KYC Analyst

About the role

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is hiring a KYC Analyst for its GCIB KYC team in Sydney. The purpose of the role is to carry out customer identification and due diligence before onboarding new customers, and to monitor existing customers' money laundering risk profiles in line with internal and regulatory requirements. The team works closely with the GCIB coverage team and MUFG's Financial Crime divisions.

Key responsibilities

• Perform customer identification and due diligence before onboarding new customers, assessing their money laundering risk profile
• After onboarding, monitor customers' money laundering risk under internal policies and procedures, and run periodic KYC reviews on schedule
• Carry out extraordinary reviews whenever a customer's profile changes in a way that could affect their money laundering risk
• Complete the identification process, including sanction screening, negative press assessment and corruption allegations for authorised individuals, in line with AML/CTF laws
• As part of quality control, cross-check KYC due diligence reports prepared by other team members before they are submitted for approval

Required profile

• At least 1 year of experience in compliance, banking, accounting, legal, consultancy, regulatory or an equivalent sector
• Economics, finance, business and commerce, accounting or law degree from a leading university (essential)
• Experience in AML/KYC fields is considered favourable; ACAMS, CPA, CA or a relevant master's qualification is also considered favourable
• General understanding of financial business, economy and markets

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
• Ability to conduct independent research and analysis of customers, regulations and banking products
• Clear written and verbal communication, strong interpersonal and presentation skills
• Team player who is a self-starter with drive, initiative and enthusiasm