KYC Officer

Institutional Cash Management / Trade Finance for Financial Institutions

The position supports our correspondent banking/trade finance clients to complete client KYC adoptions and reviews, ensuring strict adherence to Deutsche Bank's KYC / Anti Money Laundering (AML) Compliance requirements. The role involves verification of the Client data, performing due diligence checks on Clients, reviewing KYC documentation performing the risk assessment of the Client, liaising with the Business/Compliance and advising on KYC requirements. KYC analyst role is an operations function where you will be involved in reviewing various regulatory documents related to clients to ensure that all the regulatory requirements are met, and the bank is in compliance.

Today's 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.

Responsibilities

• KYC Risk Management for high-risk and complex clients including active client research and screening prospective clients before 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

• 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

Professional and Personal Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in Correspondent Banking / Trade Finance / Compliance / KYC in a large financial institution

• Solid understanding of KYC laws / regulations, compliance risk as well as non-financial risk, and documentation aspects of KYC process for correspondent banking relationships

• Strong writing skills and fluency in written and spoken English and Italian are required. Command of one or more of the following languages is an advantage: Spanish, French, German.

• 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

What we offer

We provide you with a comprehensive portfolio of benefits and offerings to support both, your private and professional needs.

• Emotionally and mentally balanced
  A positive mind helps us master the challenges of everyday life – both professionally and privately. We offer consultation in difficult life situations as well as mental health awareness trainings.

• Physically thriving
  We support you in staying physically fit through an offering to maintain personal health and a professional environment. You can benefit from health check-ups; vaccination drives as well as advice on healthy living and nutrition.

• Socially connected
  Networking opens up new perspectives, helps us thrive professionally and personally as well as strengthens our self-confidence and well-being. You can benefit from PME family service, FitnessCenter Job, flexible working (e.g parttime, hybrid working, job tandem) as well as an extensive culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.

• Financially secure
  We provide you with financial security not only during your active career but also for the future. You can benefit from offerings such as pension plans, banking services, company bicycle or "Deutschlandticket".

Since our offerings slightly vary across locations, please contact your recruiter with specific questions.

This job is available in full and parttime.

In case of any recruitment related questions, please get in touch with Philipp Maaß.

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Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.