KYC Officer
Posted 1 day ago by Jobserve
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London
Summary: The KYC Officer role within a leading investment bank focuses on the remediation of overdue KYC for UK clients, aiming to significantly reduce the KYC recertification backlog. This high-impact contract spans five months and requires full end-to-end file ownership. The position involves collaboration with various stakeholders and teams across multiple locations. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory standards while contributing to backlog reduction targets.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform end-to-end KYC recertification for UK clients, taking full ownership of files through to closure
- Support the UK business in the timely remediation of overdue KYC cases
- Work closely with UK Business stakeholders and global Delivery Due Diligence (DDT) teams based in London, Portugal, Spain, and India
- Ensure KYC files meet internal policy, regulatory, and compliance standards
- Act as both maker and checker, providing quality control and challenge where required
- Contribute to backlog reduction targets throughout the contract period
Key Skills:
- 5+ years' experience in a KYC role within financial services
- Proven experience across both maker and checker activities
- Strong background in investment banking client onboarding and recertification
- Demonstrated ability to manage files end-to-end and drive cases to completion
- Strong understanding of UK KYC/CDD regulatory requirements
- Confident working in fast-paced, remediation-focused environments
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
KYC Officer - Investment Banking
Contract (5 months)
Location: London (Hybrid - 50% onsite)
Contract until: End of September
Overview
We are seeking an experienced KYC Officer to support the UK KYC Operations team within a leading investment bank. The role focuses on the remediation of overdue KYC for UK clients within the Global Banking business. This is a high-impact contract aimed at significantly reducing the KYC recertification backlog through full end-to-end file ownership.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform end-to-end KYC recertification for UK clients, taking full ownership of files through to closure
- Support the UK business in the timely remediation of overdue KYC cases
- Work closely with UK Business stakeholders and global Delivery Due Diligence (DDT) teams based in London, Portugal, Spain, and India
- Ensure KYC files meet internal policy, regulatory, and compliance standards
- Act as both maker and checker, providing quality control and challenge where required
- Contribute to backlog reduction targets throughout the contract period
Scope
- UK client base only
- Investment Banking onboarding and recertification
- Cross-functional and multi-location collaboration
Key Requirements
- 5+ years' experience in a KYC role within financial services
- Proven experience across both maker and checker activities
- Strong background in investment banking client onboarding and recertification
- Demonstrated ability to manage files end-to-end and drive cases to completion
- Strong understanding of UK KYC/CDD regulatory requirements
- Confident working in fast-paced, remediation-focused environments
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.