Trainee KYC Reviews Analyst

Overview

Trainee KYC Reviews Analyst

Societe Generale is one of Europe's leading financial services groups and a major player in the economy for over 160 years, we support 25 million clients every day with more than 126,000 staff in 65 countries. Our Group draws on our European roots to develop our business internationally. Our unique geographic positioning enables us to connect Europe and Africa with major global financial centres in Asia and the Americas. The Group combines financial strength, proven expertise in innovation and a sustainable growth strategy with the objective of creating value for all our stakeholders. We seek to be a trusted partner in the projects of those building tomorrow's world today.

About the team:

Client Lifecycle & Digital (GBTO/CLD) Department. The Client Lifecycle & Digital (CLD) department is part of the cross-business client management division of Global Banking and Investor Solutions (GBIS) and sits within Global Banking Technology & Operations (GBTO) supporting clients across their end-to-end lifecycle to meet business demand and regulatory obligations. CLD is made up of the following teams:

• CLD/CFD (Client Facilitation & Data)
• CLD/CXS (OCRM - Operational Client Relationship Management)
• CLD/KYC (KYC for existing clients and new business onboarding)
• CLD/KYC/NCG (KYC Norms, Controls & Governance)

Summary of Key Purposes of the Role

• Maintain regulatory compliance in relation to KYC processing for the KYC Reviews & Review process
• Support Front Office and provide KYC guidance and support where required
• Support Team Leader, provide assistance on ad hoc projects as required

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to the FO in respect of the KYC requirement of SGCIB London Branch & SGIL (Société Générale International Limited).
• Proactively manage your KYC Review portfolio by executing all the best practices stipulated by the KYC policy handbooks
• Manage the KYC Reviews mailbox and respond to queries from the Business Line accurately, efficiently and promptly
• Apply a suitable categorisation for all clients according to current KYC guidelines and standards
• Ensure that the statutory and mandatory information provided by the FO in connection with the "continued relationship" is relevant, complete and fit for purpose, and that Reviews are conducted in accordance with SGCIB and Compliance KYC policy
• Prepare supplementary documentation on file/queries as and when required (e.g. reports for Compliance, Memos, file notes)
• Be flexible and work to tight deadlines when required
• Conduct a risk-based analysis on existing clients with a view to forming an opinion as to the suitability from a KYC perspective of individual clients to conduct business with SGCIB
• Support "New Business" requests as required
• Carry out appropriate due diligence checks and information searches in line with standards, undertaking additional reputation checks as and when necessary (dependent upon the risk of the client), and raise any concerns (AML, CTF, regulatory) to Compliance via a detailed Compliance report
• Assist the KYC team and KYC Manager with training sessions to the Business Lines if required
• Support KYC Review Team Manager with any ad-hoc requests if required. Participate in KYC meetings with Compliance where requested ensuring all relevant information is passed to Team Manager - ad hoc
• Participate in KYC meetings with relevant Business Lines as directed by Team Manager

Profile required

• A recent graduate with at least 1 year's KYC experience within a financial institution
• Undertake research activities
• Undertaking corporate finance activities
• Comply with all risk and regulatory obligations where relevant
• Responsibility for ensuring you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your business or other businesses for which you have any level of responsibility
• Responsibility for reading, understanding and complying with the Company's Conduct & Standards and corresponding regulations. You will be notified of changes to policies in a timely manner through announcements and/or intranet updates.
• Experience in dealing with front office staff, including Senior Management
• The ability to work unsupervised, and the willingness to work extra hours when required
• Communication - ability to articulate Policy & Procedures to our stakeholders.

Why join us

People join for the impact they can have on us. They stay for the impact we have on them. A flatter structure offers visibility and exposure beyond that of our competitors, so you know our names, and we know yours. It's personable, human, and inspires success through passion. By encouraging open mindedness and a willingness to share ideas, we have adapted to market changes and thrived through innovation. Bringing words like "hard work" and "dedication" together with "community" and "respect" has enabled us to work collaboratively and build our future together. We call this Team Spirit and it's what makes us different. It's what makes you different.

Business insight

If you feel you have the required experience and qualifications, then please apply to the SG Resourcing Team, and we will manage your application. At Société Générale, we believe our people are our strength and are core to the success of our business. As such, we search for, recruit and appoint the best available person on the basis of aptitude and ability, regardless of sex, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, pregnancy, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or gender identity.