Senior Officer, Due Diligence, AML and Controls, Wholesale Banking Business Management

About UOB

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values – Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

About the Department

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values – Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

Job Responsibilities

• Preparation of documentation and conduct CDD in a timely manner
• To liaise with RMs on the required documentation
• Ensure data accuracy in systems and documentations
• Extraction of data from worksheets and reports for distribution to respective Business segments for necessary follow-up actions
• Assisting BUs to respond to various CDD enquiries, which may originate from the local authorities or from correspondent banks, over client’s profile
• Perform screening assessment and escalate material hits, where applicable for further clearance.
• Assisting the Team Leader in providing regular statistics and presentations for updating to Senior Management
• Participating in ad-hoc assignments and projects, e.g., audit, user acceptance testing etc. where required
• Providing advisory support to the BUs in CDD related matters, where applicable

Job Requirements

• Degree holder
• Prior working experience in KYC roles, will be advantageous
• Detail-oriented, yet able to think flexibly and independently to resolve problems
• Maintaining a high degree of knowledge in MAS 626 regulations and associated regulatory requirements for AML/CFT and Sanctions.
• Emotionally mature and able to communicate maturely and independently with various stakeholders within the Bank
• Comfortable with handling data, and able to perform functions on Excel, such as Vlookup, Pivoting and generating various graphs / charts, etc.
• Attentive to details with a strong sense of interest in developing a career as a KYC specialist

Be a part of UOB Family

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.

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