Know Your Client

Job Title: Know Your Client (KYC), Associate

Location: Bangalore, India

Role Description

• Our global suite of cash management services offers a wide range of solutions to meet clients' specific requirements thereby providing them with the time and means to concentrate on their core business. Furthermore, our market leading products and services enable our clients to reduce transaction costs, consolidate operations and expand revenue opportunities. Our award-winning client service centres are in all the relevant financial centres worldwide, providing clients with access to an unrivalled global network.
• The Client KYC Officer supports the Institutional Cash Management/Trade Finance team covering financial institution clients within the respective team. The position works directly with the Accountable Client Owner (ACO) responsible for the client relationships with 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. Further, the role also fulfils important support functions in the non-financial risk management of client relationships, such as analysis of clients' transaction flow. 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.

What we'll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you'll enjoy

• Best in class leave policy
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• 100% reimbursement under child care assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

• KYC Risk Management including active client research and screening prospective clients before/during 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
• Conduct and assess Account Activity Reviews for continuous monitoring of clients' transaction flows
• 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

Your skills and experience

• Previous experience in Correspondent Banking / Trade Finance / Compliance / KYC in a large financial institution preferred
• Good understanding of KYC laws / regulations, compliance risk as well as non-financial risk, and documentation aspects of KYC process for correspondent banking/trade finance relationships
• Strong writing skills and fluency in written and spoken English required.
• 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

How we'll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

About us and our teams

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