Job Description

The Role Responsibilities

Job Role

Key responsibility is to perform client acceptance reviews which is inclusive of, but not limited to; name screening, CDD and KYC checks, risk profile assessment of prospects, trigger review management etc. for PvB Onboarding.

Key Responsibilities

• Review accounts against all set internal standards for Client Due Diligence.
• Check on the quality of the Static Information and Source of Wealth if it meets all set standards for Account Opening, Maintenance and Trigger review.
• Review the other Due Diligence requirements such as adverse media findings, Sanctions link, Tax red flags, etc.
• Determine and advice the frontline if other searches are needed to supplement those already done for Account Opening.
• Advise on PvB CDD policy and procedures and applicable local laws and regulations.
• Advise on and escalate higher risk relationships and reputation risks arising from CDD to Compliance or Local Client Committee (LCC)
• Consultation with functional experts (i.e.Legal, Compliance, Financial Crime compliance) as needed.
• Contribute to the implementation and controls for daily processes and assist with the update of procedures.
• Leverage on expertise and train the frontline in order to produce high quality SOW and complete Account Opening Pack to avoid reworks and to aid in faster turnaround time.
• Comply to agreed Turn Around Times for assigned activities as detailed in the Document Operating Instructions and the Service Level Agreements.
• Promote the spirit of continuous improvement by flagging any procedural issues that impact delivery of responsibilities with suggestions improvements and work around.
• Provide a final recommendation to proceed/not proceed on accounts submitted for Account Opening or Account Maintenance.

Business

• Bangalore

Processes

• KYC / CDD Account Opening, Maintenance and Trigger Review.

People and Talent

• Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values.
• Set appropriate tone and expectations from their team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners.

Risk Management

• Execution responsibility for identifying, assessing, monitoring, controlling and mitigating financial crime risk, sanctions risk and reputational risks to the Group. Also, an awareness and understanding of the main risks facing the Group and the role the individual plays in managing them.

Regulatory and Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group\xe2\x80\x99s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Lead the team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank\xe2\x80\x99s Conduct Principles: [Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment].
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
• Exercise authorities delegated by the Board of Directors and act in accordance with Articles of Association.

Key Stakeholders

• PvB Market and Business Heads
• PvB Relationship Managers, Team Leaders and Client Services Managers
• PvB Heads of Compliance and Compliance teams
• Financial Crime Compliance network
• Country On-boarding Team
• CoE Team Leaders

Other Responsibilities

• Here for good and Group\xe2\x80\x99s brand and values in India, GBS, CoE

Our Ideal Candidate

• Adequate knowledge and understanding of regulatory requirements relating to CDD / AML and internal procedures.
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in AML / KYC and / or client onboarding, from banking and / or financial services sector with a focus on private banking clients, including corporate.
• Compliance knowledge applicable to the Financial Services industry, including relevant professional certification on AML / CFT.
• Ability to think globally / see the overall picture and multi-task.
• Excellent verbal, presentation and written communication skills.
• High level of integrity and professionalism.
• High attention to detail.

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Risk assessment
• CDD
• AML / KYC
• MS Office

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We\'re an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 years, we\'ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you\'re looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents. And we can\'t wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you\'ll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion. Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations
• Time-off including annual, parental / maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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