Assistant Manager-CDD

Looking for upbeat and enthusiastic individuals for Grant Thornton Global Delivery – mid office support. Join our team and help protect Grant Thornton from risks that arise from its professional practice. Risk Management teams provide coordinated advice and assistance on independence, conflicts, regulatory and risk management issues, as well as dealing any queries regarding the organisation’s ethics. You’ll help us meet our compliance responsibilities while supporting our client-facing teams as they deliver quality service to their clients.

Working in a collaborative and fast-paced environment, the primary responsibilities will include:

• Carry out AML/KYC reviews on clients by gathering information from public sources and various internal systems and tools, to collate documentation and data to verify identity and ownership/control to the appropriate standard, which includes new clients and existing clients.
• Conducting screening of clients to identity risks relating to sanctions, PEP's and adverse media relating to financial crime
• Oversee and coordinate the daily operations of the team
• Review tasks performed by team members to ensure timely delivery of high quality work
• Build, maintain and enhance stakeholder relationships
• Identify areas for process improvement and propose solutions
• Supervise, mentor and develop junior team members by providing timely and effective mentoring
• Support business development efforts and collaborate with other divisions within the Firm to build cross-functional relationships

Key skill requirements:

• Hold a degree in Finance, Business or Social Sciences
• 6-7 years of relevant experience in a similar role, particularly in a professional services firm will have a preference.
• Good knowledge of secondary research sources (e.g. Orbis, D&B, companies house) would be an advantage
• Proficiency in MS Office (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint)
• Strong critical thinking skills

Behavioral / team skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Effective time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment.
• Self-motivated and able to work without supervision
• Detail oriented and possess initiative
• Positive work attitude, team player with strong interpersonal skills