Junior Compliance KYC Specialist (Mandarin Speaker)

The role

The KYC Specialist conducts end-to-end KYC reviews for SME and Corporate Banking clients. This includes onboarding, periodic reviews, enhanced due diligence, and event-driven reviews.

What you will do

• Review KYC information and documentation for completeness and compliance.
• Conduct KYC/CDD and EDD reviews including background checks and AML risk profiling.
• Perform periodic and event-driven reviews of customer profiles.
• Engage customers to obtain required KYC information and supporting documents.
• Support AML activities including screening reviews and transaction monitoring investigations.
• Assess customer responses and identify information gaps.
• Collaborate with Compliance, AML, Operations, and other stakeholders.
• Support process improvements, UAT, MI/reporting, training activities, and ad-hoc projects.

Required qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of KYC Operations experience supporting SME and/or Corporate Banking clients, including UBO identification and ownership structure drill-down.
• Good knowledge of Singapore AML/CFT regulations and guidelines.
• Hands-on experience in KYC/CDD, EDD, periodic reviews, and customer risk assessment.
• Fluent in English and Mandarin (spoken, written, and reading).
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and customer service skills.
• Able to organize and prioritize workload and deliver within deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Collaborative, accountable, and proactive with strong problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Client-facing experience preferred
• AML/KYC certification is an advantage
• Candidates with a short notice period or immediate availability are preferred

About the company

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