KYC Quality Checker

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve.

Would you like to work for one of the world's largest banks in an exciting, dynamic and international environment?

We are currently recruiting for an Analyst or AVP, KYC Quality Checker (1-year maternity cover) for our Commercial Support Office (CSO) in Amsterdam.

Your impact at MUFG

As a KYC Quality Checker, you will be working closely with the Relationship Managers and front office KYC analysts on assessing and managing the integrity risks of new and existing clients. It includes verifying and analysing clients’ CDD data, performing quality checks on background screening and risk assessments of KYC files.

Members of CSO KYC team will also work closely with the other parts of the CSO (i.e., Data Integrity, Quality Assurance and AML Sanctions teams) and other departments (Financial Crime Compliance, Audit, Data Management Office, etc.) to ensure all customer information is compliant with regulatory standards, to guarantee high quality and timely completion of all customer due diligence requirements at the onset and renewal of customer relationships.

Function positioning

The position is a member of CSO KYC Team. The CSO, located in the First Line of Defense, provides expertise and support to all front offices in MBE with regard to managing client financial crime integrity risk, AML, Sanctions, transaction and ETP monitoring, as well as client data management and integrity. CSO closely cooperates with all MBE client facing units and Relationship Managers and thus is present in the two booking locations of MBE, Amsterdam and Düsseldorf.

The role includes the following:

• Communicate effectively and efficiently with relevant internal parties to complete the KYC review with all required documents;
• Undertake quality check (QC) of KYC files prepared by the KYC makers; including the risk assessment of money-laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions, financial crimes, tax evasion, of new and existing clients;
• Deliver report/analysis in a timely manner and with good quality, and contribute to the completion of the team’s workload;
• Act as a SME on required procedural documents and process to onboard/review customers and provide advice to the front office/other relevant colleagues in regards to AML/KYC requirements and managing client integrity risks;
• Participate in AML and KYC discussions, where required, with RMs, Financial Crime Compliance, audit and testing teams, etc.;
• Take initiative where necessary to assist the team (liaise with other departments, ensure quality of KYC files, response to Quality Assurance/Audit, responsibilities in internal projects, etc.)
• Handle administrative tasks related to CSO KYC responsibilities.

In order to be successful in the role, you will need the following:

Work experience:

• Minimum 1 year experience in AML / CDD / KYC in financial service areas, preferably within a financial institution.
• Experience with performing quality check for KYC reviews is an advantage.

Functional/Technical skills:

• Good understanding of AML-CTF framework, financial crimes and business banking
• Good understanding of Wwft, AML Directives
• Experience with AML monitoring and screening is an advantage
• Compliance qualification is an advantage
• Competent skill with Microsoft Office applications
• Fluent in English. Dutch, German or other language is an advantage
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Accuracy, attention to details
• Understand complex procedures and processes, implement them in daily work with different and changing scenarios, and be open-minded about optimizing and improving such procedure/process
• Communicate clearly and proactively

Personal requirements:

Integrity and Responsibility

• Balance Risk with Opportunity
• Customer Focus
• Demonstrate Global Perspective

Professionalism and Teamwork

• Drive For Results
• Collaborate and Build Partnerships
• Communicate Effectively and Professionally

Challenge Ourselves To Grow

• Influence and Inspire Others
• Lead Change & Seek Continuous Improvement
• Think Strategically
• Manage and Develop Talent

What do we have to offer:

We offer you a role in one of the largest banks of the world in a growing and international environment. You have various opportunities to develop yourself and we will support you with that by offering various training and development possibilities.

• We take into account your home situation and your ambitions and help you to balance work and private life.
• Monthly team events.
• To work in an ambitious, international environment with colleagues from different countries and cultures, who strive for the best.

Besides that we will offer you:

• Gross salary based on experience and consistent with the market.
• 8% holiday allowance and 13th month payment.
• 30 vacation days per year. Optional you can buy 15 additional days.
• Commuting allowance based on annual public transport 2nd class, most economical way, or € 0,23 per km with a max of 75km one way.
• €5,00 net remote working compensation per day, with a maximum of € 60,00 per month.
• Possibility to order a mobile phone (up to € 800,-)
• Possibility to order Office Equipment for the home office, (up to € 500,-)
• Remote Working Policy i.e. Working From Home (WFH) and Remote Working in another Country.
• Bicycle plan (fiscal benefit)
• Company fitness (fiscal benefit)
• Mental health workshops and budget for external courses (i.e., Dutch language classes).
• Employee contribution towards Pension insurance (max 5%, currently 2%), our pension scheme is based on a defined contribution scheme.
• Training & development possibilities paid by the bank.

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.