Sia Partners is looking for a Contractor to support our Risk, Regulatory & Compliance practice serving our clients as an AML/KYC Consultant. The consultant will work closely with our client’s compliance and legal teams, leading cross-functional initiatives around KYC/ AML initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Perform the KYC for Corporate Banking
- Prepare KYC documents collection checklist and collect data from RMs and clients
- Engage with customers to collect KYC (Know Your Customer) information and documents, addressing queries while delivering excellent customer service.
- Perform identification and verification process
- Perform screening and hit escalation process
- Update the KYC data into the KYC systems
- Perform four eyes control check on the KYC profiles
- Perform quality assurance of the KYC profiles completed
- Escalate all exceptions for Compliance review
- Conduct Quality Control and Quality Assurance sampling checks.
- Analyze and resolve screening hits during client onboarding and ongoing monitoring.
- Perform background checks and conduct interviews with clients.
- Assess client businesses and conduct qualitative AML (Anti-Money Laundering) risk profiling.
- Review and resolve transaction monitoring alerts.
- Participate in system and process improvement initiatives, including User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Manage day-to-day stakeholder interactions, resolving issues with Compliance, Operations, and AML teams.
- Oversee customer offboarding, including internal coordination and customer notifications.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required in accounting or related field
Requirements:
- At least 3 years of KYC/AML experience, particularly with Corporate Banking clients
- Client-facing experience is preferred; AML certification is an advantage
- Strong knowledge of Singapore AML/CFT regulations and guidelines
- Excellent communication skills.
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work under pressure
