KYC Team Leader – Forex – Limassol – RP920946

Job Description

One of the world’s largest financial services companies are working with GRS to recruit a KYC Team Leader to join their rapidly expanding Limassol operation. The successful candidate will have strong Back Office administration skills, along with previous experience in supervising a team. If you have the necessary skills and experience, then this KYC Team Leader position would be a great career move in joining a well-established brand who invests in their people.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Process owner for client KYC and on-boarding
• Oversee and execute due diligence on clients’ accounts, including account verification and screening
• Verification and monitoring of Know Your Customer documentation in accordance with internal policies and procedures
• Ensure KYC and onboarding are performed accurately and on time
• Work within the Risk and Compliance departments to ensure the KYC process performed are in line with compliance with latest rules, guidelines, regulations and policies
• Collaboration with other internal departments on verification and risk tasks, ensuring timely and seamless client onboarding
• Manage relationships with external entities in audit exercises
• Provide management reporting, around Risk, including KPIs and SLAs, including regular weekly and monthly updates around the area of responsibility
• Proactively monitor the KYC process and identifies improvement opportunities both process and technical
• Coordinate and drive investigations and analysis on KYC challenges
• Maintain accurate records of tasks
• Has supervisory responsibility over the process; expected to take initiative, delegate effectively, and communicate clearly, accurately and concisely

Candidate Profile

• Educated to university degree level
• A high fluency in English with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A minimum of 2 years’ previous KYC experience within back office administration
• Excellent knowledge of MS Excel
• Detail oriented and focused
• Capacity to perform repetitive tasks and work under pressure with strict deadlines
• Open mind and willingness to learn
• Strong sense of professionalism and teamwork

Due to the high volume of applications we receive at GRS Recruitment, only shortlisted candidates will be responded to.

To apply for this position, please email your CV to Ross Pitman, [email protected] quoting the above job reference or call +357 25 342 720 for further information.