At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.

For our KYC Quality Assurance Account Opening Team part of the Front Risk Management Department (1st line of defense) based in Zürich - we are looking for a KYC Specialist to review the quality of KYC information (documented mainly in German and French) during the client onboarding/ account opening process.

YOUR CHALLENGE

• Independently review client onboarding files to verify completeness, quality and plausibility of documented KYC information
• Review corroboration documents, perform and assess negative news hits and evaluate potential reputational risk
• Evaluate complex structures (in particular trust, foundation and domiciliary company accounts) to ensure account opening set-up is in line with the legal form and CDB regulations
• Undertake additional clarifications (with Front Units or the Compliance Department) if deemed required and initiate escalation procedures in case of identified elevated AML risks or potential suspicion of money laundering
• Support and assist Front Units (relationship managers) in case of KYC related questions or for account openings of particularly complex client relationships
  
  

YOUR PROFILE

• University degree (Bachelor or Master) in Economics, Audit, Finance or Legal
• 3-7 years of professional experience in the financial business, preferably in Compliance, Risk, Audit or Control functions
• Relevant professional experience in the Compliance review of client documentation (KYC/CDB/AML) as part of the client onboarding /account opening process is a must
• Solid knowhow in KYC AML - related topics
• Ability to work independently as well as with a team
• Exhibit sound judgment and discretion
• Attention to detail and strong follow up skills
• Excel skills are a plus
• Excellent written and spoken language skills in both – English is a must (any additional language is a plus, in particular, German, French and Italian)
  
  

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