Client Junior KYC Officer - Associate

Job Description

Role Description The Client KYC Officer supports the Institutional Cash Management/Trade Finance team covering financial institution clients within the respective team. The position works directly with the Accountable Client Owner (ACO) responsible for the client relationships with our correspondent banking/trade finance clients to complete client KYC adoptions and reviews, ensuring strict adherence to Deutsche Banks KYC / Anti Money Laundering (AML) Compliance requirements. Further, the role also fulfils important support functions in the non-financial risk management of client relationships, such as analysis of clients transaction flow. Todays regulatory and compliance environment requires a robust and efficient KYC process and strong non-financial risk management, making the role key to the first line of defence role of the business. Your key responsibilities KYC Risk Management including active client research and screening prospective clients before/during on-boarding as well as part of on-going periodic review process Direct client outreach, collecting information & documentation according to periodic review timelines and follow up to ensure complete and timely delivery, complete relevant KYC forms / systems and updating of client KYC profiles driven by material events Regular KYC-related client discussions and AML interviews Conduct and assess Account Activity Reviews for continuous monitoring of clients transaction flows Liaise with Client Service team for review of the quality of clients AML field inquiry responses; coordinate with local Compliance and other GTB / CIB / Infrastructure areas on client KYC issues as required Your skills and experience Previous experience in Correspondent Banking / Trade Finance / Compliance / KYC in a large financial institution preferred Good understanding of KYC laws / regulations, compliance risk as well as non-financial risk, and documentation aspects of KYC process for correspondent banking/trade finance relationships Strong writing skills and fluency in written and spoken English required. Excellent communication skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships with colleagues and clients at all levels of seniority Accuracy, diligence, and the ability to deliver high quality results within tight deadlines combined with strong analytical skills and ability to work under pressure