This role is within our Corporate Operations team, specializing in Know Your Client (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering.
The KYC Operations function is specialist in, but not limited to, onboarding and customer risk assessments generating MI reports, SLA and critical metric execution, quality control and quality assurance execution. KYC Operations will also be responsible for Operational training design and delivery.

We recognize that to attract the best talent, we need to be flexible, and we take hybrid approach to workplace, this role operates on the Early UK Shift - 11:30 AM to 8:30 PM Sri Lanka to support global business operations. Refer Hybrid Working | LSEG  for more information on our ways of working.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Follows procedures to ensure alerts are responded to in a timely manner (focus is on alerts in a single area).
• Raising unresolved queries to the next level of support and ensures accurate recording, documentation, and closure of alerts.
• Perform data gathering and analysis for new client onboarding, periodic reviews, for all new clients.
• Review all trigger events related to existing clients, where required gather additional supporting documentation.
• Thoroughly and succinctly detail the research and analysis related to the financial activity and related entities of Clients, for an audience that includes Management, Regulators, Legal and Internal Compliance.
• Undertake AML and sanction/PEP screening, on-boarding due diligence checks and ongoing monitoring ensuring that consistent processes are followed in line with global strategy and requirements.
• Ensure sanction/PEP screening are conducted and accurate course of action is taken.
• Carry out complex research/investigations to confirm whether the potential matches to global sanctions lists are actual matches according to laid down guidelines.
• Maintain databases and documentation and suggest controls to ensure we align with regulations.
• Presenting to partners including colleagues and front office account managers as part of the onboarding, periodic review, trigger events and offboarding processes.
• Support team members with AML checks.
• Maintain communications within the business to ensure material issues related to financial crime prevention are raised as required.
• Perform Quality Control checks of KYC/AML files.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in law or business administration in a related field together with equivalent working experience.
• Minimum 2 or more years of experience in KYC/AML.
• Be effective in finding data from a number of sources/systems and accurately transfer Maintain personal compliance of operational and regulatory risk.
• Practical financial crime experience or transferable skill.
• A curiosity about financial crime matters.
• A good level of awareness of legal corporate entities and corporate group structures.
• Financial Crime investigation, prevention and/or detection work preferably in the financial services or asset management industry.
• Perception of AML Risk Based Approach concepts.
• Sound knowledge of sanctions and politically exposed persons screening systems and transaction monitoring systems.

Career Stage:

Associate

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

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