Assistant Manager (2-year Contract), Corporate Customer Onboarding Support

Assistant Manager (2-year Contract), Corporate Customer Onboarding Support (Account Review) (Kwun Tong Office)

Responsibilities:

• Assist the branches in conducting customer due diligence for onboarding customers under instruction of operations policies / guidelines and fully compliance with regulatory requirement and internal policies on a timely basis
• Act as a reviewer and approver to conduct new account opening checking for document completeness, proper CDD/EDD and AML checks
• Liaise with the branches, Branch Operations Support, risks and AML Compliance to facilitate and streamline the workflows for the corporate customer onboarding process
• Seek the necessary approval for accounts classified as High Risk prior to account opening
• Approve blacklist search checking for new and existing customer
• Act as the primary point of contact for frontline enquiries about day-to-day work and seek advice from AML team and Branch Operations Support when necessary
• Coach junior staff to complete the daily work efficiently and effectively
• As a coordinator in account opening systems enhancement UAT, ad-hoc tasks & projects

Requirements:

• Degree holder with qualification of ECF-AML/ CFT preferred
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in handling corporate account opening documents, KYC and client profile maintenance in banking sector
• Well versed with HKMA's AML requirements & risk assessments; knowledge on corporate customer on-boarding is a must
• Positive working attitude, strong interpersonal skill and able to work independently
• Good command of spoken and written English and Chinese, including Putonghua
• Proficient in MS Office applications including Chinese word processing