KYC Team Lead

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Our client – Wallter, is one of the leading Financial Institutions in Lithuania licensed by the Bank of Lithuania. They offer a state-of-the-art online solution platform for business, FX and international payments. Wallter serves hundreds of corporate customers (B2B) with services customized and adapted according to the client's needs.

Job description

• Oversee and lead a KYC Team
• Assign tasks and manage workloads within the KYC Team
• Collect and analyze data to identify trends and areas for improvement and develop reccomendations for internal policies and procedures
• Develop and implement quality assurance process
• Identify issues or challenges in KYC processes and provide actionable recommendations based on findings and collaborate with other departments/teams to implement solutions
• Implement necessary changes to KYC processes, policies and procedures to comply with applicable legal acts
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with KYC processes
• Develop and implement goals and strategies within the KYC Team
• Oversee the performance of periodical sanction screening of service providers in accordance with internal procedures
• To represent KYC team’s interests and improvements of work environment in all matters related to technical solutons/systems/new developments, etc.
• Ensure KYC activities comply with legal, regulatory, and organisational requirements
• Maintain strong understanding of money laundering (the ML) and terrorist financing (the TF), issues, including but not limited to, internal policies and procedures, regulations, industry best practices, criminal typologies and developing trends

Requirements

• Experience working at financial institutions
• Leadership skills to guide and motivate members of the KYC Team
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously
• Exceptional research and analytical skills with the ability to assess and evaluate customer profiles, decipher higher risk attributes (transactional, geographical, product, customer type, etc.)
• Professional legal background would be considered as an advantage
• Strong documentation and organizational skills to clearly and accurately articulate alert disposition
• Strong understanding of AML and CTF regulations, KYC issues, AML and CTF risks
• Ability to identify and mitigate risks associated with KYC processes.
• Fast-learner and ability to absorb a lot of new information in a short period of time
• Excellent English language skills both verbally and in writing

Company offers

• Competitive salary, along with a benefits package
• A flexible working environment
• Professional and highly qualified colleagues
• Opportunity to work both from home and from the office in the Vilnius city center
• On-site parking
• Enhanced health insurance coverage

Additional information
Contact – Vilhelmina, +370 655 65 958, vilhelmina@amston.lt