Almond Recruitment, on behalf of our client, an international leading financial services and banking firm based in Nicosia, are currently looking for a Compliance Associate. If you are looking to join a professional and global company, please see further details below.

 Responsibilities

• Ensuring Compliance with the Company’s policies and procedures, including, but not limited to: AML/CTF, ABAC, Information security, and data privacy, audit requirements;
• Administration of the initial on-boarding and ongoing operational merchant due diligence and card scheme compliance;
• Undertake due diligence procedures for the onboarding of clients (KYC);
• Ensuring merchants are on-boarded according to Financials policies and procedures;
• Process applications for the opening of new client accounts into the company’s systems for the Purpose of ‘Know Your Customer’ (KYC);
• Client Liaison for the purposes of requesting, gathering and checking completeness of all merchants due diligence data, information and/or documentation required as per Company Procedures;
• Verifying the data, documentation / information for purpose of including checks of merchant incorporation status via company house/company registrar, regulators, specialist databases and public access databases;
• Identification of significant controllers and beneficial owners;
• Ensuring client status recorded is up to date throughout the client lifecycle from on-boarding through to termination;
• Perform the periodic KYC reviews of client accounts;
• Amend existing clients accounts in compliance systems;
• Updating clients’ records in compliance folders;
• Receive and review documents and handle filing administration;
• Communication with and support of other departments;

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Math, Sciences, Law or another related field;
• An interest in Financial Services;
• Experience in client on-boarding, KYC / customer due diligence;
• An understanding of financial crime risks including money laundering; terrorist financing, fraud or scams;
• Solid analytical, negotiation and problem-solving skills;
• Proficiency in English (both written and oral);

To apply for the vacancy please send your CV to jobs@almondrecruitment.org quoting reference CY11684C

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