Senior Compliance Officer, Onboarding with Focus on Eastern European

Provide guidance, support and relevant information to Relationship Manager and Line Management in terms of all Compliance aspects related to client on-boarding, with a focus on clients introduced and managed by the Emerging Markets Desk with special focus on the Eastern and Central European Markets

In the context on an onboarding case, review new and existing clients, prepare client assessments for presentation to the Bank's account Opening Committees

Take ownership of specific on-boarding and mutation (change in circumstances) cases throughout the process and, where applicable, ensure escalation and presentation to higher Committees

Corroborate and challenge KYC information provided by the business and perform checks via internal and external database sources where appropriate

Coordinate the commissioning of external due diligence reports where applicable

Ensure the follow-up on the completion of tasks arising from recommendations and conditions set out during the on-boarding process

Prepare internal investigation memorandums to determine potential filing of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and assist in the processing of the filing, where applicable

Liaise and work with other Compliance functions in Zurich and Geneva in order to obtain a holistic client view and align on Group Compliance programs

Assist with departmental projects and initiatives as/when required

Monitor changes to business practices and products to ensure that AML controls and procedures are adequate to cover them