Job Introduction
This is a new role that will support the ongoing monitoring reviews for all medium, standard and low risk customers. With this being a new team, there is an opportunity to help shape the structure of the work and the process moving forward with the overall aim of ensuring compliance with legislative and regulatory best practice, for the UK operations of the bank.
Main Responsibility
- Ensure internal Customer Due Diligence (CDD) requirements are adhered to
- To undertake ongoing monitoring reviews for existing customers
- Evaluate and escalate common errors and policy deficiencies identified during reviews to assist the development and enhancement of the banks instructions
- Ensure workflow management tools are completed accurately and fully to enable data to be extracted for management information (MI) reporting
- Identify any key risk areas and Anti Money Laundering (AML) ‘red flags’ and escalate to management
- Undertake quality control checks on both new to bank and existing CDD.
- Keep up to date with and develop a broad knowledge of upcoming changes in regulations, internal policies and latest developments in financial crime learning
- Perform ad-hoc duties delegated by Team Lead
- Communicate effectively to branch colleagues and District compliance departments any issues raised from case reviews to enable these to be resolved in a timely manner
- Embed the Handelsbanken culture
The Ideal Candidate
- AML and KYC experience is preferred
- A thorough understanding of due diligence requirements and the differences between, simplified, standard and enhanced
- Experience in regulated environments is preferred
- Strong analytical skills and ability to work well under pressure
- Self-motivated and results focused
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to analyse, articulate and present complex issues clearly and concisely.
- A team player with a positive, supportive, and engaged approach to change.
- Excellent time management skills and able to prioritise workloads to meet agreed deadlines.
- Professional standard of presentation skills.
- Ability to build strong professional relationships at all levels and represent Handelsbanken effectively.
Package Description
Competitive + Benefits
About the Company
Handelsbanken is a relationship bank with a decentralised way of working, a strong local presence thanks to a nationwide network of branches, and a long-term approach to customer relations. Each Handelsbanken branch operates as a local business enabling it to make decisions at a local level and provide a bespoke service. The focus is always on the need of the individual customer and not on the sale of specific products.
The Bank is deeply committed to embedding good equality and diversity practice into all of our activities. This is so that we are an inclusive, welcoming and inspiring place to work that encourages everyone to apply, regardless of socio-economic background, age, disability, pregnancy and/or parental status, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), veteran status, marital and civil partnership status, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.