KYC Analyst Contract NEW

KYC Analyst

Morgan Mckinley is working in partnership with a leading international banks on a contract (highly extendable/ convertible) to support their KYC team focussed on corporate banking and complex ownership structures.

Job Description

• Ensure new and existing clients of APAC satisfy the regulatory requirements
• Assess the risk level and the KYC requirements to be met depending on the type of client and the transactions
• Collect documentation from public sources
• Interact with the client to collect the necessary private documents and check if these documents meet the requirements
• Follow up with internal stakeholders (Compliance, vetting centers) until diligences are fully met
• Report progress/status of the process in the internal tool
• Escalate issues to the management and propose solutions / alternatives
• Liaise with Front Office and Client Services on the collection of the KYC documentation
• KYC vetting of existing clients (periodical revisions) and new to bank clients for Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Malaysia, Australia, Taiwan and Japan entities
• To conduct checks and due diligence on these clients primarily looking out for Sanctions/PEP/Adverse news/information that may be detrimental to the reputation of the bank
• Escalation of complex cases to local Compliance and/or Head Office Financial Security for

The Successful Applicant

As a successful applicant, you would have the following skills & qualifications:

• University graduate with relevant working experience in a KYC / AML job
• Familiar with the AML / KYC regulatory requirements
• Must be detail-conscious and able to work independently under pressure
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficient PC skills, including Word, Excel and the use of Internet Search Engines
• Proficiency in spoken and written English

If you’re interested in this role, please send your updated CV (word format) to for a confidential discussion

Referrals are greatly appreciated.

Morgan McKinley Pte Ltd

EA Licence No: 11C5502

Registration No: R

Registration Name: Suhani Malhotra

Only shortlisted candidates will be responded to, therefore if you do not receive a response within 14 days please accept this as a notification that you have not been shortlisted.