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Senior KYC Officer

eTeam Inc.
🇨🇦 Canada
On-site
Senior
4 months ago
  • KYC
  • AML
  • Excel
  • Power BI
  • CRM
  • OFAC
  • CAMS
4 months ago
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Job title:- Senior KYC Officer
Location:- Montreal, QC (Hybrid 3 days onsite and 2 days remote every week)
Duration:- 08 Months

Pay rate: $30/hr

The position at a glance
 
Intervening at the final stages of the KYC due diligence process and working in close coordination with all stakeholders part of the KYC Due Diligence process (including Data Officers; Data Controllers; Screeners; Investigators; Compliance; and Relationship Managers), Senior KYC officer is responsible for ensuring that due diligence on new or existing clients has been conducted in compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies/guidelines.
 
In detail
Performing a factual-based analysis, Senior KYC Officer’s key responsibilities include:
  • Ensuring that all data, document and information collected as part of the Due Diligence process are compliant and reliable to determine the final risk level of the client relationship
  • Ensuring that the level of due diligence performed is in accordance with the final risk level of the client relationship
  • Ensuring that local regulatory requirements pertaining to the KYC case has been fulfilled
  • Ensuring that financial security risk triggers are appropriately consulted with Compliance for opinion
  • Preparing a memo substantiating the KYC analysis review
  • Ensuring that the file is submitted for Relationship Manager’s final sign-off
  • Working with QA officers and team leads to ensure about improving the 4-eye checks’ quality
Organizing the Client Acceptance Committee (CAC) as appropriate
 
The strengths and skills that will help you succeed
  • Regulatory Mastery: Expert in FATF, FinCEN, EU AML Directives, and local jurisdictional requirements; author of updated KYC policy suite after the 2024 AML reforms.
  • Risk‑Based Due Diligence
  • Analytical Tools: MS Excel and Power BI.
  • Project Management
  • Stakeholder Influence: Partnered with product, legal, and sales to embed KYC risk scores into client‑facing CRM, improving risk visibility across the value chain.
  • Communication: Regular presenter to senior leadership and regulators
 
Years of experience:
  • The candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in the financial services sector, with at least 3 years in AML/KYC-related role.
 
Languages:
  • English : Mandatory
  • Knowledge of French and Spanish is a plus

Technical skills:
  • General knowledge on financial industry and products, including awareness of various types of corporate entities – hedge funds, asset managers, pension funds, limited, private and public companies, holding companies, trusts etc.
  • Experience in a control function (having a control mind-set)
  • Financial industry knowledge, including corporate entities and structures
  • AML/KYC process, regulatory rules (e.g. USA PATRIOT Act, Bank Secrecy Act)
  • Financial security screening (sanctions, PEPs, negative news)
  • Experience with KYC databases and vendors (e.g. Orbis, World-Check)
  • Knowledge of OFAC screening requirements
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Soft skills:
  • Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work under pressure, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines
  • Client-oriented, quality-driven, and adaptable team player
  • Strong Excel, Word, and presentation skills
  • Bilingual in French and English, with proficiency in another language (e.g. Spanish, Portuguese) a plus
  • Bachelor's degree required, CAMS certification a plus

Senior KYC Officer · eTeam Inc.

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