KYC Uplift Specialist 100% - (Contract through our external payroll partner with immediate start for 12 months with possible extension)
At a glance
Mid-level Payroll role at Julius Baer Legal. Singapore · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Refresh existing KYC records so they meet updated regulatory and internal policy standards
- Work with relationship managers to assemble periodic-review files and write clear client narratives
- Assess source-of-wealth plausibility, corroboration and transaction activity, and check name-screening results
- Review client structures and documents, flag new risk signals, and record the basis for review decisions
- Share KYC guidance with front-office staff and help improve procedures when recurring gaps appear
What you bring
- You have prior experience with KYC uplifts or advisory work supporting private-bank KYC teams
- You understand KYC risk assessment, source-of-wealth and source-of-funds checks, and financial-crime compliance
- You can interpret financial records such as statements or property deeds
- You hold a degree and understand private banking or trust companies
Who this fits
This mid-level specialist role suits someone with strong analytical and organisational skills who can manage several assignments and internal and external stakeholders. The position is a full-time contract through an external payroll partner, starting immediately for twelve months, with a possible extension. It is based in Singapore.
From the employer
At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.
At Julius Baer, we uphold the highest standards in compliance and client service. We are seeking a KYC Uplift/Advisory Specialist to support our Private Banking International RMs with their Periodic Reviews.The role involves conducting thorough reviews and enhancements of KYC documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with regulatory requirements and internal standards. Working directly with RMs, the specialist will collect and verify client information, perform due diligence checks, and support to prepare clear KYC narratives—including Source of Wealth (SOW) and risk assessments for existing clients.
YOUR CHALLENGE
KYC Uplift & Advice
- Perform review and uplift of existing KYC profiles to meet enhanced regulatory and internal policy requirements
- Work collaboratively with the RM in the preparation of comprehensive KYC files and narratives for Periodic Reviews
- Review the updated SOW documentation and KYC corroboration provided by the Front Office
- Articulate SOW and Source of Funds (SOF) summaries ensuring clear justifications, plausibility assessments and traceability
- Conduct a comprehensive SOW plausibility assessment, support on benchmarking, including review of the client’s transactional behaviour, review and validate name screening results
- Provide feedback to Relationship Managers (RMs) via email and/or in person and collaborate with them on drafting the client’s SOW narrative
- Review client structures (individuals, companies, trusts, foundations) and ensure documentation completeness in line with local regulations
- Identify and escalate newly identified risk indicators or unusual transaction patterns during course of reviews
- Maintain clear and comprehensive documentation of review rationale and decisions
- Ensure timely and quality completion of assigned cases in line with defined timeline
- Support periodic reporting and status updates for internal governance
- Provide advice to Front employees on KYC/CDD- related matters
- Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying recurring gaps and suggesting enhancements to procedures
- Ensure that KYC/CDD issues are properly identified, assessed and documented
- Ensure that where KYC/CDD measures cannot be completed, mitigating measures are in place for and timely escalation to Compliance where suspicious activities /conduct is also noted
YOUR PROFILE
Personal and Social
- A strong sense of responsibility and impeccable integrity
- Strong personality with good organisational skills
- Ability to effectively manage internal and external stakeholders
- Setting the right priorities and ability to work on multiple assignments at the same time
- Strong analytical skills
Professional and Technical
- Prior experience in conducting KYC uplifts or Front KYC advisory specialist roles within private bank is preferred
- Strong technical knowledge in KYC risk assessment, SOW/SOF corroboration and financial crime compliance standards
- Experience interpreting financial documents (e.g. financial statements, property deed)
- A good degree and understanding of the private banking industry and or trust company
We are looking forward to receiving your full job application through our online application tool. Further interesting job opportunities can be found on our Career site.
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