Client Onboarding KYC Review Specialist

Your role
Are you incredibly organized with an eye for detail? Do you have a high client service orientation and a high risk awareness? Do you like working with colleagues across the organization and are you good with stakeholder management? We're looking for someone like that to:

• Perform timely review of account opening cases across all risk levels that include but not limited to Source of Wealth, Source of Funds, KYC Identification, AML, KYC, FATCA, CRS, etc.
• Provide approvals for low to medium risk account opening cases and prepare risk assessment for further approval from Financial Crime Compliance for high to very high risk cases.
• Ensure all risk issues have appropriately been identified, escalated and relevant approvals have been acquired from relevant Specialist Desks e.g. PEP, Tax Compliance, Sanctions, Reputational Risk, etc
• Ensure all accounts approved satisfy the required standards in relation to Financial Crime Compliance and other regulatory requirements.
• Act as Case Manager and have full ownership to follow through new account opening requests, liaising with Front Office, Financial Crime Compliance and Specialist Desks
• Provide onboarding KYC advice to RMs which includes guiding RMs on KYC requirements on their prospects/clients including but not limited to - client identification requirements, understanding of clients Source of Wealth (SoW) including documentation of corroborative evidence(s), Source of Funds (SoF), Purpose of accounts etc. based on Bank's policy and guidelines.

• Provide advisory support for the onboarding of high risk or complex clients to ensure full compliance with procedures, policies and regulations.

  Your team
  This role will be part of the Wealth Management (WM) Market in Hong Kong and you'll be working in the Front Support Office's Onboarding & KYC Competence Center in Hong Kong. We conduct AML KYC/Client Due Diligence (CDD) on WM clients in line with the regulatory requirements and UBS group policies. The scope of work includes liaising with client advisors, business, and internal stakeholders to ensure that the account can be opened upon completion of KYC and maintained through PKR over the course of the business relationship. You are at the center of the execution of onboarding requirements and you will act as a business enabler to help UBS generate revenue.

  Your expertise
  You have:

• At least 5 to 6 years of experience in Wealth management Onboarding KYC Review.
• Proven experience in client service (ideally in banking). Highly proactive and diligent in follow up and follow through. Client focused, organized at bundling of requests and sensible on turnaround time.
• Good communication and presentation skills and ability to communicate to various levels of the organization
• Broad understanding of KYC/AML and have a general sense of risk awareness together with a structured and logical approach to analysis and problem-solving. Risk conscious with emphasis on sensitive data sharing.

You are:

• A self-starter who can work well and client service oriented.
• A skilled written and verbal communicator. Can collaborate well with different functions and have the ability to manage stakeholder expectation.
• A dedicated team player with a can-do attitude and eagerness to learn.
• An effective worker who is able to multi-task and perform under pressure.

• Fluent in spoken and written English and Chinese.

  About us
  UBS is the world's largest and the only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors..

We have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries.

How we hire
This role requires an assessment on application. Learn more about how we hire: www.ubs.com/global/en/careers/experienced-professionals.html

Join us
At UBS, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.

From gaining new experiences in different roles to acquiring fresh knowledge and skills, we know that great work is never done alone. We know that it's our people, with their unique backgrounds, skills, experience levels and interests, who drive our ongoing success. Together we're more than ourselves. Ready to be part of #teamUBS and make an impact?