I have been mandated to support an international bank with identify a Data Analyst to join the client onboarding function. The role is full time and 3 days a week in the office based in the city.
Skills and Capabilities
- Key skills required: Power BI, Excel VBA, Power apps, Sharepoint and M365.
- Good understanding of KYC/AML requirements and the practical application in an onboarding and review environment.
- Good understanding of Sanctions/Embargoes regimes and how they impact the bank.
- Ability to articulate concisely and succinctly to ensure wider audience can be taken along the journey.
- Deadline driven with a strong attention to detail.
- An analytical mind to interpret JMLSG notes and incorporate them into banks KYC practices.
- Proactive and problem-solving approach to look for compliant solutions.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Competencies - see requirements below.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Provide support and cover to the HoD.
- Identify areas to increase efficiency and develop / maintain automation solutions to streamline Customer Onboarding’s processes.
- Be the SME for client onboarding and KYC process implementations for department MI; tools and applications.
- Use experience to anticipate future requirements and suggest improvements to existing business processes.
- Perform UAT of processes and document Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
- Collaborate with stakeholders and engage with PMO to perform upgrades to core banking system (T24) for the purposes of customer level data to improve data integrity, and obtain stakeholder buy-in.
- Meet stakeholder demands on complex client / departmental data analysis.
- Support PMO and IT to identify, evaluate, and implement external services and tools to support data validation and cleansing.
- Produce and maintain tracking of Customer Onboarding KPIs.
- Develop and support cyclical Onboarding MI reporting, using business analytics reporting tools, to bank-wide governance forums with management oversight.
- Gatekeeper of Onboarding internal data quality and support team on T24 customer-level data integrity.
- Gather, understand, and document detailed bank-wide stakeholder requirements when introducing more efficient / automated solutions.
- Create MI data dashboards, graphs, and visualizations to support Onboarding management and bank-wide stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain working relationships and reporting lines with Risk department for the ongoing review and communication of Customer Onboarding’s risk profile.
Knowledge
Knowledge of banking and regulatory frameworks.
Knowledge of banking processes.
Knowledge of KYC and AML requirements for various customer types.
Knowledge of the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG) and the Money Laundering Regulations (MLR).
Experience
Experience working in a bank or a regulated financial institution is required.
Minimum 2+ years’ BA, Onboarding and Reviews experience.
Experience of working within Client Onboarding/Financial Crime with exposure to Money Laundering, Embargoes, Sanctions, High Risk Markets would be desirable.
IT Skills
Microsoft Office (Outlook/Word/Excel), Office 365/SharePoint, T24 banking system.