Junior Customer Onboarding and Risk Management Analyst (KYC/CIP/CDD/EDD)
Skills
About the Role
You will support formal identity verification for individual and entity customers, review identifying documentation for validity, verify supplied information using available sources, and help develop customer risk ratings and profiles. You will perform KYC/KYB screening, handle watchlist and negative news alerts, research beneficial owners, maintain reference databases, escalate potential KYC concerns to senior team members, and identify opportunities to improve and automate manual onboarding processes. You will also support ad-hoc reviews and projects as requested.
Requirements
- College degree with strong academic credentials
- AML/CFT compliance experience or related FinTech or financial services experience helpful but not required
- Hardworking and driven
- Strong time management skills and ability to execute tasks within tight deadlines
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational, analytical and communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with colleagues across regions and business units
- Ability to multi-task effectively and maintain attention to detail
- Excellent time management and organizational skill
- Familiarity with automated KYC/KYB solutions a plus
Responsibilities
- Assist client due diligence and KYC/KYB screening for new customers
- Support preparation of KYC/KYB packages and new onboarding requests
- Handle watch list filtering and negative news alerts generated during onboarding
- Participate in projects and other assigned tasks
- Work with business unit leaders, surveillance, compliance, and technology teams
- Research applicant entities and beneficial owners using online tools
- Identify potential KYC concerns and escalate to senior team members or the Manager
- Support KYC processing of new client forms and maintain reference databases with completed records
- Conduct KYC due diligence searches and reviews for new customers of zerohash and affiliates
- Conduct reviews of partner customers and shared end customers for inconsistencies or concerns
- Respond to requests for information regarding appropriate KYC documentation
- Identify areas for improved processing and automation of manual processes
- Escalate clients identified as High Risk or with material adverse information
- Establish risk assessments of existing clients with senior team members and resolve issues where appropriate
- Assist in development and improvement of team policies and procedures
- Assist with ad-hoc projects and reviews as needed
Benefits
- Healthcare insurance covering roughly 100% of employee premiums and a portion of spouse/children (U.S. only)
- Vision and dental insurance (U.S. only)
- Chance to earn equity
- Maternity and paternity leave (after 6 months)
- WeWork All Access Membership
- Work from home yearly stipend
- Learning and development yearly stipend (after 6 months)