An established international financial services organisation is seeking a Senior Onboarding & Risk Officer to support and oversee client onboarding, ongoing reviews and regulatory risk management activities. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced onboarding or compliance professional looking to take on a senior role with additional oversight, reporting and mentoring responsibilities.
What You’ll Do
- Manage and oversee new client and account onboarding processes, ensuring all regulatory and internal requirements are met.
- Review and sign off onboarding cases, trigger event reviews, risk assessments and client due diligence activities.
- Conduct and oversee Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) reviews for high-risk and PEP client relationships.
- Liaise with relationship managers, intermediaries and stakeholders to resolve onboarding and review queries.
- Produce and analyse management information, including operational, risk and activity reporting.
- Support FATCA and CRS obligations, carrying out client classification reviews and escalation where required.
- Contribute to approved introducer reviews and wider risk assessment activities.
- Act as a subject matter expert for onboarding, CDD and regulatory requirements.
- Support, mentor and train colleagues while promoting best practice across the team.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls, efficiency and the overall client experience.
What You’ll Need
- Strong experience in onboarding, compliance, risk, AML, KYC or CDD within a regulated financial services environment.
- Detailed understanding of account opening, customer due diligence and ongoing review processes.
- Knowledge of complex corporate structures and associated regulatory requirements.
- Experience handling higher-risk client relationships, including PEPs and enhanced due diligence reviews.
- Working knowledge of FATCA, CRS and financial crime risk controls.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
- Previous leadership, coaching or supervisory experience would be advantageous.
- Excellent analytical, organisational and problem-solving abilities with strong attention to detail.
Why Join?
- Opportunity to join a respected international financial services business.
- Senior-level role with exposure to risk, compliance and onboarding leadership activities.
- Chance to mentor colleagues and contribute to team development.
- Involvement in process improvement and business change initiatives.
- Collaborative and professional working environment.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
More information about this role is available upon request – contact the team today for further details.
