analytical skills on files

Evolution

Your Career Path
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Desired profile

Profile

The VIE assignment in a nutshell

This VIE in Hong Kong is to begin as soon as possible but you need to plan 3 months between your application date and the beginning of your VIE assignment. It will last 18 months.

The VIE is a specific contract, under Business France's eligibility criteria, opened to candidates under 28 and from the member states of the European Economic Space. For further information, please see www.civiweb.com .

Your profile
Graduate from Engineering school, Business School or University with a master degree in Finance,AML or financial crimes.
A first experience inKYC Analyst in another financial institutionis a plus.
You are fluent in English and French.
You are proficient withWord, Excel, PPT and internet searches.