SpeciTec SA
Grand-Lancy
Opportunity for Recent Law Graduates – High Risk Periodic Review (KYC/AML)
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- 100%
- Permanent position
- English (Fluent), French (Fluent)
About the job
Your Responsibilities
- Conduct periodic reviews of High Risk business relationships, in accordance with Swiss regulatory requirements (LBA, CDB, FINMA) and the bank's internal policies.
- Analyse KYC files to ensure completeness, accuracy, and up-to-date client information.
- Examine complex legal structures (companies, trusts, foundations, holdings) and identify the ultimate beneficial owners (UBO).
- Assess the source of funds (SoF) and source of wealth (SoW), ensuring consistency with the client profile.
- Carry out reputation research (adverse media) and checks on politically exposed persons (PEP), international sanctions, and other risk factors.
- Identify risks of money laundering, corruption, fraud, or terrorist financing and document the analyses performed.
- Prepare recommendations for Compliance teams and approval committees when necessary.
- Follow up on remediation requests with Relationship Managers and ensure files are updated within the required deadlines.
- Work closely with Compliance, Legal, Financial Crime Compliance teams, and the Front Office to ensure business relationship compliance.
Your Profile
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Swiss law (or equivalent qualification).
- Recent graduate or first experience in compliance, KYC/AML, legal, or banking sector.
- Strong interest in banking regulation, anti-money laundering (AML/CFT), and financial crime issues.
- Good analytical skills for complex legal structures and risk assessment.
- Critical thinking, rigour, attention to detail, and excellent writing skills.
- Excellent command of French and English; any other language is an asset.
- Good knowledge of MS Office tools; familiarity with screening tools (World-Check, Dow Jones, LexisNexis, etc.) is an advantage.
