Specialist Kyc Onboarding Analyst

Ebury is a hyper-growth FinTech firm, named in 2021 as one of the top FinTech's to work for by Glassdoor and AltFi. We offer a range of products including FX risk management, trade finance, currency accounts, international payments and API integration.

**Responsibilities**:
Specific to the role:

- Specialist role in an onboarding team dedicated to our most complex client segments within Ebury Institutional Solutions, including:

- **Trust & Corporate Service Providers**:

- **Non-Governmental Organisations and Charities**:

- **MiFID clients**:

- **Funds**
- Close cooperation and problem-solving with 1LoD KYC Advisory, 2LoD Financial Crime Compliance teams and MLROs. Address specific issues for complex clients during onboarding and fix gaps/weaknesses/inefficiencies in the overall process
- This role involves day-to-day onboarding responsibilities, as well as SME/Advisory work in designing and updating process, guidance and requirements for complex clients in 1LoD
- Direct contact with clients
- Working in partnership with the Front Office teams and business leads responsible for the relevant verticals (e.g. CSP, NGO) to support Ebury revenue growth in a compliant, responsible and audit-proof manner
- Support in the delivery of training within the area of complex onboarding. Opportunities to coach / act as a buddy for junior members of the extended Financial Crime Operations team, who aspire to join the team as part of their career growth
- Assisting non-EIS onboarding teams with clients related to complex verticals, such as French charities
- Opportunities to become involved in the operational implementation of future verticals, depending on business strategy and team capacity
- Safeguarding Ebury and prospective Client relationships from financial crime risk - including money laundering, terrorist financing, bribery and corruption, fraud, sanctions risk, tax evasion and reputational risk
- Performing anti-financial crime checks (CDD, EDD) as part of the Ebury Onboarding process for corporate clients in compliance with relevant legislative, regulatory and internal requirements
- Comprehensive CDD and EDD checks for corporate clients, including the KYC process, identification and analysis of complex ownership structures, financial statements and transaction patterns
- Identification of red flags and exposure to financial crime risk, including escalation to Compliance and Senior Management where required
- Efficient management of a personal portfolio of onboarding cases
- Proactive follow-up with clients and sales representatives to ensure timely completion of onboarding analysis
- Documenting client files in a structured format compliant with internal requirements
- Assist in preparation and management of data and information required for internal and external audits

**Requirements**:

- Strong experience of conducting CDD and EDD with corporate clients across typologies relevant to the Specialist Onboarding Team - including CSPs, charities, trusts, funds, limited partnerships
- Experience in QC, QA or Advisory roles is a plus
- Advanced knowledge of red flags and financial crime typologies relevant to the payments and FX space
- Proactive, with the ability to work effectively within a fast-paced and high-pressure environment
- Highly organised, with the ability to work to deadlines, multi-task, and prioritise and re-prioritise workload as needed
- Diligent, with excellent attention to detail
- Effective critical thinking skills, with the ability to find solutions to problems independently
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal including working alongside the Front Office
- Co-operative, and comfortable working in a team environment, including remote teams
- Curious and engaged, who takes ownership of their own learning journey by asking questions and seeking out new information
- Adaptable, with the ability to cope with changing products, processes and procedures
- Motivated and driven, with a desire to make Ebury a success
- Experience of direct client contact within financial services is a plus
- Knowledge of MiFID requirements in the context of KYC is a plus

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**About Us**

**Ebury is a FinTech success story, positioned among the fastest-growing international companies in its sector.**

Founded in 2009, we are headquartered in London and have more than 1300 staff with a presence in more than 20 countries worldwide. Cultural diversity is part of what makes Ebury a special place to be. From Sao Paulo to Dubai, Bucharest to Toronto, we enjoy sharing team experiences and celebrating success across the Ebury family.

Hard work pays off: in 2019, Ebury received a £350 million investment from Banco Santander and has won internationally recognised awards including Financial Times: 1000 Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies.

None of this would have been possible without our proudest achievement: our great people. Enthusiastic, innovative and collaborative teams, always ready to disrupt and