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KYC/ AML Manager

Client:

• Abacus Professional Recruitment have been retained by a leading global inter-dealer broker to recruit for a KYC/ AML Manager for their Belfast office. You will be working with a large company who recorded month on month growth last year and look to continue this success into 2021.

Role:

• Overall responsibility for the effective management of the EMEA client lifecycle function, ensuring that all activities are executed to defined service levels and on a timely basis, meeting the requirements of the business.
• Oversee the delivery of complete and timely on-boarding of all new clients, ensuring that the team undertake and thoroughly complete all necessary KYC/AML and due diligence checks.
• Management and oversight of the process for preparing, distributing, and storing client documentation.
• Management and oversight of processes to support the business in the drafting and executing of client contracts (give-up agreements)
• To analyse and implement necessary change to client lifecycle processes (including remediation projects) required in order for the firm to be compliant with regulatory change.
• To manage the transition of functions and responsibilities into and out of the Client Lifecycle team in a manner that ensures strong business risk management.
• To ensure the team effectively partners with IT on technical developments, including requirements gathering, UAT and post-release support.
• Preparation and periodic completion of management information reports to be discussed with senior and regional management during service reviews.
• Recruitment, management and development of the client lifecycle team. Talent management, training and development and succession planning for the team while ensuring strong employee engagement of what should be a highly performing, well-motivated team.
• Set and continually manage project milestones with team members and other stakeholders.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely, clear and concise manner
• Ensure that you understand the risks and controls on your department; what could go wrong, what controls you have to prevent/detect or contain these.

Requirements:

• Must be legally eligible to work in the UK.
• Strong, demonstrable experience of effectively managing a KYC/AML team or similar across the client lifecycle.
• Sound knowledge of the financial markets and financial regulation affecting client lifecycle management including Dodd Frank, FACTA and MiFID II
• Demonstrable experience of managing the employee lifecycle i.e. recruitment, selection, goal-setting, performance mgmt. and performance appraisal
• Experience of communicating with and managing senior stakeholders.
• Experience of leading a team to provide a service to tight SLAs

Salary / Benefits:

• Excellent basic salary on offer
• Health Cover, Company Pension, work from home, discretionary bonus

Primary Contact:

• Nicky Strutt

Next Steps:

Please submit your application or speak to a specialist consultant from the Abacus team on 0044 (0) 28 9031 3157 for a confidential discussion. We aim to respond to all inquiries within 4 business hours.

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