Specialist, Customer Due Diligence Operations - KYB

A unique and highly-impactful role at one of the fastest-growing global cryptocurrency exchanges. In this role, you will be working alongside the KYB team and you will be responsible for customer Know Your Business (KYB) cases that have been identified through our onboarding systems for potential money laundering, terrorist financing, Bank Secrecy Act violations and other AML or fraud related. This individual must have prior know-your-business and sanctions compliance experience.

 

• Complete comprehensive reviews of incoming customer onboarding cases and ensuring that the application of KYB principles are consistent with the Company’s KYB policy and customer risk assessment.
• Reviewing KYB documents obtained from the customer, utilising our validation tools and reputable sources to verify the AML documentation.
• Requesting appropriate CDD/EDD documentation from customers to ensure that the AML onboarding process is complete in line with our AML policies and procedures.
• Follow up on pending CDD/EDD requests ensuring that communication is issued with the relevant SLA's.
• Investigating possible matches generated by the scanning application that the Company uses to screen customers against sanctions, PEP's and adverse media news and ensuring the appropriate action is taken.
• Provide information to management in respect of AML/CDD issues arising.
• Maintain delivery of a high quality service level to customers and other departments ensuring all queries are dealt with in a professional manner and escalating where appropriate.
• Support the enhancement of our CDD function and maintain procedures
• Manage specific projects, which may arise from time to time.

• Completion of tertiary higher education such as Higher Diploma, Degree and onwards.
• You have two or more years’ experience in AML and CDD/EDD review or in a KYB work domain
• You are a ‘team player’ who can work well within the function to deliver a quality service.
• You have excellent communication and writing skills, and are attentive to details.
• Willing to work on a shift schedule between Monday to Friday and some late finishes of up to 10:00 PM. 
• Excellent command of spoken and written English is required.