Client Due Diligence Officer

Job Type: This is 6 Months Contractual Job

Job Purpose:

· ConductClient Due Diligence (CDD) and account opening on Wholesale Bankingclients and related activities including Financial Crime Risk.

· Ensure there are no overdue CDDs and also ensure fast TAT in executing the CDDs and account opening.

· Update the OCC team with the CDD and account opening guidelines, regulations and processes.

· Ensure there is robust CDD system in place with high quality of data integrity and monitoring.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

· Workingwith Relationship Managers to understand the client, correctly assessthe client’s AML Risk, gather documentation from publicly availablesources, liaise with clients / other departments (wherever required)and produce high quality & timely CDDs and statistical reporting.

· Use SCB systems (i.e. eCDD) to record, renew and maintain records of CDDs and account opening.

· Ensure there are no overdue CDDs.

· ProvideRelationship Managers with insights into clients’ Anti-Money Laundering(AML) risk and develop an understanding of Industry sector, clientinformation and other relevant factors that could impact the Bank’s AMLrisk.

· Liaiseactively with the CDD Centre of Excellence (CoE) team, RelationshipManagers and members of the Operational Risk and Compliance functions.

· Enhance the customer experience by ensuring that CDD and account opening is customer centric and straight forward

· Ensurethat relevant staffs know who to contact in the business for advice onthe details of WB CDD requirements for account opening.

· Updatethe OCC team with CDD and account opening guidelines, regulations andprocesses. Constantly review the process, system and underlying policiesto ensure that they are efficient, fit-for-purpose and provide feedbackto appropriate authorities.

· Ensurethat relevant staffs have sufficient knowledge of the WB CDD andaccount opening process to do their work. Assist in disseminatingCDD-related training and communications to the OCC community and toimplement new policies, processes or systems which relate to the CDDmodel.

· Assist in FCR/AML tasks and ensure outcome meets the minimum deliverables required in each case assigned.