Job Description

About UOB

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of around 500 offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. UOB's purpose is to build the future of ASEAN. Our purpose guides The UOB Way – that defines our unique culture and belief system, anchored on our values of being Honourable, Enterprising, United and Committed, and our people philosophy of Care, Growth and Trust. 

About the department

UOB Innovation Hub 2 (InnoHub2) is a UOB-wholly owned subsidiary and a Centre of Excellence based in Malaysia, providing Group Business Services (GBS) to support the UOB Group. Started in 2021 with technology application design, development and support, InnoHub2 is expanding beyond technology services to deliver other business services to support the Bank’s growth ambition. We are looking for talented and motivated individuals to be part of the pioneer team spearheading the development and delivery of the new services.
 
As part of the InnoHub2 team, you will have the opportunity to work on Group initiatives and gain regional business exposure. We are dynamic, passionate and purposeful about delivering trusted financial solutions that enables business growth. An exciting career progression with varied opportunities awaits you at IH2. Come grow your career with us.

Job Description

The selected candidate will be assigned to the AML & KYC Team (“the Team”) whereby its key responsibility is to ensure that the customer due diligence (CDD) program, incorporating customer identification and verification (ID&V), know your customer (KYC), anti-money laundering (AML) principles and Sanctions oversight are in place. The team will support the various business segments within Group Wholesale Banking comprising of Corporates and Financial Institutions in performing the CDD reviews, in meeting regulatory requirements and helping to grow the business. 

The role entails: 

• Preparation of documentation and conduct CDD in a timely manner 
• To liaise with RMs on the required documentation 
• Ensure that ongoing CDD reviews are conducted in tandem with internal process and policies 
• Ensure data accuracy in systems and documentations 
• Extraction of data from worksheets and reports for distribution to respective Business segments for necessary follow-up actions 
• Assisting BUs to respond to various CDD enquiries, which may originate from the local authorities or from correspondent banks, over client’s profile 
• Perform screening assessment and escalate material hits, where applicable for further clearance. 
• Assisting the Team Leader in providing regular statistics and presentations for updating to Senior Management 
• Participating in ad-hoc assignments and projects, e.g., audit, user acceptance testing etc. where required 
• Providing advisory support to the BUs in CDD related matters, where applicable 
   

Requirements 

The ideal candidate should possess the following qualities: 

• Tertiary holder and above 
• Prior working experience in KYC / CDD roles, will be advantageous 
• Detail-oriented, yet able to think flexibly and independently to resolve problems 
• Maintaining a high degree of knowledge in MAS 626 regulations and associated regulatory requirements for AML/CFT and Sanctions 
• Emotionally mature and able to communicate maturely and independently with various stakeholders within the Bank 
• Comfortable with handling data, and able to perform functions on Excel, such as Vlookup, Pivoting and generating various graphs / charts, etc 
• Attentive to details with a strong sense of interest in developing a career as a KYC / CDD specialist 
• Good command of both written and spoken English. The ability to speak / read additional languages is an advantage 
• Able to raise sensitive or potentially contentious issues in a constructive manner to arrive at appropriate solutions 
• Self-driven and a team player with strong interpersonal skills to communicate, influence and negotiate 
• Certification as an AFC specialist (e.g., CAMS / Diploma in AML, Governance and Risk) with a recognized institution will be an advantage 

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