Kyc & Aml Specialist

**About UOB**:
United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices.

Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values - Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

**About the Department**:
UOB Group Wholesale Banking helps companies and institutions optimize their business operations and cash flow, manage risks, expand into new markets, and manage their capital needs by providing tailored financial solutions, services, and sector insights. We help develop trusted relationships and partnerships by focusing on our clients’ long-term interests and helping them to meet their strategic objectives. Our unique combination of local, in-country presence and expertise, astute Asian market insights and regional network connectivity enables us to help unlock Asia’s potential for our clients.

**Responsibilities**:
We are looking for talented individuals in roles with the Group Wholesale Banking, Anti-Financial Crimes Operations (AFC Ops) Corps / FIs AFC Ops Team.

The role entails:

- Preparation of documentation and conduct CDD in a timely manner
- To liaise with RMs on the required documentation
- Ensure that ongoing CDD reviews are conducted in tandem with internal process and policies
- Ensure data accuracy in systems and documentations
- Extract of data from worksheets and reports for distribution to respective Business segments for necessary follow-up actions
- Assist BUs to respond to various CDD enquiries, which may originate from the local authorities or from correspondent banks, over client’s profile
- Perform screening assessment and escalate material hits, where applicable for further clearance.
- Support the Team Leader in providing regular statistics and presentations for updating to Senior Management
- Participate in ad-hoc assignments and projects, e.g., audit, user acceptance testing etc. where required
- Provide advisory support to the BUs in CDD related matters, where applicable

**Job Requirements**:

- Tertiary holder and above
- Prior working experience in KYC / CDD roles, will be advantageous
- Detail-oriented, yet able to think flexibly and independently to resolve problems
- Maintaining a high degree of knowledge in MAS 626 regulations and associated regulatory requirements for AML/CFT and Sanctions
- Emotionally mature and able to communicate maturely and independently with various stakeholders within the Bank
- Comfortable with handling data, and able to perform functions on Excel, such as Vlookup, Pivoting and generating various graphs / charts, etc
- Attentive to details with a strong sense of interest in developing a career as a KYC / CDD specialist
- Good command of both written and spoken English. The ability to speak / read additional languages is an advantage
- Able to raise sensitive or potentially contentious issues in a constructive manner to arrive at appropriate solutions
- Self-driven and a team player with strong interpersonal skills to communicate, influence and negotiate
- Certification as an AFC specialist (e.g., CAMS / Diploma in AML, Governance and Risk) with a recognized institution will be an advantage

**Fresh graduates with a keen interest in the AML & KYC function are welcome to apply.**

**Be a part of UOB Family**: