KEY DELIVERABLES

• Under direct supervision of the Team Leader complete due diligence on new and existing accounts to ensure compliance with requirements of BNP Paribas groups AML/KYC/KYS/KYI/KYP policies. This will entail performing and recording the results of searches and sanction checks.
• Proactively resolve ad-hoc queries related to all aspects of AML analysis.
• Where required establish and maintain trusted relationships with our clients to facilitate and accelerate the on-boarding processes.
• Provide guidance to the front office with regards to on-boarding polices and account initiation.
• Perform periodic reviews of accounts as required by the onboarding policies.
• Actively participate in developing, testing and implementing new or enhanced processes and other process improvement initiatives as required.
• Proactively resolve queries received from front office and the Compliance Team, highlighting and escalating issues in a timely manner.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with front office staff and the Compliance Team.
• Work with the Team Leader to provide training and guidance to staff on client onboarding procedures where required.
• Keep records up to date and provide timely communications to the Front Office on progress of files.
• Complete Financial Security escalations and Derogations.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

• Demonstrable experience and undertaking client due diligence, including completing independent searches and sanction checks.
• Prior experience interpreting policies and procedures associated with AML regulations.
• Working knowledge of third party global information sources used to complete client due diligence searches
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of MS Office: Word, Excel and Outlook, internet search engines.
• An interest / working knowledge of commercial real estate investment markets (preferred, but not a pre-requisite).

The Client Onboarding Analyst is responsible for onboarding new accounts, performing periodic reviews in accordance to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations or as set by internal policies and procedures. More specifically, the Analyst will undertake due diligence to understand the AML risks within the non-transactional and transactional client relationships to ensure that appropriate Know Your Client (KYC) / Know Your Supplier (KYS) / Know Your Partner (KYP) and Know Your Intermediary (KYI) requirements, fee agreements and other due diligence information are obtained and maintained in accordance with internal and regulatory standards.